Jack Nichols
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One of Morrissey's favourite books: "Men's Liberation: A New Definition of Masculinity" - via NME interview (1983): Portrait Of The Artist As A Consumer - NME (September 17, 1983)
Morrissey cites via interview (Sounds, 1983):
"Look, the quote that best sums up the Smiths is from Jack Nichols’ book Men’s Liberation: ‘We are here and it is now.’ I feel really strongly about now. I don’t want to wait around, I don’t care about two years time, things have got to happen right now for the Smiths. And I think they will."
Mentioned In
- Handsome Devils: Dave McCullough Is Smitten By The Smiths - Sounds (June 4, 1983)
- Portrait Of The Artist As A Consumer - NME (September 17, 1983)
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John Richard "Jack" Nichols Jr. (March 16, 1938 – May 2, 2005) was an American gay rights activist. He co-founded the Washington, D.C., branch of the Mattachine Society in 1961 with Franklin E. Kameny. He appeared in the 1967 CBS documentary, CBS Reports: The Homosexuals, under the pseudonym Warren Adkins.