Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed.by Doonan New**

Name: Transformer: A Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed.by Doonan New**
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TransformerA Story of Glitter, Glam Rock, and Loving Lou Reed\nAuthor(s): Simon Doonan\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States\nImprint: HarperOne\nISBN-13: 9780063259515, 978-0063259515\nSynopsis\nIn this funny and poignant memoir and cultural history, the television personality, columnist, and author of Drag pays homage to Lou Reeds groundbreaking album Transformer on its fiftieth anniversary and recalls its influence on his coming of age and coming out through glam rock.\n\nIn November 1972, Lou Reed released his album, Transformer because he thought it was dreary for gay people to have to listen to straight peoples love songs. That groundbreaking idea echoed with the times. That same year, Sweden was the first country to legalize gender-affirming surgery, and San Francisco struck down employment discrimination based on sexual orientation.\n\nSometimes an artistic creation perfectly aligns with a broader social and political history, and Transform.