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k80uva's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting, covers a wide time period, and a good foundation for layering other sources onto. I used this as assigned reading for my LGBT history class and found it helpful, especially for the earlier time periods. As we move into the late 19th and 20th centuries I found the chapter breakdown a little quirkier and the forays into literary examples interesting but less helpful for my purposes. But despite its limitations it's a good starting point and it's hard to find another contender for a really strong synthesis of LGBT history over this time span.
jcthiem's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting read, I think I preferred "When Brooklyn Was Queer" Hugh Ryan but that's subjective. Both books provided insightful and often overlooked aspects of LGBT history in the US.
idk_indigo's review
informative
slow-paced
3.25
It was alright, I didn't love it & didn't hate it. It was interesting enough, though I do wish there had been more focus on POC & lesbian/women queer people. The audiobook was narrated well.
ktxx22's review against another edition
4.0
More like 3.5 stars. Another excellent historical collection of data, but much like my complaints with other histories from this group of books it’s too much like a text book. The audiobook narrator did a good job of bringing things to life, but there is tooooo much data on page it’s almost like a list of queer history where I prefer spending a little more time with individuals involved with queer history. It’s kinda like the La Croix of the historical book series. The data covered is massive but it’s just hints at events and if you want more information on something you like you’ll have to seek that out individually for the meat and potatoes of it all.
ruthlessreads's review against another edition
Mostly I just don't have the mental capacity to read nonfiction right now. Still on my shelf to pickup at a later time.
abigailrosalynn's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
Wonderful as an audiobook - treated it like a podcast, easy to pick up and put down throughout the week. SO interesting, I learned so much history that I hadn't known before!