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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Gore, Grief
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide
informative
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
This book is long but it is packed with information and the stories of people that fought for progress in the US gay rights struggles starting in the 1940s and 50s up through 2014.
I was not expecting to be hit so hard emotionally in a book like this. I ended up crying a couple times but also took tremendous hope and fight from the stories of success and the sea change of the American mindset.
This book focuses mainly on the political fights and less on cultural elements though there are still plenty of colorful people. The noon won’t tell you much about the leaders of Stonewall or the ballroom scene or anything like that. What you get is the activists (both suits and streets) and their fights with local, state and national government organizations to make change.
I was not expecting to be hit so hard emotionally in a book like this. I ended up crying a couple times but also took tremendous hope and fight from the stories of success and the sea change of the American mindset.
This book focuses mainly on the political fights and less on cultural elements though there are still plenty of colorful people. The noon won’t tell you much about the leaders of Stonewall or the ballroom scene or anything like that. What you get is the activists (both suits and streets) and their fights with local, state and national government organizations to make change.
narration was very monotone, so like… not the books fault. will try again in written form
informative
slow-paced
I did learn a lot from this book, and I would say if you’re looking for an in depth overview of the mainstream gay and lesbian movement, this book is for you. If you’re looking for a more intersectional account of the LGBTQ+ movement, look elsewhere. I agree with other comments that this is an assimilative history. I also think that in the earlier sections, specifically Stoneeall, Faderman does mention the tension between the radical vs assimilative factions of the gay rights movements. But this analysis fades in the later sections of the book. Faderman doesn’t mention the trans rights movement often. I felt that the final chapters were a little rush.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced