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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
This book is a treasure trove of primary source documents before, at, and after Stonewall. The voices are eclectic and diverse, and I learned so much reading this. All of us who care about any movement should be familiar with this history, as it can teach us so much about both how to build a movement *and* how tensions within that movement will arise, in addition to its own particular LGBTQ+ history (which we should also all learn about). I listened to it, and the audiobook is wonderful, narrated by a wide-ranging set of the authors themselves and professional performers (in cases when, for example, the author is no longer living). It's really a must read for everyone.
It is one thing to read about something. It is another to read first hand accounts, recollections, and true emotions by those who lived it. This collection does the latter. Not only does this look at the Stonewall Riot, but it looked before and after Stonewall at so many usually silenced voices. It is as much about the LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights as it is about racial equality and gender equality. It is a fantastic read that gives context and details to something that has become more well known and yet still remains like an imagine in the mist - obscured and hazy. This book provides clarity. It is a must read.
Such an amazing compilation of writings from queer leaders and activists before, during and after stone wall. This book centers queer people of color, presents many conflicting accounts of the Stonewall riots, and provides a sort of road map about where we should be focusing our energies today as a community.
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Lots of great essays
- Past present and future
- Different perspective
- Queer history
- Informative and really enjoyable
informative
reflective
medium-paced
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Anthologies are really hard to rate because there are so many different authors & texts, but ultimately am landing on 5 stars because I found that this book taught me a lot. I appreciated the diverse perspectives, from Black folks & other people of color in the movement, from Drag Queens, & Trans folks, and both gay men & lesbians. They made a clear effort to avoid continuing the whitewashing of the Stonewall Riots & early aughts of queer liberation. They didn’t shy away from the problematic nature of folks within the movement as well, depicting documents where members of the movement were racist, sexist, and transphobic. This anthology looks at Stonewall & the ensuing fight for liberation, clearly & critically, shying away from a rose colored view. Worth the read on a history I (and I’d venture to say many of us) never learned.
THE STONEWALL READER is an anthology that draws from the New York City Public Library’s archive of personal accounts, interviews, and publications by and about folks involved with the LGBTQ movement before, during, and after the Stonewall riots.
This book small, but it’s packed with invaluable information and insights from folks on the front lines of gay liberation. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about queer history and still there were events, groups, and people I didn’t know about featured here.
I really appreciated the broad scope of included voices. This is not a book that puts wealthy cis white men at the center of the story. It spotlights the contributions of people of color, drag queens and trans people. It also openly discusses racism and bigotry within the movement in a way we often try to erase, especially during Pride month.
This book showed me how much things have changed, but also how much they stay the same. No one today would be unable to find a gay bar in NYC, but it’s still hard for trans people to access healthcare. One step forward, two steps back.
This book small, but it’s packed with invaluable information and insights from folks on the front lines of gay liberation. I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about queer history and still there were events, groups, and people I didn’t know about featured here.
I really appreciated the broad scope of included voices. This is not a book that puts wealthy cis white men at the center of the story. It spotlights the contributions of people of color, drag queens and trans people. It also openly discusses racism and bigotry within the movement in a way we often try to erase, especially during Pride month.
This book showed me how much things have changed, but also how much they stay the same. No one today would be unable to find a gay bar in NYC, but it’s still hard for trans people to access healthcare. One step forward, two steps back.