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The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library

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amelody's review

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0


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honeyvoiced's review

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informative medium-paced

4.0


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ramreadsagain's review against another edition

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Should be required reading. I learnt a lot reading this and it's always good to listen to direct sources. I didn't really know anything about what actually happened at the Stonewall before this! Not a single interview mentioned bricks lol

I also appreciate how diverse this collection is, featuring drag queens, trans women, Black gays and lesbians, all able to tell their stories.

A slight warning, some of the interviews are very much of their time (eg.  you'll need to be prepared to see words used that today are considered incredibly offensive) and some people fell into the trap of bringing others down in their efforts to rise (eg. franklin kameny claiming that gay people had it worse than Black people). 

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retrogirl20's review

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This was such a fascinating read! I listened to the audiobook, which I recommend as do others, since you are able to hear some of the actual recorded interviews rather than readings of them. It is great to understand the perspectives and changes that have happed in the LGBTQIA+ communities before and after the StoneWall uprising. Hearing the history from the people who experienced it is incredible and must be maintained if we want to move forward. This was so good.

The content warnings I included are due to the nature of history and its harsh realities. As this book is about the hardships that the LGTBQIA+ community has gone through, it covers the hard topics as well as use language that we no longer use, but as these are direct readings of the interviews of the time it is important to read with that lens. 

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mobygrapes's review

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scarletgeranium's review

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informative medium-paced

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waterlilyreads's review against another edition

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emotional informative

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4.5


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