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honeyvoiced's review
4.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Police brutality
Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, and Racism
ramreadsagain's review against another edition
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).
Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Police brutality
Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Suicide, and Outing
autumn_riley05's review
5.0
The During Stonewall section paints a very real picture of the riots and the queer community at that time, which is to say, a messy picture. I think the book does a great job in rejecting any “definitive” telling of the Stonewall riots and instead sharing the sometimes conflicting perspectives of many. The focus is not on what “actually” happened, but on how the event affected different community members.
I especially enjoyed the Before Stonewall and After Stonewall collections. Some essays are more informative, and some more personal and reflective. I loved learning more about queer organizations and activism of the past, as well as finding my own feelings of queer experience reflected in the words of others. Not every essay is a hit, but I believe every reader will find something that connects deeply with them somewhere within.
Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia
Minor: Violence, Drug use, Police brutality, Addiction, and Suicide
This book contains very honest descriptions of the mistreatment of queer and trans people in the decades surrounding Stonewall. Most mentions are mild and brief, and to be expected from the subject matter. One essay in particular discussed rape and sexual violence more extensively, so if that is a triggering subject, I suggest skipping the excerpt from Joel Hall on p. 244.mobygrapes's review
5.0
Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Classism, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Hate crime, Biphobia, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Addiction, Homophobia, Sexism, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
arlangrey17's review
4.5
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Suicide, Sexism, Rape, Outing, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Deadnaming, Bullying, and Biphobia
that_bookworm_guy's review
5.0
It was really interesting to read the accounts of people that were there and their experiences.
Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Police brutality, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Suicide, and Self harm