Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library

5 reviews

amelody's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Racial slurs, Biphobia, Confinement, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Drug use, and Dysphoria

honeyvoiced's review

informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Racial slurs, and Racism

aklovekorn's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Hate crime, Transphobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual assault, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Racial slurs, and Sexism

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.5

This is a great anthology of writing and interviews, split into three sections - Before, During and After Stonewall. There's a wide variety of pieces here, including essays, interviews, personal accounts and it was really interesting learning about the events from people who were there and through their own words. I listened to the audiobook which was really good because it's narrated by a full cast and features some original interview recordings. There were a few pieces I didn't quite understand, just because I felt like I needed a bit more information about the people or organisations mentioned. However generally I found this a really good resource for learning more about the historical context for Stonewall and how the LGBTQ rights movement in the USA developed afterwards. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Transphobia, Confinement, Lesbophobia, and Police brutality

arlangrey17's review

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, Suicide, Sexism, Rape, Outing, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Deadnaming, Bullying, and Biphobia