Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library

4 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

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring

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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Content Warnings

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

retrogirl20's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Hate crime, Bullying, Outing, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Homophobia, Biphobia, Incest, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

ainebeam's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Misogyny, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Outing, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Dysphoria