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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).
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).
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
sunn_bleach's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
An amazing selection of oral histories, essays, prose-poems, monologues, interviews, and letters by gay rights activists written before, during, and after the Stonewall Riot. I would go so far as to say something like this could be mandatory reading for anyone even remotely interested in LGBT history in the USA, with no shying away from the horror and fear. Even more important for straight allies who would like a window into understanding what it could possible be like to be persecuted for your love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, and Homophobia
Moderate: Medical trauma
mobygrapes's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
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
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