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The Stonewall Reader by New York Public Library

13 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

mobygrapes's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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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

waterlilyreads's review against another edition

emotional informative

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

smkelly1997's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense slow-paced

3.75

I really did enjoy how the book was set up, the different perspectives, and the history. It was just slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Rape

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

imrereads's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Violence, Lesbophobia, Rape, Homophobia, and Transphobia

cosmicsapphic's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Transphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Racism

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