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A review by zigg_
We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation by Matthew Riemer, Leighton Brown
5.0
I was not allowed to know my history as I was growing up. I did not allow myself to own it even after I left home. A subtext of this book is why that was happening—the forces lined up against queer liberation in the war this book documents, fighting me and pushing me inward to the point I effectively hated and denied myself.
Since I came out, I gave myself permission to explore the history I was denied. I am so grateful to Riemer and Brown for making this book happen, for showing me the struggles that started decades before Stonewall and continue today.
When I finished, I had to sit down and cry a little. It really hit me how many we’ve lost, how many lived a life fighting for something they didn’t live to see, how many stories need to be told, how they are all a part of me even though I barely knew it a few years ago.
The struggle is not over. A key part of understanding is knowing where we’ve been. And I, for one, am looking forward to sharing this book, among others, with people in my queer family who have yet to learn about these parts of their history.
Since I came out, I gave myself permission to explore the history I was denied. I am so grateful to Riemer and Brown for making this book happen, for showing me the struggles that started decades before Stonewall and continue today.
When I finished, I had to sit down and cry a little. It really hit me how many we’ve lost, how many lived a life fighting for something they didn’t live to see, how many stories need to be told, how they are all a part of me even though I barely knew it a few years ago.
The struggle is not over. A key part of understanding is knowing where we’ve been. And I, for one, am looking forward to sharing this book, among others, with people in my queer family who have yet to learn about these parts of their history.