Gay history books
A Little Gay History of Wales
Author(s) Daryl Leeworthy
Language: English
Genre(s): Gender Studies
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A Little Gay History of Wales
tells the compelling story of Welsh LGBT life from the Middle Ages to the display day. Drawing on a rich array of archival sources from across Britain, together with oral testimony and material culture, this pioneering study is the first to examine the experiences of ordinary LGBT men and women, and how they embarked on coming out, coming together and changing the earth. This is the story of poets who wrote about same-sex love and translators who worked to create a language to describe it; activists who campaigned for equality and politicians who created the legislation providing it; teenagers ringing advice lines for guidance on coming out, and revellers in the pioneering bars and clubs on a Friday and Saturday night. It is also a study of prejudice and of intolerance, of emigration and isolation, of HIV/AIDS and Section 28 – all features of the complex his10 essential non-fiction books to learn about LGBTQ history and culture
In the truths TV show RuPaul’s Kingly Race, the act of deftly insulting your competitors is called "reading". And reading, as the catchphrase goes, is fundamental.
But reading is vital to the LGBTQ experience – and not just on reality television. Queer people have always told their stories as a way to render themselves visible; in doing so, they give pray to others that they may one day be safe to tell theirs.
These 10 non-fiction titles are a great way to begin to know LGBTQ people’s experiences. The library, as RuPaul also says, is open.
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1. "The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle" by Lillian Faderman
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The Podcast
Explore the LGBTQ+ trailblazers and stories featured in our + episode archive.
Listen HereResources for Educators
Bring LGBTQ+ history into your classroom with teacher-created lesson plans.
Learn MoreOur Mission
Making Gay History (MGH) is a (c)(3) nonprofit organization that addresses the absence of substantive, in-depth LGBTQ+-inclusive American history from the public discourse and the classroom.
By sharing the stories of those who helped a despised minority take its rightful place in society as full and equal citizens, MGH aims to encourage connection, pride, and solidarity within the LGBTQ+ community—and to provide an entry point for both allies and the general public to its largely disguised history.
Please support MGH&#;s mission.
DonateOr participate MGH’s Patreon community to access exclusive bonus content.
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In , journalist Eric Marcus got a phone call from an editor friend at Harper & Row who asked if he’d consider writing an oral history of the gay and lesbian civil rights movement. Eric was working at CBS News at the t