From early activism to morn stggl, dig ep to the rich history of the queer muny wh our curated list of the bt gay history books.
Contents:
- UNVERG THE PAST: A GUI TO THE 10 BT GAY HISTORY BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ!
- WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
UNVERG THE PAST: A GUI TO THE 10 BT GAY HISTORY BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ!
The exploratn of gay history media has e a long way om the propagandized monizatn that experienced the early days of Hollywood, and we even have a ferally endorsed ‘LGBT History Month’ that is celebrated a wi variety of plac across the world such as the US, UK, most of Wtern Europe, and Atralia, but that’s not to say that is perfect. A Revolutn by Rob Sanrs (2019)Hidn From History by Mart B Duberman (1990)The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shilts (1982)And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts (1987)The Deviant’s War by Eric Cervi (2020)Good As You by Pl Flynn (2017)Comg Out Unr Fire by Allan Bébé (2010)David Bowie Ma Me Gay by Darryl W.
The begng of the (morn) fight for gay rights and equaly is a perfect place to start this list – jt as this illtratn-rich reamg of the famo Stonewall Rts is a perfect f for the almost-start of the tnal procs – early primary. A Revolutn don’t jt addrs gay rights issu but also the polil tensns and passnate buildup of the motivatn behd the rt and protts general, allowg for a kid-iendly yet highly tuive troductn to real-life issu no matter where and how they might prent themselv. Hidn From History – Reclaimg the Gay & Lbian Past is tailed, attentive, rg, and revolutnary – but even then remas an admted drop the sea that is the dynamic, persistent prence of gay culture and queerns throughout all of human history.
The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Tim of Harvey Milk vers the life and tim of San Francis cy supervisor Harvey Milk – om his early reer, stat as the first ever openly gay Amerin elected polician, and then assassatn at the hands of disgntled adversary Dan Whe on the 27th November 1978. Sce, and thanks part to the thor – legendary San Francis Chronicle journalist Shilts, who was a hero his own right – Milk’s legacy has bee a source of great spiratn for the gay muny, and that strong spir is ptured perfectly wh the pag of The Mayor of Castro Street. Held as ‘A symbol of what gays n acplish and the dangers they face dog so’ upon his ductn to Time’s ‘100 Hero and Ins of the 20th Century’, this book about Milk and the story behd has spired a movie (Milk, 2008), a documentary (The Tim of Harvey Milk, 1984) and an opera (Harvey Milk), which is not to mentn the phenomenal footprt of his name and legacy upon gay rights anizatns and programs all across the world.
WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
Shilts was the first openly gay reporter for the San Francis Chronicle and remaed so for some time – actively wrg and performg journalism on queer subject matters for his entire reer. While the book naturally met wh some cricism due to s pneerg, unexpected nature and led by some accuraci bee the panmic was still velopg at the time, And the Band Played On is nohels a posively ccial piece of wrg – not jt dissectg gay history, but solidly lodged as a part of s own right. The work pulls skillfully om a plethora of firsthand acunts, personal documents, and classified feral rourc to reveal the system behd the discrimatn agast gay feral employe a light never shone before.
The Deviant’s War has a staggerg array of awards to s name – Wner of the 2021 Randy Shilts Award for Gay Nonfictn, New York Tim Book Review Edors’ Choice, and is also one of The Washgton Post’s Top 50 Nonfictn Books of 2020.