David Carter (1) (1952–2020)

This was a pretty comprehensive overview of the gay rights revolution not just the Stonewall riots. I thought it would mainly just centered on Stonewall but it gives a good background on what led to the riots as well as the activism that continued thereafter. What really stuck me so vividly were the laws against homosexuality that were enforced not that far in the past. I can't imagine such a ridiculous waste of tax payers money and use of police but it really brings home how the police can be used for unlawful activities. Although we still have a long way to go, it is encouraging to see how far we have already come.… (mehr)

"A beautifully written, suspenseful narrative that also meets the toughest of tests of academic research." --Bay Area Reporter From the Back Cover: In 1969, a series of riots over police action against the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village, changed the landscape of the homosexuals in society literally overnight. Since then, the event itself has become the stuff of legend with relatively little hard information available on the riots themselves. Now, based on hundreds of interviews, an exhaustive search of public and sealed files, and more than a decade of intensive research into the history and the topic, Stonewall, is the definitive story of this singular event brought to vivid life.… (mehr)