Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution in Queereaders

Jul 07, 2019 Andy rated it liked it

Shelves: lgbtq, non-fiction

As 2019 marked the 5oth anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, much was written of this watershed moment in LGBTQ history. One consistent theme in the coverage was the inconsistent memories of just how the nights of June 28 - July 1, 1969, went down.

I had to put aside my own preconceptions and misperceptions of what happened at the Stonewall Inn and who was responsible. And, to be honest, it's difficult to do. There were many times I became angry at the facts presented because they contradicted th ...more

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Mar 01, 2009 Djrmel rated it really liked it

Shelves: non-fiction, lgbt

A detailed account of what started out as just one of many raids on Mafia ran, illegal gays bars in NYC during the summer of 1969, and turned into an event that brought about political, legal and cultural changes in the United States. Carter includes a history of Greenwich Village, the building itself, and the back stories of many of the people who were there that first night and at the subsequent riots, and then goes on to show how the actions of people that were at the time seen as the lowest ...more

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Mar 20, 2015 J. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

An intense and informative look at the Stonewall riots. I like the author's approach of telling the stories of the sources that were there rather than simply synthesizing a kind of grand narrative. Having said that, though, the section on the riots themselves, though, could have been a bit more coherent. The best part, oddly enough, is the conclusion where the author debunks some of the major narratives that have circulated for a long time about causes and effects of the riots. An excellent book ...more

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