Before Stonewall

Naiad Press, 1988.  96 pages. Co-authored with Greta Schiller.

This illustrated companion book to the informative and enlightening documentary examines how LGBTQ people lived and supported and recognized each other in the days before the landmark riots at the Stonewall bar in New York in 1969.

“A sensitive, brief introduction to the origins of contemporary lesbian and gay cultures and political activism. An outgrowth of the movie by the same name, this book can either serve as a supplementary guide to the movie or stand independently.  Rather than offering a uniform picture of what being gay meant at a particular time, the book’s and film’s oral histories present a mosaic of race, gender, and class experiences.”

Scott Bravmann, Radical Teacher

The book is currently out of print but can be purchased from Jezebel Productions here.