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LGBTQ History
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items Queer people are everywhere. But our history is often hidden. Give it a read.
One of the first serious books I've seen about this topic.
Reconsidering the Emergence of the Gay Novel
This is THE book about LGBT life in Berlin in the run up to Nazi Germany. A must read for LGBTQ history buffs.
Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity
Geographies of groups of people are part of history. Looking at Greenwich Village, Park Slope, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Crown Heights, Gieseking shows how lesbian and queer neighborhoods have folded under the capitalist influence of white, wealthy gen...
A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians
Apparently the Women's House of D was within eyesight of the Stonewall Inn! When the riots happened, the women in the prison rioted too! This is a history that had been hidden for a very long time.
The Women's House of Detention: Queer History
Ewan was part of a rich family. His mom helped him transition early in life. When his older brother died, he went to court to prove he was man enough to inherit his title and estate. He won, and the case was sealed.
The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience
This is part of an 8 book series looking at America from different groups point of view. It goes over a range of history, and covers things you never thought had any queer angles. Enjoy!
A Queer History of the United States
I told you that the queer history of the United States was part of a series of books. Here's the whole collection! Black women's history, disability history, Asian American, Afro-Indigenous…check it all out!
ReVisioning History-Whole Series
We focus so much on the heroes and role models. Gays you can “look up to”. But what about the evil queens? J. Edgar Hoover, various mobsters, and royalty with a taste for blood? Based on a popular podcast, Bad Gays is the break from being good we all...
Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
Wow. I can't believe there's a 3rd edition of this book already! Susan Stryker's thoroughly researched and well written history is expanded again. This time global trans identities are expanded, and there's more information about anti-trans bigotry. ...
Transgender History, Third Edition: A Resource
Eric Marcus is a formative LGBTQ historian. Making gay history has been a core book for decades. And it looks like he's updated it again. I have a fondness for his work because we met once. He's a charming and very gentle man.
Making Gay History: Half-Century Fight for Equal Rights
Lillian Faderman is another core historian who's written groundbreaking books. Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers is a core book for lesbian history. It's a must read.
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: Lesbian History
I like this book because it starts with a premise often overlooked: the women who married us loved us. This whole idea that back before there were trans masculine identities, guys like me “tricked innocent women” into being with us just rubbed me wro...
Female Husbands: A Trans History
Turns out LGBTQ people don't just live in blue cities on the coasts! Who knew? The author, a former LDS missionary now married to another woman, does interviews with people as they drive across the country. The stories include from the first openly t...
Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States
This book was groundbreaking for trans communities. I found pictures in here that were in my middle and high school history books. The explanation was that this was just normal. But these were trans or third gender people. I was angry, but also wonde...
Transgender Warriors: History from Joan of Arc to Rodman
This book was a core book for its time. We were supposed to be surprised that there was a thriving gay culture in New York City before the 60s. It was nice to see it explored in detail. :)
Gay New York
OMG. In the 90s lesbian nuns were SO popular. All kinds of queer women were either reading about lesbian nuns. The others, like me, just had it untouched on their shelves to look like we were up on the latest thing. And this was the OG book about les...
Lesbian Nuns Breaking Silence