Warts and all, unsanitised history of the American gay rights movement in the 50s and 60s. Queer people at the time lived difficult lives.

Some of the political history behind all the different splinter gay rights groups gets a bit dull, but otherwise a great LGBT history book 😊

This book started off very slow and I did not care for the writing style at all. I may try and read it again at a later time. 

I think that this was a good intro to the effect that Stonewall had on the LGBTQ rights movement and how it was not the start of the movement, it was just a memorable event that gave the movement a bigger stage. I rated this in the middle because at some parts it was difficult to get through and confusing. The amount of organizations could get overwhelming at times. Also, I wish that there was more about women in the LGBTQ rights movement. I was surprised and a little miffed at how exclusively white and male the LGBTQ rights movement was in the 60s because I thought that for being a community that preaches love and acceptance and open mindedness there would be a place for everyone. But the gay white men insisted on being the forerunners and looked down at the lesbians. I wanted to know more about what groups there were for lesbians and what prominent lesbians there were and what they did.