The Stonewall reader / The New York Public Library ; foreword by Edmund White ; edited with an introduction by Jason Baumann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baumann, Jason, editor.

White, Edmund, 1940-2025, writer of foreword.

New York Public Library, editor.

Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Penguin classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay liberation movement--United States--History.

Gay liberation movement.

United States.

History.

Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.

Gay community.

Gay culture.

Gay rights.

Sexual minorities.

New York (State)--New York.

LGBTQ+.

Physical Description:

xxv, 304 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Penguin Books, 2019.

Summary:

"For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White. June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered the most significant event in the gay liberation movement, and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers that documented both the years leading up to and the years following the riots. Most importantly the anthology spotlights both iconic activists who were pivotal in the movement, such as Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), as well as forgotten figures like Ernestine Eckstein, one of the few out, African American, lesbian activists in the 1960s. The anthology focuses on the events of 1969, the five years before, and the five years after. Jason Baumann, the NYPL coordinator of humanities and LGBTQ collections, has edited and introduced the volume to coincide with the NYPL exhibition he has curated on the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation movement of 1969"-- Provided by publisher.

"For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White"-- Provided by publisher.

"June 28, 2019 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which is considered the most significant event in the gay liberation movement, and the catalyst for the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the United States. Drawing from the New York Public Library's archives, The Stonewall Reader is a collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers that documented both the years leading up to and the years following the riots. Most importantly the anthology spotlights both iconic activists who were pivotal in the movement, such as Sylvia Rivera, co-founder of Street Transvestites Action Revolutionaries (STAR), as well as forgotten figures like Ernestine Eckstein, one of the few out, African American, lesbian activists in the 1960s. The anthology focuses on the events of 1969, the five years before, and the five years after."-- Provided by publisher

"For the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, an anthology chronicling the tumultuous fight for LGBTQ rights in the 1960s and the activists who spearheaded it, with a foreword by Edmund White. Jason Baumann, the NYPL coordinator of humanities and LGBTQ collections, has edited and introduced the volume to coincide with the NYPL exhibition he has curated on the Stonewall uprising and gay liberation movement of 1969"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Before Stonewall. Audre Lorde, from Zami: a new spelling of my name

John Rechy, from City of night

Joan Nestle, from A restricted country

Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, from "Lesbians united"

Franklin Kameny, from Gay is good

Virginia Prince, "The how and why of Virginia"

Samuel R. Delany, from The motion of light in water

Barbara Gittings, from The gay crusaders

Ernestine Eckstein, from "Interview with Ernestine"

Judy Grahn, "The psychoanalysis of Edward the dyke"

Mario Martino, from Emergence: a transsexual autobiography

Craig Rodwell, from The gay crusaders

During Stonewall. Dick Leitsch, "The hairpin drop heard around the world"

Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, "1969 Mother Stonewall and the golden rats"

Howard Smith, "View from inside: full moon over the Stonewall"

Lucian Truscott IV, "View from outside: gay power comes to Sheridan Square"

Mark Segal, from And then I danced

Morty Manford, from Interview with Eric Marcus

Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker, from Interview with Eric Marcus

Sylvia Rivera, from Interview with Eric Marcus

Martin Boyce, from Oral history interview with Eric Marcus

Edmund White, from City boy

Holly Woodlawn, from A low life in high heels

Jayne County, from Man enough to be a woman

Jay London Toole, from New York City Trans Oral History Project Interview with Theodore Kerr and Abram J. Lewis

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, from New York City Trans Oral History Project Interview with Abram J. Lewis

After Stonewall. Martha Shelley, from "Gay is good"

Karla Jay, from Tales of the lavender menace

Steven F. Dansky, "Hey man"

Harry Hay, from Radically gay

Rev. Troy D. Perry from The Lord is my shepherd and he knows I'm gay

Perry Brass, "We did it!"

Jeanne Córdova, from When we were outlaws

Marsha P. Johnson, from Interview with Allen Young, "Rapping with a street transvestite revolutionary"

Kiyoshi Kuromiya, from Philadelphia LGBT History Project Interview with Marc Stein

Joel Hall, "Growing up black and gay"

Tommi Avicolli Mecca, "Brushes with Lily Law"

Penny Arcade, from Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!

Jill Johnston, from Lesbian nation

John E. Fryer, MD, from "John E. Fryer, MD, and the Dr. H. Anonymous episode"

Jonathan Ned Katz, from Gay American history

Arthur Evans, from Witchcraft and the gay counterculture

Larry Mitchell, from The faggots and their friends between revolutions

Chirlane McCray, "I am a lesbian'.

Foreword / Edmund White

Introduction / Jason Baumann

Suggestions for further exploring / Jason Baumann

Acknowledments.

Before Stonewall: From Zami : a new spelling of my name / Audre Lorde

From City of night / John Rechy

From A restricted country / Joan Nestle

From "Lesbians united" / Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon

From Gay is good / Franklin Kameny

"The how and why of Virginia" / Virginia Prince

From The motion of light in water / Samuel R. Delany

From The gay crusaders / Barbara Gittings

From "Interview with Ernestine" / Ernestine Eckstein

"The psychoanalysis of Edward the dyke" / Judy Grahn

From Emergence : a transsexual autobiography / Mario Martino

From The gay crusaders / Craig Rodwell.

During Stonewall: "The hairpin drop heard around the world" / Dick Leitsch

"1969 Mother Stonewall and the golden rats" / Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt

"View from inside : full moon over the Stonewall" / Howard Smith

"View from outside : gay power comes to Sheridan Square" / Lucian Truscott IV

From And then I danced / Mark Segal

From Interview with Eric Marcus / Morty Manford

From Interview with Eric Marcus / Marsha P. Johnson and Randy Wicker

From Interview with Eric Marcus / Sylvia Rivera

From Oral history interview with Eric Marcus / Martin Boyce

From City boy / Edmund White

From A low life in high heels / Holly Woodlawn

From Man enough to be a woman / Jayne County

From New York City Trans Oral History Project Interview with Theodore Kerr and Abram J. Lewis / Jay London Toole

From New York City Trans Oral History Project Interview with Abram J. Lewis / Miss Major Griffin-Gracy.

After Stonewall: From "Gay is good" / Martha Shelley

From Tales of the lavender menace / Karla Jay

"Hey man" / Steven F. Dansky

From Radically gay / Harry Hay

From The Lord is my shepherd and he knows I'm gay / Rev. Troy D. Perry

"We did it!" / Perry Brass

From When we were outlaws / Jeanne Córdova

From Interview with Allen Young : "Rapping with a street transvestite revolutionary" / Marsha P. Johnson

From Philadelphia LGBT History Project Interview with Marc Stein / Kiyoshi Kuromiya

"Growing up black and gay" / Joel Hall

"Brushes with Lily Law" / Tommi Avicolli Mecca

From Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! / Penny Arcade

From Lesbian nation / Jill Johnston

From "John E. Fryer, MD, and the Dr. H. Anonymous episode" / John E. Fryer, MD

From Gay American history / Jonathan Ned Katz

From Witchcraft and the gay counterculture / Arthur Evans

From The faggots and their friends between revolutions / Larry Mitchell

"I am a lesbian" / Chirlane McCray.

Credits

Appendix.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiii-xxv, 296-298).

Local Notes:

Gift of the William Way LGBT Community Center.

Other Format:

Online version: Stonewall reader

ISBN:

9780143133513

0143133519

OCLC:

1099546916