The Stonewall Reader cover art

The Stonewall Reader

 Preview

Audible Standard 1-month free trial

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo + applicable tax after 30-day trial. Cancel Anytime
Try for $0.00
More purchase options

The Stonewall Reader

Written by: New York Public Library - editor, Edmund White - introduction
Narrated by: Various
Try for $0.00

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $25.80

Buy Now for $25.80

"...a remarkable audio experience that emphasizes the revolutionary power of LGBTQ voices and provides an invaluable record of a community that refuses to be silenced." -AudioFile magazine Earphones Award winner

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.

*Includes a PDF of the list of stories and narrators as well as permissions credits. Biographies & Memoirs Freedom & Security LGBTQIA2S+ Creators Politics & Government Discrimination Civil Rights LGBTQIA+
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most Relevant
The authenticity of these historical documents compiled into one satisfactory chronology paints an extremely clear picture of urban American queer history from all throughout the later half of the 20th century. I was expecting just a decent account of the titular riot of 1969, but was surprised to see this book has 3 parts: Before Stonewall, During Stonewall, After Stonewall.

The narrators take turns on each of the many 10-20min stories, and do a decent job in emulating the voices of the authors.

My favourite parts, however, are the original recordings of interviews. There are only a few, but they are so cool! It makes me very happy to have listened to the audio version instead of having listened to the physical version where I would've missed these recordings.

Anyone who "doesn't get the whole gay thing", needs to experience this text.

This is not just an audiobook, it's a priceless historical artifact

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.