num_pages: 458
description: Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context illuminates the lives of the courageous individuals involved in the early struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights in the United States. Authored by those who knew them (often activists themselves), the concise biographies in this volume examine the lives of pre-1969 barrier breakers like Harry Hay, Henry Gerber, Alfred Kinsey, Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Jim Kepner, Jack Nichols, Christine Jorgensen, Jose Sarria, Barbara Grier, Frank Kameny, and 40 more.
language: English
title: Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context
titlecomplete: Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context
genres: Biography, Queer, LGBT, Lesbian, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 17
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Non-Fiction
publisher: Routledge