Books like Stonewall by Martin B. Duberman

An anthology of pioneering scholarship that uncovers the histories of gay and lesbian lives across diverse cultures and eras—from ancient Athens to post–World War II San Francisco—examining identity, community, and resistance.

In 1969, police raids on New York’s Stonewall Inn sparked the riots that ignited the modern LGBTQ rights movement, reshaping society’s view of gay life.

A deep look at the Daughters of Bilitis, the first national lesbian organization, its founding in 1955, magazine The Ladder, and its role in shaping lesbian identity and LGBTQ activism during the Cold War.

An anthology curated for the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, compiling first‑hand accounts, diaries, and periodicals that trace the rise of LGBTQ activism and honor both celebrated and overlooked leaders.

The Question of Equality examines the struggles and history of the U.S. lesbian and gay civil rights movement, combining archival images, contemporary art, essay analyses, and oral histories to illuminate the fight for LGBTQ rights.

Cherry Grove, Fire Island chronicles the oldest continuous gay and lesbian resort in America, where freedom to live openly and peacefully was forged in the 20th‑century coastal community.

Gay Power chronicles the rise of the modern gay rights movement from the 1965 Columbia student group to the transformative Stonewall riots, highlighting New York’s role as the political and cultural epicenter of LGBTQ activism.

A groundbreaking book that reveals the shocking problem of anti-gay/lesbian violence.

A nonfiction account of Southern gays and lesbians from 1945 to the 1969 Stonewall Riot, detailing their hidden lives, emerging identities, and early activism amid broader civil rights struggles in the American South.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues concerning gender and sexual nonconformity in the United States. Part One, which covers the years from the post-Civil War period to the 1980s, is a history of state efforts to discipline and punish the behavior of homosexuals and other people considered to be deviant. During this period such people could get by only at the cost of suppressing their most basic feelings and emotions. Part Two addresses contemporary issues. Although it is no longer illegal to be openly gay in America, homosexuals still suffer from state discrimination in the military and in other realms, and private discrimination and violence against gays is prevalent. William Eskridge presents a rigorously argued case for the "sexualization" of the First Amendment, showing why, for example, same-sex ceremonies and intimacy should be considered "expressive conduct" deserving the protection of the courts. The author draws on legal reasoning, sociological studies, and history to develop an effective response to the arguments made in defense of the military ban. The concluding part of the book locates the author's legal arguments within the larger currents of liberal theory and integrates them into a general stance toward freedom, gender equality, and religious pluralism.

An engaging exploration of gay and lesbian history in the United States, detailing the political, cultural, and community aspects that shaped the gay liberation movement.

Before Stonewall traces the early, pre‑1969 struggle for gay and lesbian civil rights in the United States through concise biographies of key activists such as Harry Hay, Del Martin, and Frank Kameny.