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Making Gay History The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights

Eric Marcus

"Rich and often moving . . . at times shocking, but often enlightening and inspiring: oral history at its most potent and rewarding." — From the Boy Scouts and the U.S. military to marriage and adoption, the gay civil rights movement has exploded on the national stage. Eric Marcus takes us back in...

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American History Tellers

This book originated as a printed oral history documenting the voices of revolutionary LGBTQ activists. The author later realized these recorded interviews had value beyond the book, eventually leading to the creation of the podcast.

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Nearly 20 years later, he would document the voices of revolutionary LGBTQ activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Frank Kameny for his book, "Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight fo...

— Episode: Stonewall | Eric Marcus Remembers the Vo...

Episode: Stonewall | Eric Marcus Remembers the Voices of St...

This book originated as a printed oral history documenting the voices of revolutionary LGBTQ activists. The author later realized these recorded interviews had value beyond the book, eventually leading to the creation of the podcast.

"

Nearly 20 years later, he would document the voices of revolutionary LGBTQ activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera and Frank Kameny for his book, "Making Gay History: The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights."

While his work started out as a printed oral history, Marcus knew that taping those interviews would "one day have value beyond my book."

Our guest is Eric Marcus, a journalist and author of the book Making Gay History, The Half-Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights.

Well, it started out as a printed oral history of the movement. I was commissioned to write it.

Episode: Stonewall | Pride | 4

The author was mentioned as being interviewed about this book, which discusses instrumental people in the LGBTQ movement before, during, and after Stonewall.

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On the next episode, I speak with Eric Marcus, author of the book Making Gay History and the founder and host of the Making Gay History podcast.

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