Becoming Visible: A Reader in Gay and Lesbian History for High School and College Students

by Kevin Jennings (Editor)

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Genres: History, LGBT, Queer, Nonfiction, Gay, Gender and Sexuality

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Kristi Hovington · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a textbook from a class at my school about the history of the gay/queer movement and it is really, really good. I thought I knew a lot about this topic, but I leaned so much; for example, I had no idea how queer China was pre-1700s, dating back to BCE. Like, no idea. I also did not know, despite living in Germany and visiting many, many holocaust memorial sites, that gay people who were liberated from camps went to jail after after their liberation due to homosexuality being considered a crime, and they did not receive restitution like the rest of the people that the Nazi’s tortured. It’s a great mix of historical analysis and more personal primary sources, and I can’t wait to co-teach this material. It is dated; it was published in the mid-1990s, but it’s solid, accessible, scholarly, and engaging information from Ancient Greece/Roman times up to the 1990s.

[Elena · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was very well written, and made me think about how far the LGBTQ community has come throughout history. It put into perspective the struggles people went through before there was more acceptance. This was one of the first books I read about LGBTQ history and I would highly recommend it.

[Lynea · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't actually finish this book - I only read the first part. It was pretty dry - like reading a history book, and I lost interest. Perhaps I'll pick up the next few parts in the future.