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LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History
LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History is a publication of the National Park Foundation for the National Park Service and funded by the Gill Foundation. Each chapter is written and peer-reviewed by experts in LGBTQ Studies.
1200 pages, ebook
Published January 1, 2016
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April 15, 2020
If you are looking for a resource detailing LGBTQ history(ies) in America, the interpretation of LGBTQ history at U.S. sites, or even different approaches to understanding LGBTQ heritage—then you will be hard-pressed to find a more comprehensive body of work than LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History.
Published by the National Park Foundation for the National Park Service, this collection is publicly available online as a National Park Service Reference. While NPS tends to be place-based in educational approach, there is a great deal of general intersectional history represented in this volume. Accessible in nature, this collection is sorted by Preservation, Inclusive Stories, LGBTQ Themes, Places, and Legacy. If you have a question, this resource likely has an answer, or better yet, a different question.
Where this volume really shines, is its emphasis and delivery of multiple perspectives surrounding identity. Depending on the location, ethnic background, gender presentation, occupation, and numerous other variables—the LGBTQ experience was (and is) inherently varied. Additionally, the authors’ explorations of complex and contested histories frequently emphasized that modern LGBTQ identities cannot necessarily be imposed on past stories—different contexts warrant different understandings of identity.
Overall, this volume definitely has my recommendation. I’m a queer person with two degrees in Anthropology/Heritage Studies, and there was still just so much I did not know (or even knew to look up) until I read this collection.
Published by the National Park Foundation for the National Park Service, this collection is publicly available online as a National Park Service Reference. While NPS tends to be place-based in educational approach, there is a great deal of general intersectional history represented in this volume. Accessible in nature, this collection is sorted by Preservation, Inclusive Stories, LGBTQ Themes, Places, and Legacy. If you have a question, this resource likely has an answer, or better yet, a different question.
Where this volume really shines, is its emphasis and delivery of multiple perspectives surrounding identity. Depending on the location, ethnic background, gender presentation, occupation, and numerous other variables—the LGBTQ experience was (and is) inherently varied. Additionally, the authors’ explorations of complex and contested histories frequently emphasized that modern LGBTQ identities cannot necessarily be imposed on past stories—different contexts warrant different understandings of identity.
Overall, this volume definitely has my recommendation. I’m a queer person with two degrees in Anthropology/Heritage Studies, and there was still just so much I did not know (or even knew to look up) until I read this collection.
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March 21, 2021School reading for an Asian American studies class
Full disclosure, I only read the essay "Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History" by Dr. Amy Sueyoshi, and not very thoroughly at that. I have plans to reread it!
Full disclosure, I only read the essay "Breathing Fire: Remembering Asian Pacific American Activism in Queer History" by Dr. Amy Sueyoshi, and not very thoroughly at that. I have plans to reread it!
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June 14, 2025This publication has now been taken down from the National Parks website by the Trump administration. It was a resource for information to park visitors and tour guides at our quite diverse parks sites.
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