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The Stonewall Riots : coming out in the streets / Gayle E. Pitman ; foreword by Fred Sargeant.

by Pitman, Gayle E.

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Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2019.

306.7660973 P685sr

Stonewall Riots, New York, N.Y., 1969.

Gay liberation movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Gay men -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Lesbians -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

xi, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

"Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the protest that launched the LGBTQ movement"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ Movement. The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath, and includes her interviews of people involved or witnesses, including a woman who was ten at the time. Profusely illustrated, the book includes contemporary photos, newspaper clippings among other period objects. A timely and necessary read, The Stonewall Riots helps readers to understand the history and legacy of the LGBTQ+ movement.

Sargeant, Fred.

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