Lavender Scare Book Review: Why the U.S. Government Fired a Bunch of Queer People

David K. Johnson's book gives the definitive summary of this important moment in LGBTQ+ history.

Buying Gay Book Review: How LGBTQ Mags Led to a Supreme Court Victory

Gay pin-up mags like Physique Pictorial led to a Supreme Court victory for the civil rights movement in the early 1960s.

The Velvet Rage Book Review: A Compelling, and Perhaps Narrow, POV on Why Gay Men Overcompensate

The 2005 book by Palm Springs psychologist is both loved or hated as it attempts to describe gay men's quest to find acceptance.

A Queer Book Review of ‘A Queer History of the United States’

This robust book from Michael Bronski is a perfect primer for readers looking for a foundation in American LGBTQ+ history.