Interested in real-life stories of LGBTQ people and history? Don't miss these eight recent books covering a range of topics, from AIDS activism to gender identity.
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993 by Sarah Schulman
Part oral history and part memoir, this comprehensive account of ACT UP, the AIDS activist coalition founded in New York City in 1987, chronicles the group’s inner workings and achievements. Among the coalition’s triumphs: forcing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow sick people to access experimental drugs, ending insurance inclusion for those living with AIDS and fighting to change the legal definition of the disease to include women. Schulman, herself a member of ACT UP during the group’s heyday, draws upon years of interviews with more than 200 of the group’s members in this engrossing, definitive chronicle of one of the most successful activist groups in U.S. history. (May 2021)
Queer Love in Color by Jamal Jordan
“How do you learn to love yourself and other people like you, when every cue in the world tells you it’s impossible?” That’s the question that inspired former New York Times multimedia journalist Jordan to travel thousands of miles documenting the lives of LGBTQ people of color for Queer Love in Color, which pairs portraits of LGBTQ couples and families from around the world with stories of resilience, love and connection. One such pairing: Mike and Phil, a Detroit-based couple in their 70s who have...
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