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Out of the closets;: Voices of gay liberation

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For anyone studying the early, radical days of Gay Liberation, this book is a must. The voices within reach back to the years just after Stonewall, with a wonderful compilation of both the truly radical politics of the age as well as moving testimony about self-discovery and gay living in the early 70s. This was the very first book I read in college that didn't talk about gay people as sick deviant perverts, and as an 18-yer-old coming out of the closet in 1982, it was a godsend to me, as somewhat dated as it was even then, because it talked about love between men as well as sex. For me, it was truly liberating, and now, 40 years later, stands as a testament to the radical politics and thought of the times, and can serve as a good primer for those in the queer community who strive against complete assimilation into heteronormative codes of conduct.