gannent's review
5.0
Wonderful, well-researched book on the history of being gay in DC. The writing style is readable and enjoyable, which is always refreshing in academic books with this many citations! I especially appreciated how the author made sure to include how race affected gay Washingtonians, and drove home the point (once again) how often whiteness is ignored and assumed to be the default in gay histories. I hope more books in LGBTQ history learn this lesson from this book and make sure to not just look at how class or gender affects gay people, but race as well. I learned so much.
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