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The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America by Eric Cervini
2 reviews
amsswim's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.25
I only knew a bit of LGBTQ+ history before reading this, so my goal was to have a greater understanding of it all. This book focuses on the legal and moral battles in the US from around the 1940s and on, specifically following Frank Kameny.
I didn't realize this book was focused on Kameny before picking it up, which threw me off. He was at the front of many of the legal battles and stood alongside/lead many other moral battles and resistance movements, so the focus made sense. That being said I still found myself confused the lack of inclusion of the lesbian movement as well as the civil rights movements of this time. There was a certain point 1/3 of the way in where I nearly left the book behind, but then it became very self reflective and understanding of the initial and continued failings of being intersectional within the gay movement. After the 4th-wall type break, I was much more interested. The general exclusion of race and gender reflected the white men in the movement being exclusive much of the time as well.
Glad I finished this one, but it makes me want a different view of other events. The arc of this book very much reflected Kameny's view on himself as well as the progress of the gay movement, which provides an interesting perspective. If you're into US History and Politics as well as have an interest in this topic I'd recommend this one.
I didn't realize this book was focused on Kameny before picking it up, which threw me off. He was at the front of many of the legal battles and stood alongside/lead many other moral battles and resistance movements, so the focus made sense. That being said I still found myself confused the lack of inclusion of the lesbian movement as well as the civil rights movements of this time. There was a certain point 1/3 of the way in where I nearly left the book behind, but then it became very self reflective and understanding of the initial and continued failings of being intersectional within the gay movement. After the 4th-wall type break, I was much more interested. The general exclusion of race and gender reflected the white men in the movement being exclusive much of the time as well.
Glad I finished this one, but it makes me want a different view of other events. The arc of this book very much reflected Kameny's view on himself as well as the progress of the gay movement, which provides an interesting perspective. If you're into US History and Politics as well as have an interest in this topic I'd recommend this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
stevia333k's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
4.0
I read this book because someone on Tumblr was connecting this book to being against policing clothes at pride. Personally, this book was more of a biography than I was expecting & it focused too much on the assimilationist politics.
The way this book needs to be read therefore is you go thru the book and highlight/copy down parts said during speeches in order to use this book as a way to get theory about rhetoric used in arguments etc. Unfortunately for me I used an audiobook & I only gathered that strategy idea beyond the 70% mark. It's 15h 34m. Even at triple speed which is *way* longer than I can type at with my current technology setup, it'd still be 5h 11m.
Like i recognized myself in the complaint process, but like I also associate the complaint process with "graveyard" by halsey so, yeah... The book is like the vibes of following that tribute dude who killed the hybrid-species dude in the labyrinth. Point being, using this book for rhetoric analysis will probably help with forming your own complaints too etc, and know which arguments you can reason have already been made.
The way this book needs to be read therefore is you go thru the book and highlight/copy down parts said during speeches in order to use this book as a way to get theory about rhetoric used in arguments etc. Unfortunately for me I used an audiobook & I only gathered that strategy idea beyond the 70% mark. It's 15h 34m. Even at triple speed which is *way* longer than I can type at with my current technology setup, it'd still be 5h 11m.
Like i recognized myself in the complaint process, but like I also associate the complaint process with "graveyard" by halsey so, yeah... The book is like the vibes of following that tribute dude who killed the hybrid-species dude in the labyrinth. Point being, using this book for rhetoric analysis will probably help with forming your own complaints too etc, and know which arguments you can reason have already been made.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Drug use