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A review by kennethwade
Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS by Martin Duberman
5.0
“‘We are beginning to see that homophobia and racism are not, as some of us thought, totally unrelated. We are beginning to see that America’s fear and ignorance of homosexuals and its hate and bigotry toward black and brown people are not just coincidental.’”
This is a supremely readable and informative examination of the AIDS crisis through the lives of two otherwise unrelated men. I can not recommend this enough if you have any interest in the topic or in the history of marginalized peoples.
The author has clearly worked tirelessly to compile and sort through tons of research in order to offer the most digestible product to the reader. Hold Tight Gently has definitely sparked an interest in me to read more from this author and on this topic.
5 out of 5 stars
“...Mike felt sure, he told the New York congressional delegation, that ‘if such a deadly disease were affecting more privileged members of American society, there can be no doubt that the government’s response would have been immediate.’”
This is a supremely readable and informative examination of the AIDS crisis through the lives of two otherwise unrelated men. I can not recommend this enough if you have any interest in the topic or in the history of marginalized peoples.
The author has clearly worked tirelessly to compile and sort through tons of research in order to offer the most digestible product to the reader. Hold Tight Gently has definitely sparked an interest in me to read more from this author and on this topic.
5 out of 5 stars
“...Mike felt sure, he told the New York congressional delegation, that ‘if such a deadly disease were affecting more privileged members of American society, there can be no doubt that the government’s response would have been immediate.’”