Each of the 23 people in this book had some lasting impact on the LGBTQ community. Some of the people introduced here were ones I knew about and wasn't surprised to see, Harvey Milk, George Takes, Alan Turing, and even Eleanor Roosevelt. Others, like Abraham Lincoln did surprise me. And then there were those I hadn't heard of until this book, Ma Rainey, Jose Sarria, Bayard Rustin to name a few.
Each person gets a few pages and is really just a brief introduction to who they are and why they are important to the history of the evolving of LGBTQ rights and understanding and the need for respect and understanding and equality.
The nuggets are small but well written and enough to make you want to go read more about the people you meet here.
(Finished June 12, 2018)
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