Description This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
She lives in Rio Linda, California..
Her first children\'s book won the 2015 ALA Stonewall Award.
Her research, teaching, and writing focus heavily on gender, sexual orientation, intersectionality, and social justice.
Pitman, Ph D, is a professor of psychology and women and gender studies at Sacramento City College.
About the Author Gayle E.
A timely and necessary read, The Stonewall Riots helps readers to understand the history and legacy of the LGBTQ+ movement.
Profusely illustrated, the book includes contemporary photos, newspaper clippings, and other period objects.
The author describes American gay history leading up to the Riots, the Riots themselves, and the aftermath, and includes her interviews of people involved or witnesses, including a woman who was ten at the time.
The Riots are attributed as the spark that ignited the LGBTQ+ movement.
Description This book is about the Stonewall Riots, a series of spontaneous, often violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ+) community in reaction to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City
