Gay America: Struggle for Equality

About this book

Milestones of gay and lesbian life in the United States are brought together in the first-ever nonfiction book published specifically for teens. Profusely illustrated with archival images the groundbreaking Gay America reveals how gay men and women have lived worked and loved for the past 125 years. Gays and lesbians play a very prominent role in American life today whether grabbing headlines over political gains starring in and being the subject of movies and television shows or filling the streets of nearly every major city each year to celebrate Gay Pride. However this was not always the case and this book charts their journey along with the history of the country. First touching on colonial times the book moves on to