We've Been Here All Along

Wisconsin's Early Gay History

De: Mr. R. Richard Wagner

Narrado por: Vance Bastian

The first of two groundbreaking volumes on gay history in Wisconsin, We’ve Been Here All Along provides an illuminating and nuanced picture of Wisconsin’s gay history, from the reporting on the Oscar Wilde trials of 1895 to the landmark Stonewall Riots of 1969. Throughout these decades, gay Wisconsinites developed identities, created support networks, and found ways to thrive in their communities despite various forms of suppression - from the anti-vice crusades of the early 20th century to the post-war labeling of homosexuality as an illness to the Lavender Scare of the 1950s.

In We’ve Been Here All Along, R. Richard Wagner draws on historical research and materials from his own extensive archive to uncover previously hidden stories of gay Wisconsinites. This book honors their legacy and confirms that they have been foundational to the development and evolution of the state since its earliest days

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History

The beginning was hard to keep listening to but I felt it got better toward the end. Narrator sounds like he has a Wisconsin accent. One error was that Genoa City is in Kenosha County and not near the Mississippi River.