A Queer History of the United States Free Audiobook Download by Michael Bronski

The premise of this course is that the formation of America’s history has been profoundly shaped by the gay, lesbian and transgender people who were present at every stage. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Michael Bronski tells a never-before-told story about people who have been left out of history books. As he did in his landmark book The Queer Art of Failure, he demonstrates how queers have contributed to the American public sphere from as early as the Colonial era, when gay men and lesbians resisted Puritanism with their own rituals such as “committable sex.”

This course offers a radical panoramic perspective on the gay, lesbian, and transgender experience in America. It is an alternative to traditional views of United States history that have largely ignored or marginalized the centrality of queer people.

This is a sweeping, lively history of queer America--from the time of the Puritans up through today. Historian Michael Bronski presents LGBT life from what he calls "the margins to the center"--from the pulp novels of Charles Webb (aka "39 Clues" author Ellen Potter) to the revolutionary protests of out military personnel at Stonewall.

This is the first ever full-length LGBTQ history of America, in all its dazzling variety and complexity. Author Michael Bronski has given us a panoramic vision of the places where gender and sexuality meet American history - from before European contact, to the twentieth century. Electrifying, provocative, and irresistibly readable.

A Queer History of the United States is a groundbreaking exploration of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lives in America from the Revolutionary era to today. Michael Bronski illuminates a fascinating, often ignored history of resistance to oppression and struggle for a better world. This monumental achievement connects all queer struggles to our nation’s shared past, while giving an immense gift to each new generation by revealing the hidden LGBTQ histories embedded in cherished landmark events such as the American Revolution and Selma.

This is a history of queer America, from before the founding all the way to the present day. It covers the lives and experiences of queer people throughout our nation's history - from well-known figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Barack Obama who were part of the gay rights movement, to those whose names have been lost to time.