Love and Resistance

Love and Resistance is a photographic collection documenting the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement of the 1960s and 70s through the lenses of pioneering photojournalists Kay Tobin Lahusen and Diana Davies. The book presents rare photographs from protests, marches, meetings and everyday moments of the early gay rights movement, capturing both public activism and private life. The images are accompanied by contextual essays from historians and activists who lived through this pivotal era. Key figures and organizations from the movement are preserved in these pages, including Frank Kameny, Barbara Gittings, the Daughters of Bilitis, and the Gay Liberation Front. The photographers themselves were activists who understood the importance of documenting their community's struggle for recognition and equality. This visual history stands as a testament to the power of visibility and representation in social movements, revealing how photography can serve as both documentation and activism. The collection demonstrates the courage required to live openly and fight for civil rights in an era of widespread discrimination.

Readers appreciate this photo collection for documenting early LGBTQ activism through intimate images of protests, pride marches, and everyday life in the 1960s-70s. Multiple reviews note the book's value as a historical record of the gay rights movement pre-Stonewall through the 1970s. Likes: - High quality reproductions of archival photos - Detailed captions providing context - Mix of protest documentation and personal moments - Focus on lesbian activism and female photographers Dislikes: - Some readers wanted more photos and less text - A few note the price is high for a slim volume Ratings: Goodreads: 4.4/5 (48 ratings) Amazon: 4.8/5 (22 ratings) One Goodreads reviewer wrote: "The photos capture both the intensity of protests and tender everyday moments between couples - showing the full spectrum of gay life in that era." Another noted: "As a visual history of early LGBTQ organizing, this book fills an important gap."

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📚 Kay Tobin Lahusen was the first openly gay photojournalist in America, capturing pivotal moments of the LGBTQ+ rights movement from the 1960s and 1970s. 🏛️ The photographs in "Love and Resistance" document the emergence of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, including the first LGBTQ+ picket lines, pride parades, and protests at places like Independence Hall in Philadelphia. 📸 Diana Davies and Kay Tobin Lahusen's work represents the largest collection of pre-Stonewall LGBTQ+ photographs in the world, now housed at the New York Public Library. ✊ Many of the photos capture both the public activism and intimate private moments of LGBTQ+ life, providing a rare glimpse into a community that was largely forced to remain hidden at the time. 💑 Kay Tobin Lahusen's partner, Barbara Gittings, who appears in many photographs, was a pioneering gay rights activist who helped lead the successful campaign to have homosexuality removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders.