Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead.

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This is a great visual documentation of the historically important, early days of the gay rights movement. Well presented and great selection of images. We need more books like this.

I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was expecting something completely different while reading this. I also had too high of expectations for Pride by Fred W. McDarrah.

Photographs from Fred McDarrah that documented the LGBTQ scene in New York before and after Stonewall. Before Stonewall, it was illegal o serve homosexuals in a bar. There were previous protests and riots before Stonewall because of this. Some would protest having "sip-ins" similar to sit-ins during the Civil Rights era. Certain bars would make arrangments to serve the gay community. As with the case with Stonewall, bars were often run by the Mafia. Those bars would serve the gay community, but it would often be raised by the police looking for bribes. After a severe raid that followed a previous raid a few days earlier, the crowd erupted and a riot ensued. It would become a turning point for gay rights. Every year thereafter there would be a march to commemorate that day on the last Sunday in June every year. This would lead to the movement for gay rights. The photos in this book document the time before and after Stonewall including parade marchers, meetings about gay rights, and other prominent milestones. This is all lovingly reflected in McDarrah's work. He wanted to capture a"New York based on creativity and freedom rather than commerce." and true human values."

I was provide an eARC by Netgalley for an honest review.

This was a wonderful opportunity for me to glimpse the LGBT community through pictures and writings by those that were instrumental in the moving the gay community from underground to a more the mainstream. Being from a small town, I was more naive about the gay community simply because it was an “in the closet” community that I was not a party of. I thought the the pictures & writings in this book provided me a better understanding and acceptance of the gay community and the thought behind the Stonewall Riots.

I recommend for anyone interested in the history of the LGBT communities!

This is a new edition of a 1994 book that came out to mark 25 years from the Stonewall riots. The new edition celebrates 50 years from Stonewall, and the aim is to present once again to the general public photographs taken at the time by Fred McDarrah for the Village Voice.

I was not enthralled by the photographs. Sure, these were heady days, and McDarrah took portraits of famous gay people who lent the movement their voice (e.g. james Baldwin) as well as images of demonstrations and events. To me, however, this book feels more like an historical document than a collection of images that would still have a place on the walls of a museum or an exhibition. Perhaps I'm asking too much, and, without a doubt, historical documents have their value, too. I'd also have liked a more substantial introduction. As it is, we get a foreword by Hilton Als and two very brief introductions by Allen Ginsberg and Jill Johnston.

I wish I could like this book more! Unfortunately, not much thought seems to have gone into this new edition. A more substantial introduction linking the then and the now might have made this a more intereting proposition.

Thank you to netgalley and OR Books for an ARC.

This is an interesting collection of photos and stories. I enjoyed McDarrah's photographs and the accompanying tales of those in the photo. This is a great coffee table book.

This is a beautiful book commemorating 50 years since Stonewall and it is interesting to see how far we have come (or haven't!). Fred McDarrah published a book 25 years ago to celebrate that anniversary and this is a reset version with some new photographs. The strength of the book is obviously the amazing images but the words make a deep impact too. The need to fight back against the oppression, corruption and underground status afforded gay and lesbian people comes over loud and clear - and proud.

The image which effected me most - and always does every time I see it - is the AIDS quilt laid out in all its enormity. The poignant messages (if you read this I am dead) remembering all those lost lives and lost opportunities cannot help but be moving.

Mr McDarrah has done his predecessors proud for sure.

I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley in return for an honest review.

This is a W onderfully evocative capturing of LGBTQ+ history. The pictures are full of character and emotion, and with few words really chronicle an era. Effective and gorgeous.

An interesting visual capsule of the Gay Rights Movement 1969-1993.

It's a great portfolio of Fred McDarrah's work showcasing that queer are simply people. Touching photos of parents marching by their children holding signs in support, fashion trends of decades past, familiar and known faces, titbits of information interspersed to give context of the time.
I would recommend it as an additional visual resource if you're getting into queer history, but it probably won't give you much if you know very little about Stonewall and the Gay Rights Movement. Definitely sparked an interest to look into more visual resources.

Really interesting and educational read. I would really recommend it for people interested in the LGBTQ+ community, music, journalism, photography and generally, history.

This book was short and sweet! Such a great collection of pictures with short descriptions and quotes that give you a deeper look into what was happening in New York City in the months and years after Stonewall. It also introduced me to a wide range of LGBT New Yorkers that I hadn't heard about before!

As soon as I saw this book on Netgalley, I knew I had to apply for an ARC. Stonewall essentially was the straw that broke the camel's back for the LGBT community in New York and arguably the U.S. of A. Overall, this is a really great combination of LGBT history and the people who played a part in it through writing and pictures. I was lucky to learn about some people and events that I never heard about and seeing those that I haven't seen or heard about in a while. I love learning about history and seeing people stand up for what they believe in, so this book did exactly what I was hoping for. Honestly, I would have been one of those protesters or people supporting the LGBT members at the time. I'm a big supporter of this community and it bothers me that there is still a long way to go in regards to rights, but it's nice to see we've come a long way since Stonewall. This book serves as a reminder that pushing forward and fighting for what you know to be right in your heart and mind is always worth it. My rating is between 3.75-4 stars. It's possible the ARC had some format issues but I'm sure everything will be fixed by the time the 25th anniversary release date comes around. Really that was my only issue but is why I'm willing to round up.

Thanks to NetGalley and OR Books for the free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Pride: Photographs After Stonewall is a reprint of a book that went out of print in the '90s. It is a collection of photographs taken by Fred W. McDarrah, who documented a lot of the gay scene before and after the Stonewall riots for the Village Voice.

I quite liked this book. It was a fast read, mostly photographs with explanations of who and what are in them. It's a reminder of how far the LGBTQ+ community has come and how much work there is left to do. As a member of the community, it means a lot to me that the history is being brought back to print.

A new edition of a classic book about the gay community, this is a great document, filled with great photographies, anecdotes and little bits of info.

The author is the first staff photographer and first picture editor of the iconic Village Voice, and that should be enough to tell you how good it is.

A must-read for anyone interested in the LGTB history.

A great read, I really enjoyed the collection of images. I would definitely buy this book for a friend of mine.

Pride is an update and release of Fred McDarrah's seminal pictorial collection from 1994, which was released around the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. This edition will be released around the 50th anniversary and includes a new forward by Pulitzer winner Hilton Als.

Due out 7th May 2019 from OR books, it'll be 240 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.

It's been interesting to me to see the dichotomy between how much change has occurred in the last 50 years while not -seeming- to move forward quickly enough or comprehensively enough while living through it. These pictures provide a window into a vanished lifetime. These photos were taken pre-AIDS and there's a vanished exuberance in a lot of the pictures; everyone's more cautious (and smarter) now.

The pictures are accompanied by commentary and prose by iconic writers/poets, including Jill Johnston, Allen Ginsberg, and Hilton Als, as mentioned earlier.

This edition was re-titled from the original Gay Pride to be more inclusive. The photos are annotated well, but there's no index or cross referencing to speak of. For readers willing to put in some effort and dig a bit, there's an impressive amount of history to be mined. As someone who was a small child of politically active parents at the time, I can remember pride and peace marches aplenty. What I didn't know at the time was the human pain of which the political movements were born. In the modern American conservative political climate, I sincerely hope we're not headed back to those vanished days of brutality.

This would make a valuable support text for classroom modules for a number of history, culture, and gender studies subjects. There's mature content in the book, including sex and violence.

Four stars. Important work.

On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village. This was not an uncommon occurrence, as most bars catering to the LGBTQ+ community were raided regularly during the 1960s. However, this night was remarkable for the reaction— bar patrons, fed up with constant harassment, fought back. What immediately followed was six days of protests and continued confrontations with police. Now, it’s marked as the beginning of an organized effort for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.

Fred W. McDarrah, staff photographer for the Village Voice, was on the scene that night. Though his broad series of works have become iconic, these particular photos sparked a close association with the LGBTQ+ rights movement in New York City. He continued to photograph and document the community through the 1990s. Originally published in 1994, this collection of photographs has been revised and expanded to coincide with the 2019 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

As a collection of McDarrah’s work, this book works brilliantly. McDarrah has a way of snapping shots that feels organic. They’re natural, unobtrusive, and a little dangerous. It’s almost as if the pages aren’t handled carefully, the action in each picture might be disrupted. His photos feel as though they are windows, the figures playing out their scenes just beyond the page.

From a historical context, there are a few issues. The Trans community does have some representation, though named Trans individuals are mostly limited to a few spreads of Marsha P. Johnson. Considering the sheer volume of Trans activists promoting LGBTQ+ rights, this seems off.

As well, the introduction to this updated reissue mentions that the original title Gay Pride was switched to just Pride in order to be more inclusive. There are a series of small essays and quotations peppered throughout the book, and some of this space is given to Jim Fouratt. While Fouratt has been a gay activist, he’s also promoted many anti-Trans comments. It’s not that his work should be struck from history, but his prominence here is unfortunate.

There is also no material beyond the mid-1990s, but that solidly keeps this book as just a piece of the story. A pictorial history of any movement should not be an absolute history. The incredible photography should, and does, stand on its own, but it also require supplemental materials to be complete.

However, when viewed with a limited scope, as McDarrah’s front row seat to a piece of the LGBTQ+ rights movement, this book clicks.

As a photo book that offers visual insights into pride; from the riots, the parades and the individuals and their spaces, Fred's pictures in Pride had a lot to offer. I'm glad to see it being re-released, especially as a major anniversary of Stonewall passes.

"Do not be afraid to love yourself. Hate is a straight man's tool. Don't be seduced by a straight man's weapons. Hate and greed will only perpetuate the divisions that exist within our gay and lesbian society as it does to divide women and men, different colors of people, and rich and poor in the dominant society. Be positive and build a brave new world. And never, ever let anyone tell you not to have fun."

This is a re-issue of a book that was published 25 years ago in 1994 for the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. There is a new foreword and a few of the pictures and essays have updated captions that talk about some events that have happened since the first publication, but most of the book seems to be left as-is and all the photos are from that original period.

It took me a little while to get into this book, but once I did it was incredibly powerful. It is both amazing to see how far we have come and also a little bit sad to think of many of the problems we are still facing. Overall however it is a very informative and also inspiring book that gives a vivid look into the LGBT rights movement of the 70s and 80s.