{"product_id":"stonewall-breaking-out-in-the-fight-for-gay-rights","title":"Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights","description":"The first history of gay rights for teen readers, written by award-winning nonfiction author Ann Bausum.\n\nThat’s the Stonewall.\nThe Stonewall Inn.\nPay attention.\nHistory walks through that door.\n\nIn 1969 being gay in the United States was a criminal offense. It meant living a closeted life or surviving on the fringes of society. People went to jail, lost jobs, and were disowned by their families for being gay. Most doctors considered homosexuality a mental illness. There were few safe havens. The Stonewall Inn, a Mafia-run, filthy, overpriced bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village, was one of them.\n\nPolice raids on gay bars happened regularly in this era. But one hot June night, when cops pounded on the door of the Stonewall, almost nothing went as planned. Tensions were high. The crowd refused to go away. Anger and frustration boiled over.\n\nThe raid became a riot.\n\nThe riot became a catalyst.\n\nThe catalyst triggered an explosive demand for gay rights.\n\nA riveting exploration of the Stonewall Riots and the national Gay Rights movement that followed is eye-opening, unflinching, and inspiring.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 014751147X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.014751147X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bausum, Ann\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41406666342458,"sku":"DBV.014751147X.VG","price":6.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/014751147X-0.jpg?v=1778607603","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/stonewall-breaking-out-in-the-fight-for-gay-rights","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}