Interviews and first-person testimony are the foundation of Eric Marcus's oral history, biography and LGBTQ+ non-fiction. Making Gay History collects conversations with activists, organisers, artists and ordinary participants in the modern gay-rights movement, preserving differences in perspective rather than forcing events into one simplified narrative. The material later became the basis for the Making Gay History podcast, where archival interviews are heard in the speakers' own voices. Marcus has also written books for younger readers and general audiences about sexuality, coming out and gay history, as well as biographical work. His style is clear, interview-led and attentive to chronology, fitting LGBTQ+ history, oral history and social-movement writing. Making Gay History is the main starting point because it introduces a wide range of people whose experiences illuminate activism, law, community organising and everyday queer life across several decades. Read more Less
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