There is a new history publication entitled "Lesbian and Gay Richmond" 
written by Alex Lorch and Beth Marschak. The book was published this 
month by Arcadia Publishing and is available in local book stores, on 
Amazon, and from the publisher's website, Arcadia Publishing:


http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=0738553689


 From Arcadia's website:

"The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in 
Richmond, Virginia, invokes a rich but uncelebrated past. From the first 
recorded sodomy prosecution in America in 1624 to the fight to repeal 
the “crimes against nature” laws, LGBTs have left their imprint on 
almost 400 years of history in the Old Dominion’s capital. Lesbian and 
Gay Richmond presents a photographic showcase of the events, people, and 
places that have been a part of this history. There are snapshots from 
the 1920s and 1930s when avant-garde and gay authors caroused and shared 
ideas in private homes. Previously untold stories from the post–World 
War II era tell of the rise of the gay cafés in Richmond and the 
subsequent attempts by the authorities to shut their doors. Much like 
larger cities to the north and west of Richmond, the attempts to close 
these bars led to the first public protests in the late 1960s. Other 
images show how Richmond has a unique story to lend to the larger 
national LGBT history."


**These photographs and text were compiled by Alex Lorch, archivist at 
VCU Libraries, and Beth Marschak, a LGBT activist and founder of 
Richmond Lesbian-Feminists.

-- 
Ray Bonis
Special Collections and Archives
VCU Libraries
804-828-1108

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