Saw a copy at Mongrel last weekend - it does look very interesting and well
illustrated!

-- 
Jon Kukla
www.JonKukla.com

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Ray Bonis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> 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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