And then I danced: traveling the road to LGBT equality
(Book)
A gay-rights pioneer shares his stories, from Stonewall to dancing with his husband at the White House, in a memoir full of “funny anecdotes and heart” (Publishers Weekly).
On December 11, 1973, Mark Segal disrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News when he sat on the desk directly between the camera and news anchor Walter Cronkite, yelling, “Gays protest CBS prejudice!” He was wrestled to the studio floor by the stagehands on live national television, thus ending LGBT invisibility. But this one victory left many more battles to fight, and creativity was required to find a way to challenge stereotypes. Mark Segal's job, as he saw it, was to show the nation who gay people are: our sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers.
This is a memoir of one man’s role in modern LGBT history, from being on the scene of the Stonewall riots, to getting kicked off a 1970s TV show for dancing with another man—and then, decades later, dancing with his husband at a White House event for Gay Pride.
“[Segal] vividly describes his firsthand experience as a teenager inside the Stonewall bar during the historic riots, his participation with the Gay Liberation Front, and amusing encounters with Elton John and Patti LaBelle....A jovial yet passionately delivered self-portrait inspiring awareness about LGBT history from one of the movement's true pioneers.”—Kirkus Reviews
“The stories are interesting, unexpected, and witty.”—Library Journal
“Much this book focuses on his work, but the more telling pages are filled with love gained and lost, raising other people’s children, finding himself, and aging in the gay community. A must-read.”—The AdvocateSegal, M. (2015). And then I danced: traveling the road to LGBT equality. New York, Akashic.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Segal, Mark, 1951-. 2015. And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. New York, Akashic.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Segal, Mark, 1951-, And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. New York, Akashic, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Segal, Mark. And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality. New York, Akashic, 2015.
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