Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement

Mark Thompson

St. Martin's Press, 1995 - Social Science - 420 pages

This authoritative history of the struggle for gay rights, as seen throughout the pages of the Advocate, America's leading gay publication, covers 25 years of rebellion and reform, tragedy and triumph--all in a lavishly illustrated, oversized edition.

About the author

Mark Thompson was born in Monterey Peninsula, California in August 1952. He was a founding member of the Bay Area-wide Gay Students Coalition at San Francisco State University. In 1975, he started writing for The Advocate and would spend two decades at the LGBT magazine. He wrote several books during his lifetime including Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning, Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature, Gay Body: A Journey Through Shadow to Self, Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement, and Advocate Days and Other Stories. He died on August 9, 2016 at the age of 63.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement; Volume 1 of Stonewall Inn editions
• Editor: Mark Thompson
• Contributor: Randy Shilts
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1995
• ISBN: 0312131143, 9780312131142
• Length: 420 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / General