The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

"The strong women told the faggots that there are two important things to remember about the coming revolutions. The first is that we will get our asses kicked. The second is that we will win."

This book was so many things for me. I think it offers a really neat glimpse into queerness in America during the 1970s, a time that is often overshadowed by the AIDS crisis. The illustrations are delightful! As a young queer person, there's a lot I learned by reading this and I think it should be required reading for all queer people. Parts of the book came off as almost religious to me, really emphasizing the responsibilities that queer people have to ourselves and each othe. We should fight for something better, and that cannot be done without show more community and joy. show less

"The women told the faggots that there are two important things to remember about the coming revolutions. The first is that we will get our asses kicked. The second is that we will win."

Mitchell provides as a dazzling and hilarious view of a potential LGBT future that runs against the assimilationist, homonationalist and capital driven gay rights movement of the 21st century. A truly unique, beautiful and moving work that has and will continue to provide inspiration.

An eccentric utopian queer ecology that feels both delicate and deeply grounded at once. I recognized my self and my friends and beloveds so many times while reading this book, in a way that still feels rare. Occasionally naive and/or hamfisted (Mitchell's engagement with the struggles of communities of color, and Native Americans in particular, show clearly his limitations, despite his good intentions). A book that feels both very of the moment of its creation in the 70s, and incredibly timely. I feel deeply grateful to have gotten to read this book, and I know I will be returning to it, and soon.

Originally published in 1977, this edition 2019. Bit of a blueprint for resistance. The faggots and queens and women who love women live in rustic communes in Ithaca, NY, when they aren’t in the East Village. Beautiful illustrations, sort of seventies queer art nouveau. What we now call local community and mutual aid. Basically love and take care of each other.

what a trip it was to take a short journey into the mind of Larry Mitchell. I love this type of book. I lived through a lot of what he did and ... It worked for me. I loved this.

Discovering older queer texts like this one has been giving me hope recently. Lots of wonderful prescient passages here.

queer people are magical