Adrian Brooks

About The Author

Adrian Brooks is a regular contributor to Lambda Literary and HuffPost, as a writer, performer, and activist who has been involved in political, spiritual, and social movements for over forty years. After attending the Episcopal Academy and the Friends of the World Institute in the 1960s, Brooks went on to volunteer for Dr. Martin Luther King, attend Woodstock, become active in New York’s SOHO movement, and perform with San Francisco’s “Angels of Light.” Brooks has continued his diverse legacy of good works by supporting orphans in rural India. He currently resides in San Francisco.

Books by Adrian Brooks

Right Side of History

100 Years of LGBTQ Activism

By Adrian Brooks
The Right Side of History tells the 100-year history of queer activism in a series of revealing close-ups, first-person accounts, and intimate snapshots of LGBT pioneers and radicals. This diverse cast stretches from the Edwardian period to today. Described by gay scholar Jonathan Katz as "willfu...
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