Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II, by Allan Bérubé, Estelle Freedman, and John D'Emilio
Allan’s classic gay history expose is the book that took the Gay/Military debate out of the twilight zone and right into the White House and Pentagon.
It is impossible to imagine “don’t ask, don’t tell” — or all the struggles that followed — without Allan’s pioneering work. His interviews with gay and lesbian vets of WWII will have you crying, laughing, and screaming at their audacity in the face of brutal discrimination.
Allan was one of my best friends and teachers in the early gay liberation movement— I learned everything about “gay family” from him, in so many different ways. When I came to work at Audible as an Editor, his book was one of the first I pursued. I’m honored to produce this edition in his memory.
Narrated by Victor Bevine, a terrific actor who also narrated "And The Band Played On."
—Susie Bright
