{"product_id":"cincinnati-before-stonewall-the-untold-queer-history-of-the-queen-city-paperback","title":"Cincinnati Before Stonewall: The Untold Queer History of the Queen City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacob Hogue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLong before Stonewall, queerness thrived in the Queen City. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom queer soldiers in 1862 to drag kings and queens who lit up saloons and concert halls, Cincinnati's early LGBTQ+ history\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ereaches\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003einto the forgotten corners of the city's past, introducing unlikely and extraordinary figures. Like Mary Ann Jefferson, a Black transgender woman who, in the late nineteenth century, became a fixture in the criminal underworld of Rat Row, Cincinnati's most dangerous neighborhood. Or Julius \"Junkie\" Fleischmann, a gay man who, even as the U.S. government launched a purge of homosexuals from its ranks, secretly served as a covert operative for the CIA at the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharting the rise of pre-Stonewall bars, brothels, and hidden sanctuaries that offered fleeting refuge amid relentless repression, historian Jacob Hogue offers a bold, long-overdue reclaiming of queer Cincinnati's place in the American narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacob Hogue is a public historian with a master's degree from Northern Kentucky University. He serves as the History and Legacies Chair for Cincinnati Pride and is the creator of Queen City Queer History, an Instagram project dedicated to uncovering the region's overlooked LGBTQ+ past. Jacob lectures at universities and businesses across Ohio and Kentucky, and his work has been published in \u003cem\u003eOhio Valley History Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQueer KY Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNKY Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e. His work centers on revealing the lives of queer people who have too often been erased from history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48429681049849,"sku":"9781467170499","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ojxvOVjk5J9781467170499.webp?v=1779440125","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/cincinnati-before-stonewall-the-untold-queer-history-of-the-queen-city-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}