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Placeholder Article.......I will find a better place for this, but for now, as I mention Rodwell's columns being in QQ Magazine, this will work.

And below, a review I wrote of the book for posting on Facebook.
And also, a very nice email I received from John Van Hoesen, after I also posted the review to Amazon.

Thank you for Amazon review
May 10, 2026,

Hello JD Doyle,

Thank you for taking the time to write an in-depth review on Amazon for my biography of Craig Rodwell. It was an honor, a joy, and a challenge to do the research for the book. Personally, Craig was such a complicated individual who lived a highly compartmentalized life, that sharing his story was like assembling a quilt.

Congratulations to you on all you have done with your amazing archives! As a former newspaper guy and obit writer, I especially appreciate your archive of obituaries.

One thing you probably discovered long before I did was the joy of tracking down related historical footnotes and getting to the bottom of a moment in time.

Anyway, my appreciation for the review and all you have accomplished.

Very best,
John Van Hoesen

Insist That They Love You: Craig Rodwell and the Fight for Gay Pride, by John Van Hoesen

I have long wondered why there was not a biography of Craig Rodwell. And many may say "who?" Well, he was a much under-appreciated gay rights pioneer and hero in a lot of areas, for example….

In April, 1966, he was one of the main participants in the "Sip-In" at Julius Bar, in NYC, a protest that led to the end of the State Liquor Authority's rule against the congregation of gays in establishments that served alcohol.

His biggest accomplishment, in my opinion, was founding the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, in NYC, in 1967, which he ran with the help of his then partner Fred Sargeant. He sold the business in March 1993, when he was becoming ill. He died of cancer in June 1993 and the bookshop closed, four owners later, in 2009.

Rodwell conceived of the first annual protests, at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, from 1965 to 1969.
When the Stonewall Riots occurred, he was already an established activist, and he knew to call the various newspapers to get media coverage. That was necessary for the movement to capitalize on the publicity and legitimize the days of action.
Later that first morning he wrote and distributed 5,000 copies of their "Get the Mafia and Cops Out of Gay Bars" flyer. So, he not only participated, he knew what to do to explain the issues and ramp up coverage.

He was a prime mover in the creation of the first gay pride march, to commemorate the Stonewall Riots and held on the last Saturday in June, starting in 1970, called Christopher Street Liberation Day.

And almost a footnote, he and Harvey Milk were in a short relationship in 1962, though Harvey was not ready for Craig's level of activism. But he was influenced by Craig, his camera shop functioned as a community gathering place, like the bookshop was.
As an early member of the Mattachine Society he began the group Homophile Youth Movement in Neighborhood (HYMN) and began to publish its periodical, HYMNAL.

And that's just a partial list of his contributions.
I much respect this book, and marvel at the telling of the very complicated activism of Rodwell. His fingerprints cover many areas of the movement, from the conservative Mattachine Society, and the North American Conference of Homophile Organizations (NACHO). He worked with many of our leaders, including Frank Kameny, Kay Tobin, and Randy Wicker.

I think the bookshop had the most long-term influence on the gay movement. It was the first bookstore devoted to gay and lesbian authors. People braving out of the closet felt more secure entering a bookstore, rather than a bar. Though already out, I remember I made pilgrimages there every time I was in the city.

An interesting policy of the shop was that he would not sell porn, (often Mafia controlled) also making the store less threatening.
And, did you know that in 1973 Tom Wilson Weinberg visited the store and got advice on how to open a bookshop in Philadelphia. The result was Giovanni's Room. There was a chapter on what a customer would actually find in the store, mentioning scores of titles from our culture's history...and buttons, stickers, records...etc.

I was pleased to see included among publications from other cities copies of Houston's first gay publications, the Albatross (1965-1968). And, humble brag, in the index my own History site was listed as a resource twice.

As a collector of resources, I was delighted that the back of the book includes all issues of the HYMNAL, and all the articles Rodwell wrote for QQ magazine, from 1971 to 1973 (19 articles). And these were not just op-ed type ramblings. He was advising gay people, in plain language, on what they needed to know and understand about our lives.

There were topics like defining the types of activism, what to do when arrested, religion, the arts, and on and on, written in everyday terms, not academic jargon. Considering the time period, this was amazing and needed messaging. This section of the book covers over 80 pages, and information difficult to access elsewhere.

The book's title, by the way…the "Insist that they love you" part comes from an interview quote done for the 1972 book by Kay Tobin and Randy Wicker, "The Gay Crusaders." And the author, John Van Hoesen, comes well-connected…his spouse Fred Sargeant was Rodwell's early partner, though this was twenty years earlier and Van Hoesen never met Rodwell.
Obviously, I am giving this book a highly recommended rating. It is history we should know.