Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project

A pioneering psychologist, Hooker was a poet and a towering figure in LGBTQ+ rights.

This evocative biography tells the story of Evelyn Hooker, the extraordinary woman behind the research, advocacy, and allyship that led to the removal of the amp ldquo Homosexuality amp rdquo diagnosis from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Written by Stonewall award-winning author Gayle Pitman, Hooker amp rsquo s groundbreaking work is captured like never before.

At the end of the book, a amp ldquo Note to Readers amp rdquo provides information about how to be an effective ally to LGBTQ+ people other endmatter included are a timeline, discussion questions, reading list, and additional resources, written by Sarah Prager.