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‘And Then I Danced: Traveling The Road To LGBT Equality’

By Mark Segal Open Lens, 2015 $16.95 320 pages have today. It wasn’t writing letters or visiting Congress people,” he recalls. “Many of us got arrested, received death threats, were targets of physical violence. It was a rough ride getting to where we are today. It wasn’t, ‘One, two three. We’re there.’ Any socialjustice movement takes a lot of work and a lot of time.”

For Segal, much of that work in the past four decades was focused on getting Philadelphia Gay News off the ground. “And Then I Danced” traces the history of the publication, which celebrates its 40th anniversary next year.

Editor’s Note: After less than a month, “And Then I Danced” is in its second printing. This article has been edited for republishing with permission by Mark Segal.