Press
“20 Powerful LGBTQ+ memoirs” named by “LGBTQ + Nation”, one of the most visited LGBTQ+ news sites in the U.S. (August 1, 2025)
“Far-reaching and compelling”, writes the Southwestern Historical Quarterly (October, 2024).
“Archive Activism” beats “Billy the Kid” in TOP 10 Bestsellers published by the University of North Texas Press.
3 Indie Books That Celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride
Kirkus Reviews, June 20, 2024
“Reading Between the Lines: Archive Activism”
KBBI is a public radio station in Homer, Alaska reaching more than twenty communities from Seldovia to Seward, Kodiak Island and Lake Clark. “Reading Between the Lines” is a weekly program produced by Friends of the Homer Library.
Review of Archive Activism: Memoir of a “Uniquely Nasty” Journey
“…a fascinating and illuminating addition to the history of gay liberation.”
A Compelling Memoir: Archive Activism
by Richard J. Rosendall
McDermott’s Longstanding Pro Bono Partnership Prominently Featured in Mattachine Society Founder’s New Memoir.
Press release by McDermott Will & Emery.
Tapping the great force of history within us: A compelling memoir of ‘Archive Activism’. By Richard J. Rosendall.
“Archive activists are on a global rescue mission to save LGBTQ+ history.”
An excerpt from “Uniquely Nasty” featured on LGBTQ Nation.
“Archive Activism: Memoir of a ‘Uniquely Nasty’ Journey.”
Press release by the University of North Texas Press.
“Charles Francis on LGBT Activism.”
Interviewed by Alex Lichtenstein and Julio Capó Jr for the American Historical Review Interview Series.
“Gay Rights Films of Lilli Vincenz”
C-SPAN interview featuring Charles Francis talking about Lilli Vincenz and archive activism.
Charles Francis 
