Donna Gottschalk's work paints a social, political and intimate portrait of an invisible America, from the late 1960s to the 1980s. As a member of the queer community herself, and involved in the early lesbian rights movement, Donna focused on photographing people on the margins of society, with whom she lived, campaigned and worked: her relatives, friends, lovers and comrades in struggle. Her favorite mode of expression is the portrait, which she strives to capture without artifice. The people she photographs pose for her in an intimate setting, most often in her apartment, fully embracing their freedom. With a sensitive, committed and non-judgmental eye, Donna gradually builds up a family album, a collective memory.

Throughout the book, a text by Hélène Giannecchini activates, reveals and extends Donna Gottschalk's images.