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Queer History
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Researching and documenting the past and present lives of members of the LGBTQ+ population is, I suggest, a form of activism” - Clare Summerskill introducing Out On An Island book.
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― Out On An Island
― Out On An Island
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Little girls and boys grow up knowing they will get married; they sketch out the geography of their future relationships long before they even feel physical attraction. For queer people, desire arrives unannounced - it comes as a lightning bolt through a clear-blue sky. I knew I couldn't tell anyone. I had to keep it secret from him, from the world, and at times even from myself.
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― The Queer Thing About Sin: Why the West Came to Hate Queer Love
― The Queer Thing About Sin: Why the West Came to Hate Queer Love
Open to those interested in Queer/LGBT history.
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