“praying God that I may have a joyful and comfortable meeting with you and that we may make at this Christmas a new marriage ever to be kept hereafter; for, God so love me, as I desire only to live in this world for your sake, and that I had rather live banished in any part of the earth with you than live a sorrowful widow’s life without you. And so God bless you, my sweet child and wife, and grant that ye may ever be a comfort to your dear dad and husband. James R.”
― Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
― Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
“There is power in being the king who sits upon the throne, but sometimes there is more power in being the throne on whom the king sits.”
― Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
― Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
“Ever since that night, when a blade was pressed against my neck, I’ve depended on Digby’s steady presence. We’ve never spoken about it—that’s not his way—but at night in my cage, I’d roll over from a nightmare and see him there, already standing watch against the wall, even though his shift wouldn’t start for hours.”
― Gild
― Gild
“Might it be possible to have both things? Love and insects?”
― Weyward
― Weyward
“To be the receptive partner in anal sex was regarded as being kinaidos, or effeminate: there’s no escaping it, bottom-shaming is as old as European civilization itself, baked into the deep misogyny of patriarchal societies.”
― Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
― Bad Gays: A Homosexual History
Kaley’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kaley’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Kaley
Lists liked by Kaley
























































