History is so often a matter of erasure, of letting marginalized groups experiences be forgotten or rewritten. This is what makes these books about LBGTQ+ history an essential read for anyone. It’s impossible to understand the struggles of LBGTQ+ people today without understanding their history, and with so much of the narrative around gender and sexuality still clouded with myth and misinformation, being well-read on the subject is more important than ever.
Sapphistries: A Global History of Love Between Women by Leila J. Rupp
Providing an important, and inclusive, global perspective. This well written and impressively detailed book traces the history of desire between women from its beginnings to modern times, taking her everywhere from London to Shanghai to Berlin.
Asegi Stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit Memory by Qwo-Li Driskill
The idea that gender non-conformity is a modern phenomenon is not only a dangerous lie, it’s one that speaks to a fundamental whitewashing that ignores the history of gender identity across a number of different cultures. This brilliant book combines folk history, feminism and politics to chronicle the diverse and remarkable tradition of gender identity and sexuality throughout Cherokee history.
Gay Voices of the Harlem Renaissance by A.B. Christa Schwarz
Another fantastic intersectional book that tackles the erasure of vital and important voices, Schwarz uses textual analysis and poetry to explore the often overlooked writers of the Harlem Renaissance as well as the politics of race, gender, and sexuality.
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