Vita e cultura gay. Storia universale dell'omosessualità dall'antichità a oggi

Years ago I saw this book in an independent bookshop and recognized it as high-quality. I never guessed it was be as good as it is. This book uses "gay" in the broadest sense. Apart from covering male history, it also goes into the even more hidden history of lesbians, trans people and hermaphrodites Leggi tutto

A very comprehensive study of gay life and culture from the Romans through to present day. A really interesting read, especially when you consider the cyclical nature of "homosexuality" being in vogue, then scorned upon, then in vogue, then condemned. And surprise surprise the scorn always originate Leggi tutto

Un ouvrage superbe, avec beaucoup de documentations pertinentes, de belles images et de sujets poignants. C'est un livre qui est à la fois instructif et captivant.

"Dos versos de Teócrito à série de TV 'Queer as Folk', dos berdaches norteamericanos aos rapazes-esposa da Austrália Aborígene, este livro ilustra simultaneamente o que há de comum [na história e na geografia, entre raças e sexos] no amor e na luxúria, e de que formas tais desejos foram concebidos e Leggi tutto

WOW! Full of hundreds of paintings, photographs, newspaper articles, books, famous histories, writings, about the subjects of LGBTQ+ people, from marriage, AIDS, Stonewall, the Civil War, the Renaissance, the Middle Ages, other cultures, cruising, art, books, biographies, etc. Huge Resource!

Enorm veel informatie en essays over LHBTQI+ers door de eeuwen heen. Het is vooral een deep dive, maar een erg interessante. De acceptatie van de gemeenschap loopt niet lineair en verschilt per werelddeel, en hoewel ik dat al wist, waren de voorbeelden erg verhelderend.

So far I have learned a lot from reading this book. I hope one day to own it. There are a lot of things about the gay life in our past that needs to be seen, read and heard. I look forward to reading the rest of this book.