No Way, They Were Gay?, Lee Wind
No Way, They Were Gay?, Lee Wind
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No Way, They Were Gay?
Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Queer History Project)

Author: Lee Wind

Narrator: Daniel Henning

Unabridged: 5 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/10/2024


Synopsis

"History" sounds really official. Like it's all fact. Like it's definitely what happened.

But that's not necessarily true. History was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves.

That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Join author Lee Wind for this fascinating journey through primary sources, including poetry and memoir, to explore the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures.

Reviews

Goodreads review by human on October 23, 2020

I really enjoyed reading this, even if it was only a chapter! The writing was interesting and simple, almost to the point where it felt like the narrator was giving you an incredibly interesting and detailed history lesson. I loved that there were graphics included, and that the writing didn't feel l......more

Goodreads review by a. on December 02, 2020

eARC provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. all opinions are my own if you're queer ( or even if you aren't, really ), you'll know about one of the running jokes in the lgbtqiap+ community : when historians see two same-sex people, who are extraordinarily close to e......more

Goodreads review by Isabelle✨ on June 18, 2022

Great insights into lesser known histories of famous historical people.......more

Goodreads review by Sara on April 06, 2021

"and sometimes, our stories were honored and our history did get told. - This book is one of those times" simply put / TL;DR: READ THIS BOOK! (available now!) This is a really informative, clear and factually correct book, as far as I'm aware, in regards to definitions and describing parts and moments......more

Goodreads review by MossyMorels on March 01, 2021

I am a huge queer history nerd and thought I would know everything in this book as its aimed for a younger audience, but I was pleasantly surprised at all the new things I learned! How did I never know Ghandi was LGBT+??????? I love how this book was written, even as a history nerd most history text......more