History has often ignored men who loved men, women who loved women, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. This book examines primary source letters, poems, and more to rethink the lives and loves of historical figures.
Front Cover.
Advance Praise for No Way, They Were Gay?.
Title Page.
Dedication.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Contents.
1: Introduction.
2: Hidden History.
3: Making Choices.
4: Good Stuff to Know Before You Dive in.
5: Men Who Loved Men.
6: What’s Ahead: Tchaikovsky and the Men of Swan Lake.
7: William Shakespeare.
8: President Abraham Lincoln.
9: Mahatma Gandhi.
10: Bayard Rustin.
11: Women Who Loved Women.
12: What’s Ahead: Freda Du Faur and the Mountain She Named for the Woman She Loved.
13: Sappho.
14: Queen Anne.
15: Eleanor Roosevelt.
16: M’e Mpho Nthunya.
17: People Who Lived Outside Gender Boundaries.
18: What’s Ahead: The Chevalier d’Éon and Mademoiselle De Beaumont Were the Same Person.
19: Pharaoh Hatshepsut.
20: Catalina De Erauso, the Lieutenant Nun.
21: We’Wha.
22: Christine Jorgensen.
23: Conclusion.
24: It’s Not About the Numbers, It’s About a Safe Space.
25: The History of the Rainbow Flag That Brought It All Together.
