I just finish reading ‘The Lavender Scare’ by David K. Johnson, which was about the US government efforts on purging gay and lesbian employees during the Cold War. It was fascinating to read as I didn’t know this part of queer history.
I love reading more about specific corners of queer history that aren’t really talked about? It could be about anything, set around anywhere. I just want to see what niche queer history books are out there.
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*Gay Berlin* by Robert Beachy is about the study of sexual orientation/identity in pre-WWII Germany, including Dr. Magnus Hirschfield’s Institute of Sexual Science which was destroyed by the Nazis.
*Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold* by Elizabeth Kennedy. I haven’t read this one yet, but it’s about the development of a lesbian community in Buffalo from the 1930s-1960s.