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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Highlights from the podcast about nefarious queers in history.
It was cute and snarky, but still respectful. It went into just enough depth about the individuals and the social/historical context of their lives and decisions.
It was cute and snarky, but still respectful. It went into just enough depth about the individuals and the social/historical context of their lives and decisions.
challenging
informative
inspiring
Witty and engaging and incredibly informative. Some of these people I knew of vaguely (with more of less idea that they were queer), but many I had simply never heard of before. Certainly lots of further reading to follow up on after this!
idk if I can really get behind a book with the subtitle "A homosexual history" that just includes one woman and one POC
not entirely sure how the badness of these gays really compares (hell of a difference between an emperor, a working class sex worker, and literal nazis) but some very fun history in the first half mostly. also enjoyed a frank discussion of pim fortuyn's racism bc that gets lost in the netherlands a lot
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skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Many well known and less so historical figures who were, in current definitions, part of LGBTQIAP, when no words defined their identities or attraction per se. Not heroes, these, but of heroes we know already. These were the bad guys (all genders included), the willfully ignorant, the childishly stubborn, or even outright nasty, evil. One of the best examples, at least for me, from this book is Ron Kray, the big bad gangster.
My Opinion: Dry history was well spruced up and made more palatable by authors wit, jibes, and other well placed commentary. An interesting read, if slow, as one would expect from a bunch of historical biographies. But worth reading, and authors, as mentioned before, make it more manageable. Think the introduction should really set it on whether you’ll enjoy it or not, as it provides a great point right there and then: we all know Wilde’s history. But his history was shaped by the lovers who testified against him. What do we know about that guy?…
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Many well known and less so historical figures who were, in current definitions, part of LGBTQIAP, when no words defined their identities or attraction per se. Not heroes, these, but of heroes we know already. These were the bad guys (all genders included), the willfully ignorant, the childishly stubborn, or even outright nasty, evil. One of the best examples, at least for me, from this book is Ron Kray, the big bad gangster.
My Opinion: Dry history was well spruced up and made more palatable by authors wit, jibes, and other well placed commentary. An interesting read, if slow, as one would expect from a bunch of historical biographies. But worth reading, and authors, as mentioned before, make it more manageable. Think the introduction should really set it on whether you’ll enjoy it or not, as it provides a great point right there and then: we all know Wilde’s history. But his history was shaped by the lovers who testified against him. What do we know about that guy?…
i don’t want to get into it. this book was so vulgar and cringe. it’s a massive shame because i genuinely found the information incredibly interesting, and i’ve been looking forward to reading this for months.
but i just couldn’t stand the way it was written, and i had to end up skipping the end of some chapters because i just wanted to move on
but i just couldn’t stand the way it was written, and i had to end up skipping the end of some chapters because i just wanted to move on
informative
medium-paced
While there are interesting elements, I found this a scattered, self-contradictory book where the contents didn't match the framing. The introduction claims that these "bad gays" prove the "failure of homosexuality," but also that there is no throughline of identity between time periods. And the people included range from literal Nazis to people whose main claim to "bad" is being lewd. Also, why is just one woman included? It just doesn't hang together for me, or prove the point they're claiming.
It’s a good book, I’m just too dumb to understand some parts. But if you like history this is the book for you. As it’s basically one big history lesson.