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Blackouts by Justin Torres
3.5

“When he spoke, he spoke in allusion, literally, often pausing to check, with a look, whether I followed. I don’t think he expected me to understand directly, but rather wanted me to understand how little i knew about myself, that i was missing out on something grand: a subversive, variant culture; an inheritance.”

theres something beautiful about queer oral history, and how the AIDS crisis drastically harmed culture that is passed down to younger queer generations. I feel like I know a fair amount of queer history, but i loved that i learned more, now gonna go read the book of Ruth lol