Queers Were Here Poetry_Gift_Guide Illustrated throughout with black-and-white art

Illustrated throughout with black-and-white art by the author

confront old secrets

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio combines sensitive reporting and powerful personal narratives to bring to light remarkable stories of resilience

a young black man accused of raping a white woman in a case that has brought the town's simmering racial tensions to a boil

But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods

Queers Were Here Poetry_Gift_Guide Illustrated throughout with black-and-white artIn the twenty first century, Canada has a reputation for being one of the most gay friendly nations on earth, a pioneer in legalizing same sex marriage and home to enormously popular Pride parades. Yet Canada was not always so hospitable to its gay and lesbian citizens. Homosexuality was only decriminalized in Canada in 1969 and remained socially stigmatized for many years. Queers Were Here will tell personal stories to illuminate the enormous social