St. Sukie De la Croix
Author
Publisher
The University of Wisconsin Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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"Chicago Whispers illuminates a colorful and vibrant record of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people who lived and loved in Chicago from the city's beginnings in the 1670s as a fur-trading post to the end of the 1960s. Journalist St. Sukie de la Croix, drawing on years of archival research and personal interviews, reclaims Chicago's LGBT past that had been forgotten, suppressed, or overlooked. Including here are Jane Addams, the pioneer...
Author
Publisher
Rattling Good Yarns Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
For centuries the voices of LGBTQ people have been silenced, unable to share their lives openly. The result has been widespread isolation, misunderstanding, and shame - often with dire consequences still felt today. "Tell Me About It" explores these lives and tells stories never fully shared. In "Tell Me About It," author/historians St Sukie de la Croix and Owen Keehnen asked a variety of individuals ten specific questions. Their frank, audacious,...