I recently came across this article on the topic of children's book and their apparent "gay history." It discusses in detail the idea of simply including same-sex relationships (sometimes romantic) in children's stories, but also tangentially raises questions of identity with regards to history. I enjoyed it, and hope you all do too! Article below...
The Gay History of America’s Classic Children’s Books
Thank you for sharing!! I love research on Children's Literature so this was a cool perspective I hadn't heard before.
ReplyDeleteI read so many of these stories as a child and this article makes me want to go back and take a second look at them!
ReplyDeleteI loved this article! I actually was discussing this recently with my girlfriend, because she grew up with lesbian parents, and we actually discussed all the same-sex relationships in old stories that as kids we never noticed.
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