Queer Enlightenments East Asian and a woman who decides

and a woman who decides to forget a past of abuse and addiction by becoming a surrogate mother—allowing author Vestal McIntyre to expose small-town America in all its beauty and treachery

violence and sensuality

Despite the signs that warn Rauli to repress and fear what he is

But her talent has not gone unnoticed

Queer Enlightenments East Asian and a woman who decidesBy: Anthony Delaney A ground breaking history delivered in a refreshing new voice, Queer Enlightenments details eleven overlooked stories of eighteenth century queer people who lived extraordinary lives of resistance and joy Queer people have always existed. In an era when this basic truth faces undue scrutiny, here is a dazzling work of restorative history that reveals the hard won lives of those who dared to break the mold in the long eighteenth