Jacobson’s portrayal of lesbianism in the 1940’s...does not feel safely settled in the past. aleagueoftheirown queercinema LGBTQRights lesbiantv
I love a good queer period drama. Carol is my favorite Christmas movie. Gentleman Jack sent me on a deep dive through the Anne Lister Diaries on Audible. I’ll even go for a screening of If These Walls Could Talk 2. The stomach-twisting stress of the closet of generations past usually leaves me with an affirming sense of relief. My queer family can move through the world not only safely, but seen.
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The books defied a new state law–House Bill 1775, a new law banning critical race theory in the state. Thinking about the transformative impact these writers had on me at 17, it hit me: Jacobson’s portrayal of lesbianism in the 1940’s – the weight of the closet, unrequited and forbidden love, and general demonization of one’s personhood, does not feel safely settled in the past.
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