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Pirate Legends: Matelotage and Mavericks – Celebrating LGBTQ+ History

Posted on February 27, 2023 by readinghistory

On 28 December 1720, a court was convened in Spanish Town, Jamaica, whose audience bore witness to one of the Golden Age of Piracy’s penultimate acts of defiance. The final verdict decreed that the prisoners: ‘go from hence to the … Continue reading →

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Pride: Representing LGSM in Cinema, by Amy Longmuir

Posted on February 13, 2023 by readinghistory

After winning the Queer Palm award at the Cannes film festival, Pride (2014) grossed over £3.5million at the UK box office in its first month.[i] With such a reception, it was inevitable that Pride would come to be a widely … Continue reading →

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