This Week in Queer History
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“The world is before you and you need not wait for the law to name you.” Kinsey Report on Male Sexuality, June 3 📬 Get queer history in your inbox every week thisweekinqueerhistory.com/subscribe #QueerHistory #LGBTHistory
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