GayLivesgivesavoicetomorethaneightypeoplefromallovertheworldandfromallwalksoflife.ItisafascinatingportraitofLGBTQ+peoplethroughouttime,whoseliveshaveinfluencedsocietyatlarge,aswellastoday’svariedLGBTQ+culture.Itincludespoetsandphilosophers,rulersandspies,activistsandartists.AlongsidesuchcelebratedfiguresasMichelangelo,FredericktheGreat,andHarveyMilkarelesser-knownbutnolesssurprisingindividuals:DongXianandtheChineseemperorAi,whosepassionflourishedinthefirstcenturyBCE;theunfortunateRobertDeP矇ronne,burnedatthestakeforsodomy;KatharinePhilips,writingprotolesbianpoetryinseventeenth-centuryEngland;andAimeeandJaguar,whoselovedefiedthedeathcampsofwartimeGermany.Oftencolorful,sometimestragic,butallinsomewayextraordinary,theselifestoriesreflect,andhavehelpedshape,contemporaryattitudestowardsame-sexintimacy.GayLiveswillentertain,givepauseforthought,andcelebratethediversityofhumanhistory.
