Recs if you like Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness...

Different kinds of non-fiction books about gender, feminism, and related topics. People like black women or neurodivergent women are twice or more marginalised, and often it's not clear whether treatment was due to (for example) skin colour or perceived gender, so I'll add some books about other kinds of marginalisation as well. I haven't read all books (yet); if one is problematic, please tell me so in a comment!

... or pop culture leaning.

Name-calling and insults you might hear on the playground and beyond...

Anything can be an insult if you believe it! My kid brother used to get in trouble for calling us "you...you BEAN" with all the spite his little preschool self could manage 🥹

Nonfiction on critical theory + political history of art & craft.

SISTER LISTS: When Artists Go to Work | You Should Start a Zine | Opting Out of Fast Fashion

(In progress)

A selection of texts exploring queerness during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Titles include historical analyses as well as memoirs and biographies of key queer figures during the era.

Recs always welcome!

history / theory books i have on my tbr!!

Nonfiction books about LGBTQ+ topics because history cannot be erased, no matter how hard some try.