"Absolutely. There’s often an initial skepticism because of internalized queerphobia that makes me first think “No, they couldn’t have been.” Then when I find out they could have been, there’s an anger at the society that kept this information from me. Then comes the excitement – “Yes! I’m so lucky this person is in my family!” And inspiration – “If they can do that, then I can do something amazing, too."
- Sarah Prager on whether it was revelatory to discover that historical figures like Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt were queer while researching for her book QUEER, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE: 23 PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD. Read the full Q&A over here!

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