The revolutionary era was one of surprising possibilities to express same-sex attraction and gender nonconformity. At the time, gender was widely understood not as an inner truth but as a social practice: something one did , not something one was .
By Jen ManionMarch 23, 20261 min read
The revolutionary era was one of surprising possibilities to express same-sex attraction and gender nonconformity. At the time, gender was widely understood not as an inner truth but as a social practice: something one did , not something one was . That understanding made gender surprisingly flexible. In a moment when LGBTQ+ people are again being told that they do not belong in the nation’s story, Revolutionary America offers a different lesson. (This essay is part of the FEMINIST 250: Founding Feminists series, marking the 250th anniversary of America by reclaiming the revolution through the women and gender-expansive people whose ideas, labor and resistance shaped U.S. democracy.) The post Queer Possibilities in Revolutionary America appeared first on Ms. Magazine .
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