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one filled with laughs and heartache

in trying to save her career

the Parisian artist Sophie Calle

this is a joy to read—and finally

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History Sports_Gift_Guide one filled with laughs andThese "very funny deep dives into the lives of the most dastardly queer people in history" offer a passionate argument for rethinking gay politics beyond identity (Vogue). What can we learn from the homosexual villains, failures, and baddies of our past? We all remember Oscar Wilde, but who speaks for Bosie? What about those 'bad gays' whose unexemplary lives reveal more than we might expect? Many popular histories seek to establish homosexual heroes,