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L as in lesbian, love and literature

WOMEN: Lesbians are the heroes of Diana Souham's book. It is about the development of French modernism. Lesbian women in the early 1900th century were interested in developing, contributing to, and supporting literary modernism in an attempt to break with patriarchy. Paris was like an asylum for sexual refugees.
Marianne Solberg -

When Foucault took acid in the desert

LSD: How did Foucault's own experiences color his political thinking? And do psychedelics help with anxiety, depression and addiction?
Emma Bakkevik -

The working class is desperately trying to defend its dignity 

French sociologist Didier Eribon's book on growing up as a gay working class child became a bestseller in Germany last year. Now Return to Reims has been staged by theater director Thomas Ostermeier.
Hans-Georg Kohler -

Stories from the lesbian underground scene

Leilah Weinraub's Shakedown is a fascinating glimpse into the world of African-American lesbian clubs and strip shows.
Nick Holdsworth -

To whom it May concern

It is 75 years since the Jews were deported from Vippetangen in Oslo. Can history repeat itself? Yes, author Arnold Jacoby said. 
tovetove@nytid.no -

Nationalism in rainbow colors 

Western right-wing populists have become more gay-friendly in recent years, and tolerance and equality are becoming a new line of conflict. 
reidar.jessen@gmail.com -

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