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On Bodies, Freedom and Change, with Olivia Laing

The Shakespeare and Company Interview

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What Is Sexuality?

sexuality was almost weaponized by opponents of other movements, whether that be a women's liberation or the civil rights movement. And so you had people like rike, who was, ofvi, we talked about a sort of spoke about this sexual revolution. Refused to treat allan ginsburg because of his sexuality. We talk a lot about the mccarthyite witch hunts. One thing, and again, confess a little embarrassment for not having known about, was executive order er ten four 50 about the sort of low barring homosexual sort what quotes as sex perverts from federal employment. Ther as this whole kind of gay witch hunt which took place, and which has not assumed its place

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