Legacies of Love

the long version

Society consistently reinforces the false assumptions and negative stereotypes that gays and lesbians are incapable of love. Legacies of Love: A Heritage of Queer Bonding shatters this myth by presenting true stories of famous queer love relationships around the world and throughout history. This encyclopedic book explores same-sex love affairs of the famous such as Oscar Wilde, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Rita Mae Brown, Martina Navratilova, Leonardo da Vinci, Alexander the Great, Freddie Mercury, Lawrence of Arabia, and Danny Kaye. Sexologist and psychotherapist author Winston Wilde examines human bonding patterns using revealing factual case studies of famous same-sex relationships.