Days of Love is a massive undertaking, a 700-page non-fiction book that features more than 500 LGBT couples throughout history. Presented in a generally chronological order, couples from history include:
-- Religious figures: Jean, bishop of Orleans & Raoul II, Archbishop of Tours (1086 to 1117)
-- Early American colonists: Mary Vincent Hammon & Sarah White Norman (1633 to 1654)
-- Authors and philosophers: Fanny Blood & Mary Wollstonecraft (1775 to 1785)
-- Politicians and lawyers: Abraham ...
Days of Love is a massive undertaking, a 700-page non-fiction book that features more than 500 LGBT couples throughout history. Presented in a generally chronological order, couples from history include:
-- Religious figures: Jean, bishop of Orleans & Raoul II, Archbishop of Tours (1086 to 1117)
-- Early American colonists: Mary Vincent Hammon & Sarah White Norman (1633 to 1654)
-- Authors and philosophers: Fanny Blood & Mary Wollstonecraft (1775 to 1785)
-- Politicians and lawyers: Abraham Lincoln & Joshua Fry Speed (1837 to 1865)
-- Arts and the theater: Louise Abbema & Sarah Bernhardt (1875 to 1923)
Each couple is given a postcard style description and picture. The individual stories range from historically interesting to politically important to whimsically charming. The many pages of acknowledgement of lesbian and gay couples from every station in life build to a powerful acknowledgement of love and partnership.
Six modern couples from Days of Love: Celebrating LGBT History One Story at a Time will appear with Elisa to celebrate their appearance in the book and their ongoing relationships:
Charles Silverstein (author) who is featured in the book with his late partner William Bory -- together 20 years
Christopher Bram (author) + Draper Shreeve (filmmaker) -- together 36 years
Jeffrey Costello & Robert Tagliapietra (creators of our favorite fashion house: Costello Tagliapietra) -- together 21 years
Fay Jacobs (author and journalist) + Bonnie Quesenberry (dental-medical laboratory administrator) -- together 33 years
Ulysses Dietz (museum curator and author) + Gary Berger (software engineer) -- together 40 years
Vincent Virga (novelist) & James McCourt (novelist) -- together 50 years
Elisa Rolle lives in Italy where she reviews books and writes articles. She is the originator of the annual online Rainbow Awards. See www.reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/ for more information about Elisa.
