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Activists Strive To Make Southern Queer History Visible


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The everyday lives of activists and community members in Western North Carolina didn’t make it into the history books. A UNC Asheville professor is launching a project to bring to light the untold queer stories in our region. Here’s more on the project - and how it’s a part of a larger preservation effort across the Southeast. Queer history is presented as a narrow space, says Josh Burford. It’s mostly just for the urban, white, wealthy and able-bodied. Burford wants to change that perception in
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