Queer Colonials: Early Gays of the USA | QUEER HISTORY

Welcome to Queer History! Open for more!! Today we dive into the queer colonial history of the Americas. Why did Europeans insist on heteronormativity? How did criminalizing race lead to criminalizing gender and sexuality? Why are there so many cool historical gay people we don't hear about? Keep watching to find out :) Where to find me: Instagram: @homosaxual TikTok: @bridgetgrenier Email me: [email protected] Want to give financial support? Venmo: @bridget-grenier Cash App: $bridgetgrenier15 Sources for this video: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10... Timestamps: Introduction 0:00-1:53 White People Are Bad 1:54-3:46 Indigenous Progressiveness 3:47-6:45 Puritans and the 1600s 6:46-18:49 Culture Shift and the 1700s 18:50-19:39 Race and Sexuality 19:40-22:10 Enlightenment Era 22:11-24:20 Gender Roles in the Americas 24:21-28:21 Revolutionary War 28:22-31:07 Deborah Sampson 31:08-33:45 "Just Friends" 33:46-35:58 Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington 35:59-39:58 Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens 39:59-41:40 Daniel Webster and James Hervey Bingham 41:41-46:11 Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake 46:12-52:14 Peace Out 52:15-52:54