tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post8139142835537321160..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Hiding Between The Pages of a BookDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-56676594127172628992013-10-26T23:06:27.550-04:002013-10-26T23:06:27.550-04:00I enjoy your blog for so many reasons: diversity;...I enjoy your blog for so many reasons: diversity; understanding; education; heart warming accounts; windows into your life - and those that touch it. Yet one aspect that constantly delights me is your writing. This phrase caught me today and I returned for seconds: "Even the words she chooses when describing him have letters big enough for him to hide his heart behind." Thank you for crafting so carefully and gifting us with your efforts.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51779228012421173132013-10-26T18:33:04.331-04:002013-10-26T18:33:04.331-04:00I think your point is really important. But I'...I think your point is really important. But I'm not sure all of your assumptions are correct. <br /><br />The 1920s in Europe were not a bad time for gays. (I don't know about Norway in particular.) Sexual liberation flourished across Europe in the 1920s.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/History-Homosexuality-Europe-Berlin-1919-1939/dp/0875862527 <br /><br />And medieval Europe was not necessarily anti-gay, either. I can't vouch for the accuracy of this website, but it represents my understanding of attitudes in medieval Europe (and this is about Scandinavia in particular).<br /><br />http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/gayvik.shtml<br /><br />It's so easy to view history as a trajectory of progress in all areas, when in fact, some aspects of life may have been quite a bit more "progressive" few decades - or centuries - ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-10479877118992384672013-10-26T08:48:33.172-04:002013-10-26T08:48:33.172-04:00Thanks Feminist Avatar, I've changed the post ...Thanks Feminist Avatar, I've changed the post to be more accurate. Thanks for the link.Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-82866921807869802862013-10-26T08:15:55.554-04:002013-10-26T08:15:55.554-04:00This is a lovely post but it reminds me that even ...This is a lovely post but it reminds me that even today, there are many places where people must still hide in their deep closets.CathyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560546914317938570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-66437397569143758422013-10-26T07:53:21.718-04:002013-10-26T07:53:21.718-04:00Women certainly did write books in the 1920s and 3...Women certainly did write books in the 1920s and 30s- they made up a higher percentage of the bestseller list than they do today! http://www.literaryladiesguide.com/literary-musings/best-selling-women-the-1930s/Feminist Avatarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03364456372396228106noreply@blogger.com