Kit Van Cleave

Kit Van Cleave is a regular contributor to OutSmart Magazine.

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Kit Van CleaveJanuary 1, 2015
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Paying More than Asked

‘The Paying Guests’ by Sarah Waters
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Kit Van CleaveDecember 1, 2014
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Not Just for Teachers

‘Understanding and Teaching U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History’
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Kit Van CleaveNovember 1, 2014
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A bio of the gorgeous Barbra Streisand

Without question, a diva.
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Kit Van CleaveOctober 1, 2014
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Subtexts of Voguing

‘Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene’
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Kit Van CleaveSeptember 1, 2014
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‘The Up Stairs Lounge Arson’ and ‘Let the Faggots Burn’

On June 24, 1973, the deadliest fire in New Orleans history occurred, inside the Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in the French Quarter.
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Kit Van CleaveAugust 1, 2014
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‘Best Gay Stories 2014’

Are these the best?
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Kit Van CleaveJuly 1, 2014
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Ah, Paris in the 1920s!

‘Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932’ by Francine Prose
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Kit Van CleaveJune 1, 2014
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Ideas Still Matter

‘In a New Century: Essays on Queer History, Politics, and Community Life.’
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Kit Van CleaveMay 1, 2014
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Looking Back at the Past

Wearing pants became a way for women to revolt against the über-masculinization of a gender-conformist society. Kennedy and Davis suggest that the butch figure was an early revolutionary activist for…
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Kit Van CleaveApril 1, 2014
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The Future of Gay Rights in the U.S.

‘Why Europe Is Lesbian and Gay Friendly (And Why America Never Will Be)’
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