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12022-08-11T12:00:28-07:00Margaret Dahlstromb09d7a6d81572eb5143ab94775de79a428d832d6408034plain2022-08-17T09:03:10-07:00Margaret Dahlstromb09d7a6d81572eb5143ab94775de79a428d832d6Queerness has always existed as a fundamental component of life and society around the world, for much of history it was just accepted that queer people existed and sometimes they were even seen as exalted figures in communities. With the rise of colonialism however much of that was wiped away and puritanical Christian norms were instead imposed on non-western civilizations. The research presented on this site explains queerness through the lens of American history as a result of both the author's bias as an American and the availability of resources given America's large and vocal queer community. Below are some comics that feature analysis on what it means to be queer in places that aren't the U.S.