Document Type
Video
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
In 1908, early gay rights advocate Edward Prime-Stevenson catalogued a collection of books from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that he described as "homosexual" juvenile fiction--what might be the first such attempt to compile a list of gay children's literature in English. Most of the books he referenced received positive reviews at the time of their publication and evaded censors despite their often overt descriptions of same-sex love and companionship. This presentation will discuss some of the works from Stevenson's list and will consider how they might continue to find relevance and appeal to today's young people amidst recent efforts to challenge and ban contemporary gay children's books in school and public libraries.
Recommended Citation
Tribunella, Eric, "Evading the Censors: Gay Children's Literature from the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century" (2024). 2024 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Prerecorded Sessions. 14.
https://aquila.usm.edu/cbf24_prerecorded/14
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NOTE: The audio accompanying the presentation is embedded within the individual slides.