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Traces the history of various minority groups in the United States from the arrival of the first settlers to the war of 1812. Includes quotations from contemporary sources.

Traces the history of various minority groups in the United States during the early years of the twentieth century.

"More than 11 million adults, or 4.5 percent of the total US population, identify as LGBTQ. The LGBTQ community is not only large, it is diverse. It is comprised of people of varied ages, ethnicities, religions, and economic levels who identify with a particular sexual orientation or gender identity, and share similar struggles for acceptance"--

"In this . . . full-color graphic memoir, the author shares her process of undoing the effects of a patriarchal, colonial society on her self-image, her sexuality, and her concept of freedom. Reflecting on the ways in which oppression was the cause for her late bloom into queerness, we are invited to discover people and things in the author's life that helped shape and inform her LGBTQ identity. And we come to an understanding of her holistic definition...