As we celebrate growing social acceptability and the increasing introduction same-sex marriage, we are reminded that many people past and present paved the way for our civil rights, not the least of which is the right to love whoever we want. What comes across is an alternative cultural history of LGBT people. Clarke had a 13-year partnership with a male Sri Lankan teenager, and they are buried together? This is only a fraction of the fascinating facts that you can discover. For example, did you know that Sir Isaac Newton, who laid the foundation for modern physics, may have had a relationship with a Swiss mathematician, Nicolas Fatio de Duillier? That the British author of 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C.
Days of Love is also a great source of LGBT trivia and stories that have all-too-often been written out of history. Many of the contemporary couples share their stories on how they met and fell in love, as well as photos from when they married or of the families they have started together. Packed full of beautiful photos and illustrations it lovingly features the personal stories of LGBT couples from the dawn of history to the present day.
Days of Love, created and edited by Elisa Rolle, makes inspiring reading and lays to rest the myth that LGBT couples are not capable of sustaining life-long relationships. A new book chronicling 2,000 years of same-sex love stories, from Alexander the Great to the latest Literary Award winner.
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