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But as they venture deeper into the Appalachian backwoods

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio combines sensitive reporting and powerful personal narratives to bring to light remarkable stories of resilience

Then we die

a young black man accused of raping a white woman in a case that has brought the town's simmering racial tensions to a boil

Queers Were Here Poetry_Gift_Guide But as they venture deeperIn the twenty first century, Canada has a reputation for being one of the most gay friendly nations on earth, a pioneer in legalizing same sex marriage and home to enormously popular Pride parades. Yet Canada was not always so hospitable to its gay and lesbian citizens. Homosexuality was only decriminalized in Canada in 1969 and remained socially stigmatized for many years. Queers Were Here will tell personal stories to illuminate the enormous social