‘Don’t Say Gay’ Rules and Book Bans Might Have Felt Familiar in Medieval Europe, But Queer Themes in Literature Survived Nonetheless
I’ve been struck by the resonances between modern and medieval censorship of queer texts. Both have been shaped by a sort of “Don’t Say Gay” mindset: an assumption that even seeing or talking about LGBTQ+ themes poses a threat to children and society, regardless of how it’s done.