Did you know that being Homo was illegal across large parts of Europe? How the hell did that happen, how long did it last, who was targeted, and what were the punishments and their consequences?
“All Those Criminal Queers” deep dive into state persecution and violence. It compiles and compares European laws, exposing the structures and actors behind this violent chapter of history and placing them in a broader historical context.
At the same time, it asks something just as urgent: where did persecuted queer people go while fleeing repression? Where were these queer oases? What happened in places like Sitges, Lesvos, Mykonos, or Berlin that allowed them to become spaces of refuge?
This publication comes as a digital edition accompanied by a screen-printed poster. It is the first release by Calmino Editions.