I saw the cover of this book and immediately thought, “Are they really saying Gandhi was gay?” After reading the chapter, I know it’s more likely that he is bisexual. It was very well researched, and I’m very interested in reading the other chapters. I’m part of the LGBTQ+ community and out of the folks that are listed as being discussed in the book, I had only heard the rumors about Eleanor Roosevelt. I’m curious to see more than just the one chapter.

As the mother of a queer kid, I love the premise of this book.

While my kid has enjoyed finding various anecdotal evidence on the internet about historical figures being not as heteronormative as history assumes by default, having primary source material along with context will be a good lesson in assessing the reliability of information.

I think it's fair to say that this sneak-peak really left me surprised. I was not expecting that, to be honest. But it was interesting to know. Ghandi is such an impressive figure, even now, so I think it's also great for the LGBTQIA-community to know that he was not just fighting for freedom, also a part of us as well. I am hoping to be able to find out more about the other characters this book is featuring soon!

Preview received in exchange for review by Netgalley.

Beware. This is only a chapter. Unfortunately the author nor editors state this. Should be labeled as a sample. It gives just enough of a glimpse to get you interested.

This is a preview, so I only got to read about Gandhi. I think if the rest of the book is like this, I would enjoy it very much.