The book, Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s (5 Continents Editions), is available online. When we see them as connected, we feel more whole, and that’s what love is about for many of us anyway. Seeing ourselves in the past is as much about being certain of our present and, dare I say, our future. What do images of men in love during a time when it was illegal tell us? What are we looking for in the faces of these people who dared to challenge the mores of their time to seek solace together? Flipping through the book, it wasn’t that I felt that I learned a great deal about being LGBTQ, but what gave me comfort was the feeling that we’re not going anywhere. While the majority of the images hail from the United States and are of predominantly white men, there are images from Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Japan, Latvia, and the United Kingdom among the cache.
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The collection belongs to Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell, a married couple who has accumulated over 2,800 photographs of “men in love” during the course of two decades. In Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s–1950s, hundreds of images tell the story of love and affection between men, with some clearly in love and others hinting at more than just friendship. Hunter” (image courtesy of the Nini-Treadwell Collection © “Loving” by 5 Continents Editions)Ī beautiful group of photographs that spans a century (1850–1950) is part of a new book that offers a visual glimpse of what life may have been like for those men, who went against the law to find love in one another’s arms. As an American gay man living in China for 8 years, and Thailand for 5 years, I assure you that gay life is not as peaches and cream as you want it to be.Postcard, circa 1910, 90 x 141 mm, note on front: “E. You sweep in, enjoy the surface gratifications that present themselves in designated gay hotspots, but fail to look at the subsurface of what it does to families and society outside of the gay streets and bar areas of a community. Your comment about where it is best to party and travel. Your commentary in this article is from the viewpoint of a gay traveler, not invested in these societies and cultures. It can take decades for a society to become prepared. Just look at what happens when western nations, such as America or the UK "colonize" other nations. It is one thing to ensure that the minorities have equality and acceptance, but to push that acceptance on societies not prepared for such drastic and quick change is harmful. Sure, it is great for the minorities of gays in the country, but at what cost to the remainder of societies. This is especially true in places where LGBTQ progress has been made. Bi-sexual thinking is also more of a norm, as sex is a form of entertainment and relief from the daily dredges of life in these poorer nations.Īs western influences and liberal ideologies get introduced and accepted into these countries, they breakdown the fabric of the societies and are causing more harm to the general populous than actually doing good.
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It is culturally expected for them to have children and families, so as to not be a burden on society. This is why you will find many "gays" in these countries marrying the opposing gender. Without that conservative society norm, the elderly would be forgotten and thrown away. While you may condemn the "conservative" view in some of these countries, it is a necessity. Parents spend their lives giving and supporting their children, with the concept that the children will repay at the end of a person's life. That is the responsibility of the children of a family. For instance, many countries do not rely on retirement funds and social programs to take care of the elderly. On that same note, the family is much more important, as well as the progression through age. Even the concept of "love" and "relationship" is different. It should be noted that many Asians, regardless of country, view sexuality much differently than a western gay would.