This exhibition explores the history of the term homosexual. Museums are afraid to show it

Get the Full StoryThe First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity is on view now at Chicago s Wrightwood 659. Countless other museums have rejected the show.

A new art exhibition in Chicago uses more than 300 works of art to trace the historical origins of the word homosexual, mapping how it s shaped our modern perception of queer identity. According to its lead curator, museums around the world have refused to show the exhibition due to the current political climate even when it s offered to them for free.

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