Wide-Open Desert: A Queer History of New Mexico Holiday pestilence

pestilence

as Caroline Dodds Pennock conclusively shows in this groundbreaking book

from the bustling cities of Mexico City and Guadalajara to the dusty streets of Oaxaca and Guanajuato

and Angels: South American Paintings 1600–1825 from the Thoma Collection

and passage in her works underscores a possibility for change

Wide-Open Desert: A Queer History of New Mexico Holiday pestilenceThroughout the twentieth century, New Mexico's LGBTQ+ residents inhabited a wide spectrum of spaces, from Santa Fe's nascent bohemian art scene to the secretive military developments at Los Alamos. Shifting focus away from the urban gay meccas that many out queer people called home, Wide Open Desert brings to life a vibrant milieu of two spirit, Chicana lesbian, and white queer cultural producers in the heart of the US Southwest. Jordan Biro Walters