Description

Drift off to sleep with the powerful story of Marion Palfi, a documentary photographer who risked everything to capture images of hidden LGBTQ+ communities in 1940s-50s America.

In this soothing bedtime story, discover how Marion, a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany, used her camera to document the "Invisible in America." Learn about her groundbreaking photographs of lesbian bars, gay male gatherings, and queer communities at a time when homosexuality was illegal and being photographed could mean arrest. Her rare images of butch/femme culture, underground parties, and everyday queer joy are now precious historical treasures proving our ancestors existed, thrived, and built community even in the darkest times.

This is LGBTQ+ visual history that was nearly lost, the story of a compassionate ally who preserved our past for future generations.

🌙 Perfect for: LGBTQ+ history education, queer archival history, photography lovers, bedtime relaxation, insomnia relief

📚 What you'll learn:

• Marion's rare photographs of 1950s lesbian bar culture
• The danger of documenting queer lives when it was illegal
• How she captured butch/femme dynamics and gay male communities
• Her "Invisible in America" project documenting marginalized lives
• Why positive images of LGBTQ+ people from this era are so rare
• The importance of allies preserving queer history
• How photography became resistance against erasure

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