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The Long History of How Halloween Became “Gay Christmas” (www.them.us)

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[–] BearGun@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It did? I've never heard of this

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Did you read it? It's not saying Halloween is only for queen groups, it's saying queer groups flocked to Halloween celebrations in the way most people would picture Christmas fanfare.