Lover - Taylor Swift Cover but it’s accompanied by vintage gay photography

Love has always found a way,
Even when it had to hide.
These pictures are a testament to love that the history books forgot to tell us existed. They were there. They served in our wars. They fought for our country. But most important, they lived. And now the world does not need to hide the fact that they did.

These pictures are taken from a 2,800-image collection curated by Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell and featured in their upcoming book, “LOVING — A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s.”

The earliest image in their collection dates to 1850, and the collection spans 100 years, including images from the Civil War and World War II. They come from all over the world and aren’t all traditional photographs — some are daguerreotypes, glass negatives, tintypes, cabinet cards, photo postcards and even photo strips.

“When deciding whether or not to acquire a photo or snapshot, we have a rule that we follow. We call it the 50/50 rule: we have to believe that it’s at least 50% likely that we’re looking at two men who are romantically involved. There are few 50/50 images in our collection and none in our book. What determines whether or not we’ll acquire a photo can sometimes be an embrace that leaves no doubt that the relationship exceeds friendship or fondness. When possible, though, there is one sure way to determine if a photo is “loving.” We look into their eyes. There is an unmistakable look that two people have when they are in love. You can’t manufacture it. And if you’re experiencing it, you can’t hide it.”

Reflecting on their collection in the book, Nini and Treadwell wrote, “Until this collection, we thought that the notion of us as a loving couple was ‘new.’ What we have learned from our collection is that we’re not new. We, and other couples like us, both male and female, are a continuation of a long line of loving couples who have probably existed since the beginning of time.”

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Thank you for this beautiful and heartfelt song tribute to our book, LOVING. We appreciate it very much. I would add heart imoges here but I don't know how:)