This book is dedicated to all the LGBTQ+ people in history who have fought and struggled, at first to remain hidden, and then to be seen and heard.

Special thanks to all my family, and to my friends who are my chosen family, and all my readers. Thank you!!!

And as always, thanks and all my love to my husband, Alan, the key to my lock.

Finally, thanks also to Jerry Wheeler, my editor with the most-est, and everyone at Bold Strokes Books who have helped me so much, especially Radclyffe, Carsen, Sandy, Cindy, Ruth, Stacia, and Sheri.