Marie Antoinette’s image and character was weaponised by her opponents through lurid tales and pornographic pamphlets. Years later, these rumours became coded language for same-sex desire between women (noted by 19th century diarist and lesbian icon Anne Lister). This Friday Late to celebrates the lesbian-coded history and symbolism of Marie Antoinette, co-curated with the queer art-rave collective Riposte.
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