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Intimate portraits of queer people MaryV Benoit talks about photographing the secure and sacred queer spaces of a community under attack In a hostile world, where it may possibly be dangerous to simply exist as yourself, queer spaces have long been havens of safety, freedom and self-expression without judgment; places where people may be who they're without limits. These sacred spaces may be present in many forms, from early Twentieth-century Mafia-protected Greenwich Village bars like Provincetown Landing and The Swing Rendezvous, to the ballrooms of Harlem and Harvey Milk’s camera store in San Francisco. Sometimes, probably the most private sanctuary is the bedroom. It’s on this space that MaryV Benoit photographed Colorado’s binder-wearing community for her recent collaboration with queer wellness brand For...