Tag Archives: gayhistory

The indiffrence towards the different

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Kyle

Gay society to the people in 1890-1940 was more than a cultural enclave, it was a spectacle. Largely contained to the larger cities of the united states gay men and women coalesced into a united front in many ways. Not … Continue reading →

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The Gender of Sexuality

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Kyle

The link between sexuality and gender has existed for thousands of years, throughout the world of antiquity the idea of one’s attraction to another has been rooted in gender identity, however it wasn’t until the early 1900s that the idea … Continue reading →

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All Roads Lead To Rome

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Kyle

The people of the Victorian era were a group that lived in an exciting time of social development, with psychology emerging and new schools of thoughts being born from Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Thomas Brown amongst others. However, the … Continue reading →

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Same Fears New Name

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Kyle

Craig A. Williams uses his book Roman Sexuality, to explain the cultural nuances of Roman sexual, including same sex, desire. Throughout his analytical look at the cultural practices of the ancient Romans, one particular name seems to stick out, Cinadeus. … Continue reading →

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Is There a Gay History?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Abby R

Debates around sexuality continue to be pondered throughout the professional world. There have been essays written that argue about how sexuality and sexual orientation have started. Have sexual orientation categories always been present? One side, the realists, believe that there … Continue reading →

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