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The indiffrence towards the different

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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Why Passionate Relationships Between Women were Encouraged

In Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present by Lillian Faderman, Faderman brings up the idea of romantic friendships between females, which demonstrate that the social world encouraged passionate relationships … Continue reading

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Pederasty: The Raising of Real Men

  In Andrew Lear and Eva Cantarella’s book, Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty: Boys were their gods, Lear and Cantarella expressed their belief that pederasty mirrored “coming of age” initiation ceremonies previously used by tribal groups (Lear and Cantarella 2008, … Continue reading

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