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Persecution of Women in Same-Sex Relationships
The notion that all women were persecuted for being in relationships with other women is simply untrue. The women who did not attempt to look masculine or take on a male role would usually come out unscathed in same-sex relationships, … Continue reading
Female Transvestism and the Utilization of Class Privilege
In the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, those who had lesbian sex were not especially persecuted. However, women who both engaged in lesbian sex and rejected all other aspects of their roles as females suffered from persecution, namely those from lower … Continue reading
