Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. : A DocumentaryThis book is a collection of documents relating to the treatment of gay men and lesbians in America's history. Each section includes an introduction by the compiler. |
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Page 27
... fact , viz . THAT BOYS ARE PROSTITUTED TO THE LUST OF OLD CONVICTS . I am aware , that the mere suggestion of this ... facts . I have seen boys in Prison , of a very tender age , who had no natural deformity , who were among the most ...
... fact , viz . THAT BOYS ARE PROSTITUTED TO THE LUST OF OLD CONVICTS . I am aware , that the mere suggestion of this ... facts . I have seen boys in Prison , of a very tender age , who had no natural deformity , who were among the most ...
Page 357
... fact appears to me proved . The explanation of it I cannot give , & I do not expect it to be given yet . Sex has been unaccountably neglected . Its physiological & psychological relations even in the connection between man & woman are ...
... fact appears to me proved . The explanation of it I cannot give , & I do not expect it to be given yet . Sex has been unaccountably neglected . Its physiological & psychological relations even in the connection between man & woman are ...
Page 396
... fact , when the German Reichstag Committee , chosen to revise the German Penal Code , voted , the socialists and communists outvoted the na- tionalist and clerical party , and brought about the repeal of the notorious para- graph 175 ...
... fact , when the German Reichstag Committee , chosen to revise the German Penal Code , voted , the socialists and communists outvoted the na- tionalist and clerical party , and brought about the repeal of the notorious para- graph 175 ...
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