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 135
... Sexual intercourse excited perverse images in which the husband ( who resembled the sister ) appeared as another sister . Under these images the patient endured and even enjoyed sexual intercourse and conceived a languid liking for her ...
... Sexual intercourse excited perverse images in which the husband ( who resembled the sister ) appeared as another sister . Under these images the patient endured and even enjoyed sexual intercourse and conceived a languid liking for her ...
Page 246
... sexual superstition , and practical medical advice , its combination of a traditional puritanism with what must have struck its readers as a titillating sexual explicitness . But its eccentricities are probably no greater than many ...
... sexual superstition , and practical medical advice , its combination of a traditional puritanism with what must have struck its readers as a titillating sexual explicitness . But its eccentricities are probably no greater than many ...
Page 548
... sexual and affectional life history of an American Lesbian . Born in 1864 and growing up in rural New England , Casal's book presents a rarely heard early Lesbian voice detailing her own history - from just after the Civil War through ...
... sexual and affectional life history of an American Lesbian . Born in 1864 and growing up in rural New England , Casal's book presents a rarely heard early Lesbian voice detailing her own history - from just after the Civil War through ...
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