Books

8 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Intermediate Types among Primitive Folk Intermediate Types among Primitive Folk Edward Carpenter Intermediate Types among Primitive Folk expands on Carpenter’s idea of the Intermediate type; a person of mixed sexes such as a feminine body with a masculine mind or vice versa. Originally published… OL1041136W
The origins and role of same-sex relations in human societies The origins and role of same-sex relations in human societies James Neill,James Neill "In this work, the author challenges what some call the "heterosexual myth," arguing that human sexuality is not as absolute as prevalent thought suggests. Drawing on historic and current data, the b… OL11977635W
Obama and the gays Obama and the gays Tracy Baim "Presents a clear, lively, in-depth review of Barack Obama's policies on gay issues, from the early days of his political career through his meteoric rise to prominence-- all in the context of the po… OL16307700W
Homoeroticism in Imperial China Homoeroticism in Imperial China Mark Stevenson,Cuncun Wu "Bringing together over sixty pre-modern Chinese primary sources on same-sex desire in English translation, Homoeroticism in Imperial China is an important addition to the growing field of the compar… OL16688620W
A Little Gay History A Little Gay History R. B. Parkinson When was the first chat line between men established? Who was the first "lesbian"? Were ancient Greek men who had sex with each other necessarily "gay," and what did Shakespeare think about crossdres… OL19665268W
Man to man Man to man Mark Masterson "In an analysis that promises to be controversial, Man to Man: Desire, Homosociality, and Authority in Late-Roman Manhood surveys the presence of same-sex desire between men in the later Roman empire… OL19990783W
Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe John Boswell From Wikipedia: Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe is a historical study written by American historian John Boswell and first published by Villard Books in 1994. Then a professor at Yale University… OL258187W
The Evening Crowd at Kirmser's The Evening Crowd at Kirmser's Ricardo J. Brown It is often difficult to imagine gay gathering places in the decades before the Stonewall riots of the 1960s, and nearly impossible to think of such communities outside the nation's largest cities. Y… OL8530974W