The Renaissance of Lesbianism in Early Modern England

Obscenity and Censorship in the Reign of Henri III

“…Despite his discreet censoring, his leisurely musings on lesbians are those of one who insists he is "not their censurer," 126 but one prepared to look at their 121 Once regarded as little more than unedifying gossip, Les Dames galantes is now increasingly mined by scholars for historically significant reflection on the lives of leading courtiers, and for its many insights into early modern aristocratic sexuality. See Butterworth, 2016;Polachek;Traub;LaGuardia, 2008;Lazard. 122 Brantôme, 189: "fricatrices, ou qui font la friquarelle en mestier de donne con donne." 123 LaGuardia, 2008, 220-22.…”

Diversity in Human Sexuality: Implications for Policy in Africa

“…As outlined in Section 1, same-sex attraction and behaviour/acts have been recorded in all societies with a written history --and in many societies through oral tradition (Halperin, 2000;Herdt, 1997). Over the millennia, different societies have taken diverse stances, ranging from outright acceptance, to acceptance with some forms of regulation, to indifference, to punishing and outlawing same-sex behaviour (Boswell, 2005;Greenberg, 1988;Herdt, 1997;Traub, 2001;Wozniak, 2010).…”

Sex Education and the Great War Soldier: A Queer Analysis of the Practice of “Hetero” Sex

“…so utterly alien that we will find nothing usable in its fragmentary traces"; a search, that is to say, articulated within an economy of similarity and difference that sustains rather than undermines the workings of identity and identification. 12 With a focus on regulation and policing, Houlbrook's "queer" signifies "all erotic and affective interactions between men and all men who engaged in such interactions," demonstrating subtle use of queer-and feminist-theory to historicize "sexual difference and 'normality'" and the social formations of friendships and sexual desires between men. 13 Houlbrook calls time on earlier accounts of the sexual past as hidden or "emerging from the shadows," a view shared, more recently, by Richard Hornsey, who considers the "new experiences of queer self-creation .…”