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AFriendofOrder t1_j6asxpu wrote

Reply to comment by alaskawolfjoe in Dickens' David Copperfield: Were men more affectionate with each other in the 18th century? by angelojann

>Even "heterosexuality" was defined as an abnormal attraction to people of the opposite sex up until the 1920s

That's very interesting. Would you have any reccos for books on the history of terminology relating to sexuality, orientation, etc.?

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alaskawolfjoe t1_j6cx7ui wrote

It has been awhile since I did research on this so it is a bit of a blur, but in the 90s and 00s a lot of books came out on gay history and gay people in the 19th century. They all will discuss this.

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