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A global account of gay history, illustrating the commonality of lust and love from Theocritus to "Queer As Folk".
Synopsis
Presents a global account of gay history. From Theocritus verses to Queer as Folk, from the berdaches of North America to the boy-wives of Aboriginal Australia, this book illustrates both the commonality of love and lust, and the various ways in which such desires have been constructed through the ages.