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Episode notes
- A Short History of Queerness in The New York
- This book takes place in 1960 in NYC so for some cultural and Queer context for this I thought I would just share a brief overview of Queer history.
- Before colonization from white Europeans many indigenous tribes had a very different view of Queerness and homosexuality. The area that would become New Amsterdam and later NYC was predominantly Lenape who had very accepting views of gender expansiveness or who someone could love.
- From 1600-1799 homosexuality could be punished by flogging, being dunked in the Hudson River as well as the death penalty.
- During the 19th century, the NYC legislature had various levels of sodomy attempting to prevent sexual violence or violence to children. Please know that this was the intention but let’s all give it a very skeptical eye. ...
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Historical RomanceRomanceBooksCat SebastianLGBTQIA+