Thursday, November 6, 2014
I do a lot of digging around on this just because I find it so interesting that a society that is just as sexually diverse as our own is labeled 'prude' because of its social debates on sexuality.
To be fair, I live in 21st century America, which actually is prude compared to a lot of other cultures, namely because we're having a lot of the same debates that the Victorians were having. Still. In 2014. I don't know, either. It's ridiculous.
Anyhow, here are some more resources on Victorian sexuality, one of my favorite things to read about:
- Sex and Sexuality in the 19th Century: The Victoria and Albert Museum
- Ten Books That Prove The Victorians Were Kinky (please read these oh my God read them it's so entertaining)
- The Trial of Boulton and Park (Boulton and Park were men who enjoyed wearing women's clothing in public and would flirt with men whilst doing so. They were tried for over a month with various things, but were acquitted of any crime or wrongdoing. Read the entire thing - it's very, very interesting.)
