Masculinity and Male Homosexuality in Britain, 1861-1913

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"This important book is part of a new generation of historical research that challenges prevailing arguments for the medical and legal construction of homosexual identities in late nineteenth century Britain. Sean Brady demonstrates that British society could not tolerate the discussion necessary to form medical or legal concepts of 'the homosexual'. The development of masculinity as a social status is examined, for its influence in shaping societal attitudes towards sex and sexuality between men and fostering resistance to any kind of recognition of these phenomena. Imperatives to bolster masculinity as a social status precluded public recognition of the existence of sex and sexuality between men, even in terms that were hostile and pejorative."--Jacket.

subjects: Male homosexuality,  Masculinity,  Gay men, social conditions,  Gender identity,  Great britain, history, 19th century,  Great britain, history, 20th century,  Ethnology, great britain,  Ethnology,  Gay men,  Historiography,  History,  History, 19th Century,  History, 20th Century,  Homosexuality, Male,  Identity,  Social conditions,  Great britain, social conditions,  LGBTQ history,  General & miscellaneous gay & lesbian studies,  Social sciences,  Gay & lesbian studies

Places: Great Britain

Times: Late 19th century,  Early 20th century