LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century Archives.

"LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century Archives" by Simon Joyce explores the historical roots of the LGBT alliance and its significance to queer Victorians. Joyce argues that the identities highlighted by LGBT were interconnected in nineteenth-century British life writing, sexology, court cases, and pornography. The book challenges traditional readings of Victorian sexual discourse and examines the complexities of desire, sex, and gender in people's lived experiences. While the book primarily focuses on the L, G, and T, it does not delve deeply into the historical perspective of bisexuality. Overall, the book is a significant contribution to understanding the historical dimensions of the LGBT conjunction and its impact on Victorian society. [Extracted from the article]

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