Homophobia: An Australian History.

Electronic Journal of Human SexualityNbr. 13, January 2010

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Homophobia: An Australian History.

Homophobia: An Australian History

edited by Shirleene Robinson

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia:

The Federation Press. 2008. (pbk.). 262 pps.

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A History of Threats

Ideas about human sexuality change curiously. For example, before 1861 two people who love each other could receive the death penalty in England for having consensual sex in a manner not in compliance with the edicts of the majority (p. 7). If they weren't executed, they were deemed in need of psycho-surgery to cure them of a neurosis and return them to normal sexuality (p. 151...

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