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Simon Joyce, "LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century Archives" (Oxford UP, 2022)

New Books in LGBTQ+ Studies

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Exploring the Historical Record of Gender Identity and Acceptance in the 19th Century

This chapter delves into the concept of the bibling, discussing the case of Frederica Blank and arguing that all gay men within this category are actually trans women who haven't fully acknowledged their cross-gender identification. The speaker also explores the historical sequence of acceptance and recognition of various LGBTQ+ identities, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the historical record in understanding different sexual orientations and gender identities.

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