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A terrible sin, a gift from the gods, a mental illness, a natural human variation--over the centuries homosexuality has been defined in all these ways. Now, in a generous work which synthesizes research in biology, history, psychology, and politics, psychiatrist Francis Mondimore explores the... read more

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The word homosexuality did not exist prior to 1869, when it appeared in a pamphlet that took the form of an open letter to the German minister of justice (the German word is homosexualitat).

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  1. Francis Mark Mondimore (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0801853494
Page Count: 282

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