An introductory survey of some of the most important moments, figures, debates, and texts in the history of same-sex desire and behavior in the West (Europe and the USA). The course will span the centuries from classical antiquity all the way to, and including, the watershed event of the NYC Stonewall Uprising of 1969, often seen as marking the effective launch of the modern gay rights movement. We will chart the ever-evolving understanding of same-sex desire and behavior on the part of both legal, medical, and religious authorities as well as the private individuals living that reality. Also examined will be the justifications given by church and state for the persecution of gay people over the centuries, as well as the attempts by gay people to fight against that persecution. Our evidence will embrace a wide variety of primary sources, both textual and visual (film and art).
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