In what is a perfect example of the double standards rife during the post-Victorian era, a prudish establishment banned pretty much any graphic depiction of sex in art and literature, but the academic classes were obsessed by it. Sexologists explored the nuances of sexual identity and gender, proposing theories by which to understand those that fell outside of the very narrow parameters of ‘normal’. Meanwhile, art and literature exploring the subjective experiences of these people was very…
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