Not only surveys cross dressing and gender impersonation throughout history and in a variety of cultures but examines the medical, biological, psychological, and sociological findings that have been presented in modern scientific literature.
Vern L. Bullough Knihy
Vern Leroy Bullough bol americký historik a sexológ, ktorý sa zameral na skúmanie ľudskej sexuality a jej historického vývoja. Jeho práce sa vyznačovala hĺbkou a interdisciplinárnym prístupom, prepájajúcim historické dáta s poznatkami zo sociológie a ďalších odborov. Bullough sa snažil demystifikovať a vedecky analyzovať rôzne aspekty sexuality, čím prispel k lepšiemu pochopeniu tejto komplexnej súčasti ľudskej existencie. Jeho rozsiahly výskum a publikácie položili základy pre ďalšie bádanie v oblasti dejín sexuality.
Originally published in 1979. This is at once a look at the realities of homosexuality in history and an examination of the myths that have grown up around it. The record of practices and prejudices moves from biblical and classical through early and medieval Christian, Renaissance, and Victorian times, to our own era of dramatic changes. It looks at prominent figures who were homosexuals, the theories that have flourished and faded, the differing attitudes toward male and female homosexuality, persecution, and contemporary changes. This classic work is a fascinating historical perspective of all the factors that have shaped and changed our attitudes from ancient times to the present.