"Marriage today isn't what it used to be: for better, not for worse. As same-sex weddings are becoming more common, the classic love-story happy ending is taking on a decidedly new twist, everyone has a fresh role to play, and supporters and opponents of gay marriage alike are f…
Study of female homosexuality in the Spanish Empire for the period from 1500 to1800, based on literary and historical texts featuring female homoeroticism, tracts on convent life, medical treatises, civil and Inquisitional cases, dramas, and illustrations.
"In this first in-depth study of female homosexuality in the Spanish Empire for the period from 1500 to 1800, Velasco presents a multitude of riveting examples that reveal widespread contemporary interest in women's intimate relations with other women. Her sources include litera…