The Rape of Rufus? Sexual Violence against Enslaved Men

By Thomas Foster Author Interviews, Early America, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Violence 0 comments

Rethinking Rufus argues that enslaved black men were sexually violated by both white men and white women.

Un-Roman Sex: Gender, Sexuality, and Lovemaking in the Roman Provinces and Frontiers

By Tatiana Ivleva Ancient World, Author Interviews 0 comments

New and emerging ideas on the subject of sex, gender, and sexuality in the Roman provinces.

“Well Known as Miss Betty Cooper”: Gender Expression in 18th-Century Boston

By Caitlin Hopkins Early America, Trans 1 comment

One 1771 advertisement sought the recapture of an enslaved person known by two names: Cato and Miss Betty Cooper.