The Rape of Rufus? Sexual Violence against Enslaved Men

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

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

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

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