Sexuality – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:53:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Sexuality – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Ancient Same-Sex Marriage: Myth, Ritual, and Social Reality in Different Cultures https://brewminate.com/ancient-same-sex-marriage-history-cultures/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:01:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=272229 Same-sex relationships existed across ancient societies, yet they operated within cultural systems that recognized intimacy without equating it

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]]> A Survey and Changing Views of Female Sexuality in the 1920s https://brewminate.com/a-survey-and-changing-views-of-female-sexuality-in-the-1920s/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:24:46 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=241015 A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged ideas about ‘respectable women’ and sex. By Dr. Anya JabourRegents Professor of HistoryUniversity of Montana

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]]> Sex Education for Women in 19th-Century Europe https://brewminate.com/sex-education-for-women-in-19th-century-europe/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:20:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=244492 What did sexual education look like for women in the Regency era? By Dr. Alexandra VastiWriter and Educator

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]]> Sacred and Profane: Prostitution and Power in Ancient Greece https://brewminate.com/sacred-and-profane-prostitution-and-power-in-ancient-greece/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:30:40 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=220903 It is likely that the Greek brothels were similar to those of Rome, described by numerous authors and preserved

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]]> ‘Scortum’ and the Marketplace of Desire in Ancient Rome https://brewminate.com/scortum-and-the-marketplace-of-desire-in-ancient-rome/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:29:37 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=220921 Anyone who sold their body for the entertainment of others or exposed themselves to the public gaze, lost

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]]> Humoral Medicine and Those Sexy Medieval Times https://brewminate.com/humoral-medicine-and-those-sexy-medieval-times/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:02:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=190600 Exploring the perennial issues sex presents and how medieval societies dealt with them. While total abstinence for holy

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]]> Song of Songs: A Love Poem Full of Sex in the Bible https://brewminate.com/song-of-songs-a-love-poem-full-of-sex-in-the-bible/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:10:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=201807 Ancient Jews and Christians were troubled by the inclusion of such a graphic love poem. Introduction Many Americans

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]]> The Origins of Christian Teachings on Human Sexuality https://brewminate.com/the-origins-of-christian-teachings-on-human-sexuality/ Mon, 22 Aug 2022 14:00:54 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=182393 They absorbed the view that the act of sexual intercourse, although necessary, was nevertheless was a shameful act.

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]]> How Much Does The Modern View Of Human Sexuality Differ From The Past? https://brewminate.com/how-much-does-the-modern-view-of-human-sexuality-differ-from-the-past/ Sat, 20 Aug 2022 13:19:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=183288 The issue of sexuality has become a top topic, especially with rising social problems and phenomena. Society is

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]]> Vibrators Had a Long History as Medical Quackery before Their Use as Sex Toys https://brewminate.com/vibrators-had-a-long-history-as-medical-quackery-before-their-use-as-sex-toys/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:40:00 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=127746 By the 1930s, vibrators were just another household electric appliance that could soothe your pains at the end

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