Contrasexuality with Regard to Marriage and the Woman Question (1895): Supplemented by Is "Free Love" Immorality? (1897), (Paperback)

<p>At the dawn of the twentieth century - long before Pride marches, queer theory, or modern sexual politics - Emma Trosse wrote two of the most daring works of early LGBTQ thought. <i>Contrasexuality</i> and <i>Free Love</i> stand today as extraordinary documents of intellectual courage, challenging the rigid moral codes of their era and offering a vision of sexuality grounded in authenticity, equality, and human freedom.</p><p>In <i>Contrasexuality</i>, Trosse dismantles the belief that same-sex desire is unnatural or pathological. Drawing on psychology, anthropology, and lived experience, she argues that queer love is an enduring and essential part of human life. Her insights anticipate the language and ideas of modern queer studies, making this text a remarkable precursor to the scholarship that would emerge nearly a century later.</p><p><i>Free Love</i> expands her critique of restrictive sexual norms, defending self-determined relationships - including same-sex partnerships - as vital to personal happiness and social progress. Trosse's writing is not a call for chaos, but a thoughtful, ethical argument for intimacy shaped by mutual respect rather than convention.</p><p>Presented together, these works reveal a thinker far ahead of her time: bold, humane, and unafraid to question the foundations of her society. For readers of LGBTQ history, feminist studies, early sexology, and radical cultural thought, this combined edition offers a rare window into the origins of modern sexual liberation - and a reminder that queer ideas have always existed, even when the world refused to hear them.</p>

• Contrasexuality with Regard to Marriage and the Woman Question (1895): Supplemented by Is "Free Love" Immorality? (1897), (Paperback)
• Author: Michael Lombardi-Nash
• ISBN: 9798185435052
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-05
• Page Count: 242