Title: Sexual Deviancy and Deviant Sexuality in Medieval England
Abstract: A rare instance of transvestitism in the Middle Ages, Rykener’s story is the only known legal record involving same-sex in a temporal court in Medieval England. Rykener’s case sheds light on how medieval society dealt with sexuality and helps guide modern perceptions of sexuality. It reveals how people’s appearances and conduct in the Middle Ages connoted their sexuality and how sexuality was handled in a legal setting, all very similar to modern issues surrounding sexuality. Indeed, studying how medieval society dealt with sexuality guides us today on how we can better engage and support people of all sexualities. Mentor: Leah Shopkow, Department of History, Indiana University Bloomington.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-11-10
Language: en
Type: article
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