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The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social
Life (1906) is a work of nonfiction by Edward Irenaeus
Prime-Stevenson. Written while Prime-Stevenson was living as an
expatriate in Europe, The Intersexes is a defense of homosexuality
grounded in scientific and historical research. Throughout his
career, Prime-Stevenson sought to dispel falsehoods surrounding the
history and social acceptance of homosexuality. Writing under the
pseudonym Xavier Mayne, Prime-Stevenson took great care to insulate
himself from the reprisal common to the period in which he worked.
Despite his limited audience-copies of his works numbered in the
hundreds-Prime-Stevenson is now recognized as a pioneering advocate
for the rights of the LGBTQ community. "Between a protozoan and the
most perfect development of the mammalia, we trace a succession of
dependent intersteps...A trilobite is at one end of Nature's
workshop: a Spinoza, a Shakespeare, a Beethoven is at the other.
[...] Why have we set up masculinity and femininity as processes
that have not perfectly logical and respectable inter-steps?"
Seeking to defend homosexuality as a natural result of human
evolution, Prime-Stevenson offers his theory of intersexes, of
which he identifies two while leaving room for more to be defined
in the future. To do so, he rejects the binary of masculine and
feminine, both of which fail to describe the vast majority of
humanity, in favor of a broader spectrum of sexual identity. Using
the terms Uranian and Uraniad, which align with gay and lesbian
respectively, Prime-Stevenson attempts to define these types, call
attention to historical examples, and critique the societal
condemnation and persecution of such individuals as "degenerate" or
"criminal." This groundbreaking study, perhaps the first to
approach homosexuality from a scientific, historical, personal, and
legal point of view, is recognized today as a landmark in queer
literature by academics around the world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson's The Intersexes: A History of
Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life is a classic work of
queer literature reimagined for modern readers.
Imre: A Memorandum (1906) is a novel by Edward Irenaeus
Prime-Stevenson. Written while Prime-Stevenson was living as an
expatriate in Europe, the novel is an earnest, positive story of
romance between two men. Throughout his career, Prime-Stevenson
sought to dispel falsehoods surrounding the history of
homosexuality, most notably in Imre: A Memorandum and The
Intersexes, a full-length study of the subject. Writing under the
pseudonym Xavier Mayne, Prime-Stevenson took great care to insulate
himself from the reprisal common to the period in which he worked.
Despite his limited audience-copies of his works numbered in the
hundreds-Prime-Stevenson is now recognized as a pioneering advocate
for the rights of the LGBTQ community. At a cafe in Budapest,
Oswald, a British ambassador in his thirties, meets the young,
handsome Imre, a Hungarian military officer. The two develop a
strong friendship through their shared interest in art, but as
their relationship grows more serious, they begin spending hours
upon hours sharing their innermost secrets. Eventually, their
friendship turns to romance, a partnership between equals who
respect and cherish one another despite the obstacles of an
intensely homophobic society. Published in a time when
homosexuality was largely criminalized, Imre: A Memorandum offered
a hopeful narrative immersed in gay history that would prove both
inspiring and instructional for generations to come. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson's Imre: A
Memorandum is a classic work of American literature reimagined for
modern readers.
The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social
Life (1906) is a work of nonfiction by Edward Irenaeus
Prime-Stevenson. Written while Prime-Stevenson was living as an
expatriate in Europe, The Intersexes is a defense of homosexuality
grounded in scientific and historical research. Throughout his
career, Prime-Stevenson sought to dispel falsehoods surrounding the
history and social acceptance of homosexuality. Writing under the
pseudonym Xavier Mayne, Prime-Stevenson took great care to insulate
himself from the reprisal common to the period in which he worked.
Despite his limited audience-copies of his works numbered in the
hundreds-Prime-Stevenson is now recognized as a pioneering advocate
for the rights of the LGBTQ community. "Between a protozoan and the
most perfect development of the mammalia, we trace a succession of
dependent intersteps...A trilobite is at one end of Nature's
workshop: a Spinoza, a Shakespeare, a Beethoven is at the other.
[...] Why have we set up masculinity and femininity as processes
that have not perfectly logical and respectable inter-steps?"
Seeking to defend homosexuality as a natural result of human
evolution, Prime-Stevenson offers his theory of intersexes, of
which he identifies two while leaving room for more to be defined
in the future. To do so, he rejects the binary of masculine and
feminine, both of which fail to describe the vast majority of
humanity, in favor of a broader spectrum of sexual identity. Using
the terms Uranian and Uraniad, which align with gay and lesbian
respectively, Prime-Stevenson attempts to define these types, call
attention to historical examples, and critique the societal
condemnation and persecution of such individuals as "degenerate" or
"criminal." This groundbreaking study, perhaps the first to
approach homosexuality from a scientific, historical, personal, and
legal point of view, is recognized today as a landmark in queer
literature by academics around the world. With a beautifully
designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition
of Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson's The Intersexes: A History of
Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life is a classic work of
queer literature reimagined for modern readers.
This early work by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson was originally
published in 1889 and we are now republishing it with a brand new
introductory biography. 'Janus' is one of Prime-Stevenson 's works
of fiction. Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson was born on the 23rd of
July 1858 in New Jersey, America. Prime-Stevenson was a prolific
pro-homosexuality author, also writing under the pseudonym of
Xavier Mayne. Prime-Stevenson died of a heart attack in Lausanne on
the 23rd of July 1942.
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