Gloria Brame, Ph.D.

Gay/Lesbian Orgy, ca. 1890 (NSFW)

Filed By Gloria Brame, Ph.D. | May 12, 2011 11:30 AM | comments

Filed in: Gay Icons and History
Tags: bisexuality, gay erotica, gay sex, lesbian erotica, lesbian sex, LGBT sexual history, vintage hunks, vintage lesbians

I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I found this wondrous image from the late 19th century.  Boys and girls together and yet apart and yet... oh my goodness.

It's so rare for photos of explicit male-on-male sex to survive. I almost wish I could shove it in the faces of the Victorian scientists who did so much to marginalize and demonize anyone who didn't stick to the reproductive standard.

Did Freud ever have this much fun in bed?

1890s

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There is a wonderful site called BigKugels.com that sells prints of vintage same-sex erotica. It ranges from the late 19th century thru the 1970's. You should check it out. There is an abundance of 50's beefcake photo's from a wide variety of studios. Those are my favorites.

Steve, I know 'em. They sell a ton of stuff on eBay (where they also paste their name across photos, alas). Never visited their site though. Thanks for the tip! :)

That's pretty kinky. Bisexuality was alive and well back then!

Paige Listerud | May 12, 2011 7:30 PM

Being bi, Freud had fun fantasizing about this.