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The original edition of the pornographic novel, Fanny Hill contains a detailed scene of homosexual intercourse. While the protagonist is described as disgusted, the lovers escape punishment. Can we know if this scene was meant to titillate homosexual readers and satirise contemporary attitudes?

by /u/OldRectoryBirch in /r/AskHistorians

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