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As the first full-length study of the history of sexuality in America, <i>Intimate Matters</i> offered trenchant insights into the sexual behavior of Americans from colonial times to the present. Now, twenty-five years after its first publication, this groundbreaking classic is back in a crucial and updated third edition. With new and extended chapters, D’Emilio and Freedman give us an even deeper understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics and culture throughout our history and into the present.&nbsp;Hailed by critics for its comprehensive approach and noted by the US Supreme Court in the landmark <i>Laurence v. Texas</i> ruling, this expanded new edition of <i>Intimate Matters</i> details the changes in sexuality and the ongoing growth of individual freedoms in the United States through meticulous research and lucid prose.&nbsp;<i>Praise for earlier editions</i>“The book John D’Emilio co-wrote with Estelle B. Freedman, <i>Intimate Matters</i>, was cited by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when, writing for a majority of court on July 26, he and his colleagues struck down a Texas law criminalizing sodomy. The decision was widely hailed as a victory for

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Author

John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman

Publisher

Chicago ; London: The University of Chicago Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226923802

Category

history

Subjects

Gender Studies, Fiction, Sociology

Rating

4.4 / 5 (92 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14