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Book SynopsisGives us an understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics and culture throughout our history. Hailed by critics for its comprehensive approach and noted by the US Supreme Court in the Lawrence v Texas ruling, this book details the changes in sexuality and the ongoing growth of individual freedoms in the United States.
Trade Review"Intimate Matters was cited by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when, writing for a majority of court... he and his colleagues struck down a Texas law criminalizing sodomy. The decision was widely hailed as a victory for gay rights - and it derived in part, according to Kennedy's written comments, from the information he gleaned from this book." (Julia Keller, Chicago Tribune) "Fascinating.... John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman marshal their material to chart a gradual but decisive shift in the way Americans have understood sex and its meaning in their lives." (Barbara Ehrenreich, New York Times Book Review) "With comprehensiveness and care, John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman have surveyed the sexual patterns of an entire nation across four centuries." (Martin Duberman, Nation) "This book is remarkable.. Matters is bound to become the definitive survey of American sexual history for years to come." (Roy Porter, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences)"
