Nonetheless, during this sexual revolution, and over the course of the eighteenth century, homosexual sex began to be increasingly associated with the effeminate. This association is likely due to a couple of factors. The first is the process of sexual differentiation that occurred between men and women, where men were supposed to be attracted to women, and not other men. The second is the rise of the molly house culture. These molly houses attracted men who were looking to have sex with other men, drink, dance and socialize. As these things occurred, harsher punishments increased throughout the century for cases of sodomy that were brought to
Nonetheless, during this sexual revolution, and over the course of the eighteenth century, homosexual sex began to be increasingly associated with the effeminate. This association is likely due to a couple of factors. The first is the process of sexual differentiation that occurred between men and women, where men were supposed to be attracted to women, and not other men. The second is the rise of the molly house culture. These molly houses attracted men who were looking to have sex with other men, drink, dance and socialize. As these things occurred, harsher punishments increased throughout the century for cases of sodomy that were brought to