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Re:The Gay Marriages of a Nineteenth-Century Prison Ship by zozbot234 on Thursday July 09, 2020 @07:16AM (#23778930)
> one could also say that "heterosexuality" between equals was also not the norm.

Yes, that's pretty much what I said. Hence also the historical focus on socially sanctioning heterosexual sex via marriage, and on the family's role in carefully vetting prospective marriage partners. It clearly didn't go as far as modern "consent culture" towards solving the issue, but it was a rough attempt.

Re:The Gay Marriages of a Nineteenth-Century Prison Ship by hakka-nyu-su on Thursday July 09, 2020 @09:33AM (#23779964)
When you say "towards solving the issue", what issue do you reckon needed (or needs) solving?