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I admit that I learned a lot about sailing and 17th century poor people's lives from this book. However, I don't think that Burg provided substantial evidence to support his thesis that pirates were mostly interested in sexual and romantic relationships with each other.
The book does prove how far we've come in terms of gay and bisexual rights since the early 80's. In some ways the past of Burg's book is as foreign as the buccaneer lives he describes. Burg's homosexual society is one of hiding and furtive sexuality, along with a good dose of fear of effeminate men and/or gender-nonconforming people.
I do think a large part of Burg's purpose in writing this book is to show that gay men can doesn't see much need for women to lives, especially the cruelty of the government which could sieze young men off the street to force into the Navy
The book does prove how far we've come in terms of gay and bisexual rights since the early 80's. In some ways the past of Burg's book is as foreign as the buccaneer lives he describes. Burg's homosexual society is one of hiding and furtive sexuality, along with a good dose of fear of effeminate men and/or gender-nonconforming people.
I do think a large part of Burg's purpose in writing this book is to show that gay men can doesn't see much need for women to lives, especially the cruelty of the government which could sieze young men off the street to force into the Navy