Nancy Shavick

This article addresses the history of lesbianism in the United States. Unless otherwise noted, the members of same-sex female couples discussed here are not known to be lesbian (rather than, for example, bisexual), but they are mentioned as part of discussing the practice of lesbianism—that is, same-sex female sexual and romantic behavior. == 1600–1899 == Laws against lesbian sexual activity were suggested but usually not created or enforced in early American history. In 1636, John Cotton pro…