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Friday, March 25, 2022

Kinsey


Yes, that's the Alfred Kinsey, America's first sexologist who scandalized post-war America with his frank and graphic descriptions of male (and later female) sexuality.  I'm still wading through a ponderous biography of George Platt Lynes that gives prominent mention of his involvement with Kinsey's research.  The two had several long interviews, and they were apparently comfortable with each other.  Kinsey had sex with a number of his male survey subjects, but so far I haven't found any mention of him having a go at it with Lynes.  Lynes did take this rather flattering photo of Kinsey, and he willed his collection of male nude photographs to Kinsey's institute.  Despite Kinsey's urging that he do so, Lynes never made an "action" gay porn photos.

 

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  1. Thanks for the background information on Kinsey. I had no idea he bunked in with males. I wonder if that had any subtle effect on his research.

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    1. Kinsey's objectivity has been subject to question, mainly in reference to his research methods. Relying on volunteers for his surveys at a time when sharing information on one's sex life was taboo would have naturally skewed his results toward the more adventurous. He claimed to have corrected for that, though. Either way, his work was groundbreaking.

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  2. Perhaps key to this blog is that Lynes sold and deposited an extensive collection of his male nude photos and negatives with the Kinsey Institute, thus affording them a long-term custodial solution.

    Peter

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    1. Yes, I've mentioned in previous Lynes series that the Kinsey Institute is the main reason we have his nude work. I'm left wondering if Kinsey's unfulfilled request for action porn was the result of scientific or personal interest. Probably both.

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