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LGBT history in New York 20th century
Beginning in the late 1800's into the 20th century, people, typically young gay men, known as 'fairies,' were feminine-presenting sex workers. It was believed that sexuality was tied to behavior, and this ideology allowed for staight-identified men to have sex with fairies, but maintain their masculinity and heterosexuality.

Colonial sexual violence (North America)
The English people who came to North America promoted "proper" sex, meaning the purpose of sex was reproduction. Protestant churches promoted that sexual relations outside of marriage were sinful. This led to one motive for marriage to express sexual lust to be compliant with church policy.

When Spanish settlers arrived in colonial North America, they brought the idea of private property. Prior to their arrival, indigenous people typically did not believe control over other's sexuality was possible. When Spanish settlers arrived, they believed rape was a right of conquest and expected captives to engage in sex without consideration to consent.

Casquette girl
Contrary to the 'filles du roi' program in New France, many of these young women were sex workers in France, and admitted to a mental health hospital there because of their occupation. Women were then sent directly to New Orelans. During the journey, they were not well taken care of, and upon their arrival in Louisiana, many appeared to have bloodshot eyes, leading to the term 'vampire girls' in addition to casquette girls.

Treatment of slaves in the United States
During the early 19th century, common consensus thought that interracial babies were the product of rape between black men and white women, yet consensual interracial marriages did exist. Furthermore, a white woman in an interracial partnership was a possible situation for divorce, where very specific criteria had to be met to qualify during this time period. White women sometimes had sex with black men other than their husband. Not only was a husbands request for divorce for this reason not always approved, but the practice of interracial extramarital sex wasn't scrutinized by the public.

History of Louisiana
French leaders encouraged French men to marry French women while in Louisaina, specifically not native Americans in Louisiana for ‘the purpose of a more respectable and successful colony.’  However, clergy members encouraged French men to marry their Indian sexual partners to avoid sin, as well as convert to Christianity. Some French men would also purchase women as slaves for a brief period for ‘domestic chores in the woods.’