LOVE

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - Before Love Had a Name
2. Chapter Two - Sex Wasn’t a Sin
3. Chapter Three - Pitch or Catch
4. Chapter Four - Enter: The Law
5. Chapter Five - The Woman as Property
6. Chapter Six - Love Gets Dressed Up
7. Chapter Seven - Monogamy Myths
8. Chapter Eight - Gender Scripts
9. Chapter Nine - Love Gets a Job
10. Chapter Ten - The Queer Awakening
11. Chapter Eleven - Redefining Real
12. Chapter Twelve - Free Love

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE Before Love Had a Name WAY BEFORE THE word love existed, before marriage, monogamy, or morality, there was instinct. Humans formed bonds. Sometimes they lasted. Sometimes they didn’t. There were no rules, no roles, and no religion watching. Just survival. Sex. Connection. We didn’t start with ideals. We started with needs. Early humans lived in small groups, moving across the land. They hunted, gathered, shared food, and shared each other. Sex wasn’t forbidden or sacred. It was part of life, like fire or rain. Some people stayed together to raise children. Others didn’t. Nobody made vows. Nobody signed contracts. There was no word for “cheating” because there was no concept of...