Lars Gustaf Adolf Ullerstam, born April 22, 1935,[1] in Vanersborg, Sweden, is a psychiatrist, sexologist, and author best known for his 1964 book, De erotiska minoritertena (released in the United States in 1966 under the title, The Erotic Minorities.)[2] In Sweden, Ullerstam was one of the most influential figures arguing for sexual liberation of the 1960s.[3] The book, as of 2015, had been translated into 8 languages.[4]
Lars Ullerstam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lars Gustaf Adolf Ullerstam April 22, 1935 [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Psychiatrist, sexologist, researcher, author |
The Erotic Minorities edit
The Erotic Minorities argued against the concept of perversion as a category.[2] While he defended homosexuality, most of the content of his book centered around other sexual practices and desires, such as pedophilia, zoophilia, prostitution, necrophilia, and BDSM.[2][5] Ullerstam argued for state-backed brothels as mental health care, claiming that framing prostitution in this way would create "sexual Samaritans" who would staff the brothels.[6] He accepted the criminalization of pedophilia, but did not believe that it was possible for pedophiles to repress their desires and believed that it was only conditioning that made pedophilia wrong.[7] Ullerstam also argued against the restriction of pornography.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lars Ullerstam (88 år) Västra Frölunda". Ratsit (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Ellis, Albert (1966). "Review of The Erotic Minorities". Journal of Marriage and Family. 28 (3): 378. doi:10.2307/349894. ISSN 0022-2445. JSTOR 349894.
- ^ Haraldsdotter, Ylva. "Sju perspektiv på våldäkt (Seven perspectives on rape (en))". www.nck.uu.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ^ Kulick, Don; Rydström, Jens (2015). Loneliness and its opposite: sex, disability, and the ethics of engagement. Durham London: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-5821-3.
- ^ Elliott, Neil (1970). Sensuality in Scandinavia. New York: Weybright and Talley.
- ^ Fleisher, Frederic (1967). The New Sweden: The Challenge of a Disciplined Democracy. David McKay Co. ISBN 9780679501428.
- ^ a b Svanberg, Mikael (2023-01-09). "The Legalisation of Child Pornography in Sweden and What Followed (1969-1999)". dx.doi.org. doi:10.31235/osf.io/jfs67. Retrieved 2024-01-28.