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West a 'convenient lab' for study of sex, film crew learns at USU By
Rachel Marberger
Is sex in the West different from sex in any other part of the world? Probably not, but a film crew recently came to Utah State University hoping to find some events that might say otherwise for a television show entitled Sex in the Real West. "Sex in the West was probably pretty much like sex in any other location," said Dr. Anne Butler of the history department at USU. This statement may seem a tautology to the inexperienced sexual observer, but according to Dr Butler, "The West is a convenient laboratory in which to study historical patterns." The producers of the show interviewed Butler because of her book, Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the American West, 1865-1890. "[The West] is a distinctive geographic region with an accessible history and a clear cast of characters. Were the expressions of the human experience -- love, hate, jealousy, greed, ambition, idealism, racism, patriotism, etc. -- different because they were located in the West, as opposed to the North or the South? Probably not," stated Butler. A film crew interviewed Butler in Logan for two and a half hours although she is sure they only used a fraction of the interview. Butler has been interviewed for several other television shows about the West.
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