Bedroom Communities

Communities located just outside main meteropolitan areas often are called "bedroom communities." Although this is a reference to commuting into the city for work while living (and sleeping) elsewhere, the double entendre is difficult to ignore in the history of sexuality. Items included in this gallery offer sources related to sex and sexuality in suburban settings. How does studying the suburbs shed light on the history of sexuality, particularly the structures of heteronormativity? Why might you ask different questions of a source based on whether it originated from the suburbs, a large city, or a rural community?