Lukasz Szulc

Author: Lukasz Szulc

Transnational Homosexuals in Communist Poland: Cross-Border Flows in Gay and Lesbian Magazines

By Lukasz Szulc October 25, 2018 Author Interviews 0 comments

Early gay and lesbian activism in Poland formed around the publication of DIY magazines.

Was Homosexuality Illegal in Communist Europe?

By Lukasz Szulc October 24, 2017 LGBTQ, Modern Europe 1 comment

Despite the strong political, economic and military alliance between Eastern Bloc countries, they did not adopt a uniform position towards homosexuality.

The New Polish Government and ‘Gender Ideology’

By Lukasz Szulc April 28, 2016 Modern Europe, Religion and Sexuality 1 comment

The crusade against ‘gender ideology’ started with a letter by the Bishops’ Conference of Poland.

Operation Hyacinth and Poland’s Pink Files

By Lukasz Szulc February 2, 2016 LGBTQ, Modern Europe 0 comments

The aim of the operation was to detain, interrogate, and register both actual and alleged homosexuals.

Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe

By Lukasz Szulc November 24, 2015 Dispatches, LGBTQ 0 comments

Łukasz Szulc Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce. Researchers from the region, as well as other parts of the world, however, are increasingly uncovering both the regional commonalities and local specificities of how diverse sexualities were lived, policed and represented in CEE, the area stretching from Austria […]

Conchita’s Europe: Eurovision, homonationalism and the politics of sexuality

By Lukasz Szulc May 19, 2014 LGBTQ, Modern Europe 1 comment

Łukasz Szulc Polish politicians from all major parties have suddenly become commentators on Conchita Wurst’s winning of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest on May 10. This is a striking preoccupation given the upcoming European Parliamentary elections soon set to happen on May 22-25. While foreign policy situations like Ukraine and industrial concerns like the […]

What will .GAY stand for?

By Lukasz Szulc March 25, 2014 LGBTQ, Modern Europe 1 comment

Łukasz Szulc While the introduction of new internet domains such as .GAY and .LGBT offers the potential for queering internet structure, it also raises important questions which must be taken into account at this moment of redesigning the Domain Name System (DNS). This is also a significant opportunity for historians […]