Queer Fascism and the End of Gay History

By Laurie Marhoefer June 19, 2018 LGBTQ 0 comments

Now that the Right is in power in the United States, people are remembering the first openly gay politician, that is, the top Nazi Ernst Röhm.

Tongzhi: “Queer” Identity Politics in Hong Kong Before and After the Handover

By GVGK Tang May 29, 2018 Asian Sexualities, LGBTQ 0 comments

Six months before the end of British rule, Chinese ‘tongzhi’ gathered in Hong Kong, renounced Western LGBT politics, and instead reclaimed an indigenous “queer” identity.

‘Deviant and over-sexed’ or ‘respectful and vanilla’: Intimate stories from Australian Lesbians

By Rebecca Jennings April 17, 2018 LGBTQ 0 comments

Oral histories with Australian lesbians demonstrate a complex mix of intimate practices and behaviours.

Screening Gay Characters with Disabilities

By Petra Anders February 27, 2018 LGBTQ 0 comments

Two contemporary films challenge traditional combinations of disability and sexuality in cinema.

Adult Adoption and Intergenerational Same-Sex Relationships

By Katherine Parkin December 15, 2017 LGBTQ 4 comments

Historically, fostering and adoption of adults could prove a useful way for men to provide legal and financial cover for a partner.

‘Promoting homosexuality’, 1987-2017

By Bob Cant December 5, 2017 LGBTQ, United Kingdom 1 comment

We must find creative ways to disrupt complacency and convey the complexities of sexuality and gender identity.

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.