Many postwar Americans were obsessed with sexual normality but their stories reveal queer possibilities.
Tag: heterosexuality
Interracialintimacies.org: An Online Interactive Archives and Teaching Tool
Mavis’ family photo album opened a door on a life of interracial intimacy.
Red War on the Family: An Interview with Erica Ryan
1920s conservatism foreshadowed the New Right’s use of sex & gender as an organizing tool.
Sexuality, Family Planning, and the British Left: An Interview with Stephen Brooke
A sweeping account of sexuality and socialism in twentieth century Britain.
The Sex Institute on Euston Road
One of the most significant threads the “Institute of Sexology” unwinds is the intertwined development of sexology and ways female sexuality was perceived.
Straight After Death: Misremembering the Queer Life and Times of Rod McKuen
In the end, silences in the historical record may tell us as much about poor journalistic research as they tell us about antigay bias.
“In My Bed”: Sexual Violence Over Fifty Years on One College Campus
Sexual violence has been a consistent facet of college women’s experiences.