‘Longer than a big man’s thigh’: The Perfect Penis in Medieval Europe

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

What did medieval people think about penises?

Prostitution and Subjectivity in Late Medieval Germany

By Jamie Page Author Interviews, Medieval, Sexual Labour

What was life like for the women who worked in medieval brothels?

Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography

By Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt Author Interviews, Medieval, Trans

Why is medieval hagiography an important source for trans and genderqueer history?

Illegitimacy in Medieval Scotland, 1100-1500

By Susan Marshall Author Interviews, Medieval

Why did illegitimacy matter in medieval Scotland?

The Corrupter of Boys: Sodomy, Scandal and the Medieval Clergy

By Dyan Elliott Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth, Medieval, Religion and Sexuality, Sexual Violence

Scandal-averse policies have enabled the widespread sexual abuse of boys and male adolescents within the Church.

‘Behaviour Which Merits a Horrible and Wretched Death’: Sex, Sin and the Black Death in Medieval England

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

Medieval people feared that the Black Death was a punishment for sin, and hoped that abstaining from sex could save them.

Gay penguins, medieval heretics, and the place of animals in the history of sexuality

By Tim Wingard Medieval

Medieval theologians, like modern activists, used animals to make arguments about human sexuality.