The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation: An Interview With Jim Downs

By Rachel Hope Cleves 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ

I wanted to explain that the 1970s was much more than a decade about sex.

Reforming Sodom: Protestants and the Rise of Gay Rights

By Heather White 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

The forgotten history of liberal Protestants’ role on both sides of debates over orthodoxy & sexual identity.

Lesbian Histories and Futures: “Gay American History @ 40”

By Rachel Hope Cleves 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ

The fortieth-anniversary celebration of Jonathan Ned Katz’s classic document collection Gay American History.

The Religious Right and the Politics of Sexuality: An Interview with Neil J. Young

By Neil Young 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, Religion and Sexuality

Young upends the widely-believed myths about the political origins and motivations of the Religious Right.

Archives of Desire: Analog Sexting

By Josh Adair 20th and 21st Century United States

My grandparents helped pave the way for virtual trysts.

Archives of Desire: Soft-Core Pornography and Activism in the 1960s

By Helis Sikk 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ

The Los Angeles Advocate captured the essence of an important segment of the LGBTQ culture.

How to Study an American Sex Scandal

By Andrew Burstein 20th and 21st Century United States

When does sex become a political weapon?