Her Neighbor’s Wife traces the stories of hundreds of women who struggled to balance marriage and same-sex desire in the postwar United States.
20th and 21st Century United States
Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism
Tabernacles of Clay sets Mormonism in the broader history of sexuality in modernity by documenting and theorizing the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, religion, and social change.
The Closet and the Cul-de-Sac The Politics of Sexual Privacy in Northern California
Not just a story of polarization between Gay Liberation and the Religious Right, this is also a story of a consensus over the value of protecting straight privilege.
In the Service of White Supremacy: Immigration and Reproductive Violence
Reproductive control and violence have been a hallmark of immigration policy in the United States for over a century.
Trans America: A Counter-History
Despite the prominence of what is now called trans in contemporary culture, there is a shortage of comprehensive trans histories.
Lesbian Networks of (Cat) Care During the Sex Wars
On Thursday afternoon, August 12, 1982, Amber Hollibaugh called Dorothy Allison to finalize cat-sitting arrangements for Alice B. Toklas, the cat.
“Clinical Demonstration by Two Expert Intellectuals”: Robert Latou Dickinson’s Representations of Sexual Intercourse
Dickinson’s representations of sexual encounters show the possibilities of gathering sex research data with live couples
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