Queer Comrades: Gay Identity and Tongzhi Activism in Postsocialist China

By Hongwei Bao Asian Sexualities, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Qay identity and queer activism in contemporary China from a queer Marxist perspective.

Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers

By Anne Balay 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

If scholars look for what we think of as gay people, we’ll miss many of the queer pleasures and possibilities that exist.

Sex, Time and Place: Queer Histories of London, c.1850 to the Present

By Simon Avery LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

How do we ‘do’ queer history and how might it be constituted in multi- and interdisciplinary terms?

Transnational Homosexuals in Communist Poland: Cross-Border Flows in Gay and Lesbian Magazines

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Early gay and lesbian activism in Poland formed around the publication of DIY magazines.

Lust on Trial: Censorship and the Rise of American Obscenity in the Age of Anthony Comstock

By Amy Werbel 20th and 21st Century United States, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Lust on Trial chronicles intensive efforts to purify American sexuality (1873-1915), and their epic failure.

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

By Erin Abraham Childhood and Youth, Medieval, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Religion and Sexuality, Sexual Violence

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society explores early medieval understandings of sin, looking in particular at childhood, sexuality and violence.

Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada, 1930-1985

By Valerie Korinek Canada, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The history of queer people in the five major western Canadian cities, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton and Calgary.