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.

The World and Other Unpublished Works of Radclyffe Hall

By Jana Funke LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

New archival materials that broaden and complicate our understanding of Radclyffe Hall.

Queering the Redneck Riviera

By Jerry Watkins 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

This book explores relationships between sexuality, postwar capitalism, and conservative morality in the last half of the 20th century.

The Fraternity of the Estranged: The Fight for Homosexual Rights in England, 1891-1908

By Brian Anderson LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

An untold history of the early fight for homosexual rights in England.