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The World and Other Unpublished Works of Radclyffe Hall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.

Carnal Knowledge: Regulating Sex in England, 1470-1600

By Katherine Harvey Early Modern, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

Sexual behaviour was strictly regulated in late medieval and Tudor England.

A Portrait of Jane Crow: An Interview with Rosalind Rosenberg

By Alexie Glover 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Race and Ethnicity

Rosalind Rosenberg describes Pauli Murray’s struggles with her gender identity and demonstrates that Murray was truly a person ahead of her time.