The urning identity was the dominant male same-sex sexual identity in the German speaking world between 1864 and 1897.
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The Sex Lives of Historic Houses
Unlike, most historic house museums, Beauport imbues sexiness into the accurate depiction of sex and gender.
What can we Learn from Germany’s Early Queer History?
Lessons that we can learn from Germany’s early queer movements from the 1890s to 1930s.
“Would You Let Yourself In?” Reflections on Marc Vaultier’s Mirror
The often-repeated, shady story of how Marc Vaultier turned away people from Taboo’s door turns out to be apocryphal.
The Two Faces of Taboo
Marc Vaultier was the gender-bender doorman who played a central role in the success of Leigh Bowery’s infamous nightclub Taboo
Contextualising Taboo: Leigh Bowery and the Media
Leigh Bowery’s nightclub Taboo is mythologised as London’s most decadent nightclub of the 1980s.
Race, Sexuality and Identity in Britain and Jamaica: The Biography of Patrick Nelson, 1916-1963
Patrick Nelson: queer black Jamaican man, queer black migrant in interwar London, WWII serviceman, POW and witness to Jamaican histories of colonialism and decolonization.
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