The Wellcome Collection’s ‘Institute of Sexology’ was the first major event of its kind in the UK.
LGBTQ
“The Church Fathers Really Squirmed”: Contesting Heteronorms in motive Magazine, 1962-1972
motive opened up a space within which a departure from heteronormative values became possible
Lesbian Histories and Futures: “Gay American History @ 40”
The fortieth-anniversary celebration of Jonathan Ned Katz’s classic document collection Gay American History.
Fireball in Newark: The Ballroom Scene and Legendary Houses
Fireball is a fast and furious DIY event.
Archives of Desire: Soft-Core Pornography and Activism in the 1960s
The Los Angeles Advocate captured the essence of an important segment of the LGBTQ culture.
Wolfenden, Paederasty and Paedophilia
What do the Wolfenden Papers have to say about paederasty and paedophilia?
Scottish Storytelling Sessions: Queer History, Community and Archives
Oral history faces the challenge of bridging the divide between the observer and the observed.
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The Sex Lives of Historic Houses
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“Would You Let Yourself In?” Reflections on Marc Vaultier’s Mirror