Historians should not assume that religious institutions have always been hostile to gay rights.
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Operation Hyacinth and Poland’s Pink Files
The aim of the operation was to detain, interrogate, and register both actual and alleged homosexuals.
“Arresting Dress”: A Student Interview with Clare Sears
Clare Sears’ Arresting Dress examines the effects of San Francisco’s 1863 cross-dressing ordinance.
David Bowie (1947-2016) and the History of Sexuality
David Bowie’s sexual identity and its public performance were versatile, challenging and complex.
The Rejected: Homophile Activists in the Spotlight
The Rejected was a groundbreaking representation of gays in the American media.
Christmas Isn’t for Queers
Christmas experiences of those stuck outside the quintessential white, middle-class, nuclear family.
Coming Oot! A Fabulous Gay History of Scotland
On 30 November 2015 the BBC aired a documentary entitled, Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland.
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