Hirsute Histories: A Notches Special Issue

By Justin Bengry LGBTQ

As Movember passes into Decembeard Notches is showcasing facial hair.

Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce.

Homophile Priests, LGBT Rights, and Scottish Churches, 1967-1986

By Jeff Meek LGBTQ, United Kingdom

From its inception in 1969, the Scottish Minorities Group (SMG) saw amicable relations with Scottish churches as imperative.

AIDS, Sexuality and American Religion: An Interview With Anthony Petro

By Anthony Petro 20th and 21st Century United States, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, Medicine and the Body, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Religion and Sexuality

Religious responses to the emergence of AIDS in the United States in the 1980s and 90s.

“The Gay Revolution”: An Interview with Lillian Faderman

By Lauren Gutterman 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The Gay Revolution provides a moving account of the LGBT movement in the United States.

“This is Your Pasty”: The Performance of Queer Domesticity in Small-Town Wisconsin

By Christopher Hommerding Food and Sexuality, LGBTQ

Two queer men elevated the simple pasty to a luxurious, gourmet meal.

“What can I do to be normal?” Queer Female Desire in Letters to Dr. Alfred Kinsey

By Amanda Littauer 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Medicine and the Body

Many postwar Americans were obsessed with sexual normality but their stories reveal queer possibilities.