LGBTQ

Teaching Queer History

By Chris Parkes LGBTQ, Pedagogy

LGBT history is at the forefront of American educational reform and an integral part of teaching practices for educators at all levels from grade school to grad school.

As of 2010, the District of Columbia had the highest rate of African Americans living with HIV in the US. African-American AIDS activists and public health observers frequently compare HIV prevalence in black America to that in sub-Saharan Africa. Such comparisons highlight the virus's devastation of black communities in the United States while flattening important historical differences. NOTE: This graphic reflects 2010 data, and may not be representative of the epidemic today. (Courtesy of PBS NewsHour)

The Other Half Has Never Been Told: AIDS and African-American History

By Dan Royles 20th and 21st Century United States, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, Medicine and the Body, Race and Ethnicity

AIDS in black America is not only the result of poverty and inequality, but also reinforces racial inequities by constraining black opportunity.

Radical Relations: An Interview with Daniel W. Rivers

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, Childhood and Youth, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The first history of lesbian and gay parents and their children in the United States.

The King’s Favourite: Sex, Money and Power in Medieval England

By Katherine Harvey LGBTQ, Medieval

Medieval royal favourites were often unpopular, whether or not the relationship was sexual.

Umutoni: Why Histories of African Homosexualities Matter

By Sarah Watkins African Sexualities, LGBTQ

Same-sex loving and desiring people have long existed in Africa, and will continue to do so.

Lines of Dissent at London Metropolitan Archives: Finding and Creating LGBTQ Histories

By Claire Hayward LGBTQ, United Kingdom

The 12th LGBTQ History and Archives Conference at LMA chose queer inheritance as its theme.

Intimacy and Globalization in Post-Soviet Cuba

By Tiffany Sippial Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

Stout clearly established deep connections and trust with her subjects, which allowed them to share personal truths that are at once powerful and painful.