Alternative Histories of the Self: a Cultural History of Sexualities and Secrets

By Anna Clark July 11, 2019 Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe 0 comments

Five unique historical figures who developed a sense of self that reconciled their sexual nonconformity with their ethical standards.

Controlling Sex in Captivity

By Matthias Reiss June 20, 2019 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe 0 comments

The book is the first critical study of heterosexual and same-sex activities involving Axis prisoners of war in the United States during World War II.

Growing Up Queer: Kids and the Remaking of LGBTQ Identity

By Mary Robertson June 13, 2019 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth, LGBTQ 0 comments

LGBTQ kids reveal what it’s like to be young and queer today.

Histories of the Transgender Child

By Julian Gill-Peterson May 30, 2019 Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth, LGBTQ, Trans 0 comments

Challenging the idea that today’s trans kids are a brand new generation.

Medicine, the Penal System and Sexual Crimes in England, 1919-1960s

By Janet Weston May 23, 2019 Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Sexual Violence, United Kingdom 0 comments

Weston’s book is a history of 20th century medical explanations for sexual crime and medico-legal attempts at rehabilitation and cure.

The Boys of Fairy Town

By Jim Elledge May 9, 2019 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ 2 comments

The little-known history of gay life in Chicago during its first century.

Homosexuality on the Small Screen: Television and Gay Identity in Britain

By Sebastian Buckle April 25, 2019 Author Interviews, LGBTQ, United Kingdom 0 comments

Homosexuality on the Small Screen examines the history of television and its role in exploring gay lives and constructing ideas around sexual identity.