The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Male Homosexual Politics in 1970s West Germany

By Craig Griffiths Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Gay liberation was never only about pride.

Campaigning for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ireland, 1981-1993

By Bob Cant LGBTQ, Modern Europe

For GLEN, Ireland’s Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, it was all about making equality a reality in people’s everyday lives.

Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of LGBT Activism in Eastern Europe

By Conor O'Dwyer Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Conor O’Dwyer describes the rapidly evolving politics of LGBT activism in postcommunist Europe.

Public City/Public Sex: Homosexuality, Prostitution, and Urban Culture Nineteenth-Century Paris

By Andrew Ross Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe, Sexual Labour

Women who sold sex and men who sought sex with other men shaped the emergence of modern Paris.

Sisterhood and Unity: Lesbian Activism in the (Post-)Yugoslav Space

By Bojan Bilić Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Sisterhood and Unity explores the history and politics of lesbian activism in the (post-)Yugoslav space.

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

By Anna Clark Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

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 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

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.