The Italian Invert: A Gay Man’s Intimate Confessions To Emile Zola

By Michael Rosenfeld LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

A very queer tale, The Italian Invert is one man’s story of love affairs, sexual adventures, and the pursuit of happiness at the end of the nineteenth century.

(Safe) Sex, Leather and Zines: Lisbon’s GayClub and early HIV/AIDS information activism

By Joana Matias HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

A discrete Portuguese members’ club GayClub, through its publication Órbita Gay Macho, promoted safe sex, curated news from abroad, and warned against media hysteria around HIV/AIDS.

Love for Sale: Representing Prostitution in Imperial Russia

By Colleen Lucey Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Sexual Labour

How was prostitution represented in Imperial Russia?

Abortion and Contraception in Modern Greece, 1830-1967

By Violetta Hionidou Medicine and the Body, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Abortion and contraception before the Pill: the case of Modern Greece.

The Correspondence of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, 1846-1894

By Douglas Pretsell LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The first critical edition of the complete correspondence of Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, a founding figure in the history of sexuality.

Sexual Politics and Feminist Science: Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900-1933

By Kirsten Leng Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

German-speaking feminists created new knowledge in sexology that challenged sexist biases and expanded possibilities for gendered and sexual expression.

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

By Craig Griffiths LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Gay liberation was never only about pride.