Joke Swiebel looked back on the last fifty years since the January 1969 Dutch demonstration that started the modern-day gay rights movement.
Modern Europe
Queer History and the Holocaust
Queer experiences of the Holocaust have been marginalised, ignored and denied.
Screening Swedish Sex in the United States, Language of Love (1969)
Whether Language of Love is pornographic or educational may still be up for debate, but the film was at the forefront of this conversation.
Transnational Homosexuals in Communist Poland: Cross-Border Flows in Gay and Lesbian Magazines
Early gay and lesbian activism in Poland formed around the publication of DIY magazines.
A Red Hot Cold War
The 1990 Soviet edition of Playboy reveals the persistent tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Using Memes to Extinguish Sexism in Poland
The feminist memes by Polish artist, Marta Frej, feature women of all ages engaging in ordinary everyday tasks. But don’t be fooled, the messages included in the memes are powerful and revolutionary.
Was Homosexuality Illegal in Communist Europe?
Despite the strong political, economic and military alliance between Eastern Bloc countries, they did not adopt a uniform position towards homosexuality.
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