Five unique historical figures who developed a sense of self that reconciled their sexual nonconformity with their ethical standards.
Modern Europe
Controlling Sex in Captivity
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.
Joke Swiebel: A Lifetime of Dutch Gay Activism
Joke Swiebel looked back on the last fifty years since the January 1969 Dutch demonstration that started the modern-day gay rights movement.
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.
