Summer widowers might attempt to recapture the erotic possibility of their single days.
Modern Europe
‘Pray the gay away’: The Catholic Church, Sexology and Sexuality in Italy
There is a new movement to ‘pray the gay away’ at a Catholic retreat in Angolo Terme in Brescia.
Franca Viola says ‘No’: Gender violence, consent, and the law in 1960s Italy
Franca Viola’s abduction and rape was a watershed in improving the status of women in Italian society.
Conchita’s Europe: Eurovision, homonationalism and the politics of sexuality
Conchita seems to have turned attention in Poland once again to discourses on national identity, morality and gender & sexuality-related topics.
Hirsute Phoenix: Conchita Wurst, Beards, and the Politics of Sexuality
Conchita Wurst’s beard queers the predictable image of female pop singer and calls directly to the constructed nature of gender performances.
Male Order: Tom of Finland and the Queer Iconography of Postage Stamps
How do postage stamps contribute to a public history of queer lives and sexualities?
What will .GAY stand for?
The new domains will identify websites as LGBTQ even at the basic level of internet structure, an important step forward for queering the internet.
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