The New Polish Government and ‘Gender Ideology’

By Lukasz Szulc Modern Europe, Religion and Sexuality

The crusade against ‘gender ideology’ started with a letter by the Bishops’ Conference of Poland.

Operation Hyacinth and Poland’s Pink Files

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

The aim of the operation was to detain, interrogate, and register both actual and alleged homosexuals.

The Cologne Sexual Assaults in Historical Perspective

By Michelle Lynn Kahn Modern Europe, Sexual Violence

The language of xenophobia and nationalism has long been staged on women’s bodies.

Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce.

The Hunger of the Finnish Bachelor: Married Men, Desire & Domesticity in 20th Century Finland

By Laika Nevalainen Food and Sexuality, Modern Europe

Summer widowers might attempt to recapture the erotic possibility of their single days.

‘Pray the gay away’: The Catholic Church, Sexology and Sexuality in Italy

By Chiara Beccalossi LGBTQ, Modern Europe

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

By Niamh Cullen Modern Europe, Sexual Violence

Franca Viola’s abduction and rape was a watershed in improving the status of women in Italian society.