‘The witch is a witch not only because she magically devours, destroys, or rides wolves, but also because she has sex with the devil.’
Religion and Sexuality
From Shame to Sin: Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity
With the new religion came new attitudes to sexual behaviour and morality
The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse in Twentieth-Century Ireland
It was their word against the word of the adults, the doers of God’s work on Earth.
Reverend Anna Garlin Spencer and the Rise of “Family Life” in Early Sex Education
Liberal Protestants influenced major shifts—and later divisions—among sex educators.
Reforming Sodom: Protestants and the Rise of Gay Rights
The forgotten history of liberal Protestants’ role on both sides of debates over orthodoxy & sexual identity.
The Religious Right and the Politics of Sexuality: An Interview with Neil J. Young
Young upends the widely-believed myths about the political origins and motivations of the Religious Right.
The New Polish Government and ‘Gender Ideology’
The crusade against ‘gender ideology’ started with a letter by the Bishops’ Conference of Poland.
Recent Posts
(Safe) sex, leather, and zines: Lisbon’s GayClub and early HIV/AIDS information activism
Reproduction in Transition: Fertility Technology in the Lives of Sexual and Gender Minorities
The ‘Chosen Family’ Dinner: A non-normative insight into queer homemaking
“Homosexual Hearers” and Queer Musicality in Xavier Mayne’s The Intersexes (1909)
Squirming in the Dark: Playful Occupations for Sex Workers in the 1870 Census