When it comes examining the history of women’s access to abortion, stories matter.
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Adult Adoption and Intergenerational Same-Sex Relationships
Historically, fostering and adoption of adults could prove a useful way for men to provide legal and financial cover for a partner.
The Victorian with a Secret
One man’s private collection of Victorian pornography is now an important historical source.
‘Promoting homosexuality’, 1987-2017
We must find creative ways to disrupt complacency and convey the complexities of sexuality and gender identity.
Troubling Terms: The Label Problem in Transgender History
Does the question of language get to the heart of trans history as a field?
Responses to the Medicalization of Transsexualism
Many in the trans community feared the power that a psychiatric diagnosis lends professionals over trans lives.
Of Gods & Emperors: Trans Experiences in Ancient Rome
Ancient Romans’ transgressive gender performances were reserved only for fiction and fantasy, spirituality and the state.












