American Child Brides and the Dangers of Underage Sex

By Nicholas Syrett Childhood and Youth

Revisiting an earlier generation of reformers exposes that marriage was not a magical cure-all.

Out of the Closet, Into the Archives: Researching Sexual Histories

By Jaime Cantrell LGBTQ

Can an archive offer “proof” that historians often seek out?

“A Poison to the Race”: Women, Foreigners and VD in Modern Japan

By Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci Asian Sexualities

Japanese “AIDS panics” characterized women as the carriers of foreign-born sexual diseases.

Postwar Sex Education and the Roots of White Male Sexual Entitlement

By Susan Freeman 20th and 21st Century United States, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Violence

White men remain relatively impervious to charges of sexual aggression, perhaps as a result of mid-century sex education.

‘The Stimulus of the Flesh’ and Margaret Singleton’s Broken Vow

By Laura Wood Medieval

While many vowesses broke their chastity vows, Margaret Singleton’s case was different and remains an unsolved mystery.

Words of Warning for Historians of Sexuality: Indemnity Clauses and Publishing Contracts

By Gillian Frank History of Sexuality

Historians of sexuality risk overlooking the significance of indemnity clauses in their contracts.

Archives of Desire: Debbie Does Death

By Josh Adair 20th and 21st Century United States

Even in death a Republican-appointed judge wanted to be remembered for his stance against pornography.