Where are the Women? Revisiting John Boswell’s Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality

By Ruth Mazo Karras Medieval

Boswell’s ‘Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality” often excludes women from its analysis of medieval same-sex relations.

‘The Inevitable Errors of First Explorations’? Revisiting John Boswell’s Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality

By David Clark Medieval

What qualities have kept Boswell’s “Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality” monumental to the field of medieval history?

Gay Berlin? No, Queer Baden-Württemberg

By Andrea Rottmann LGBTQ, Modern Europe, Public History

Queer history in Germany extends far beyond Berlin – that was made clear at this conference.

The Revolutionary Politics of Sexuality in Nicaragua

By Cymene Howe Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

The Nicaraguan struggle for sexual rights came armed with revolutionary experience.

Sex Education Battleground in Mexico

By Melanie Huska Latin American Sexualities

Sex education in Mexico remains a battlefield for struggle between the state and Catholics over moral jurisdiction.

Meet Our Assistant Editors For 2016-2017

By notcheseditor History of Sexuality

NOTCHES is very pleased to introduce our cohort of assistant editors for 2016-2017.

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.