“A Poison More Deadly”: Defining Obscenity in the West

By Brian Watson United Kingdom

Under the scrutiny of the British legal system, no work was safe from being deemed obscene.

Archives of Desire: Analog Sexting

By Josh Adair 20th and 21st Century United States

My grandparents helped pave the way for virtual trysts.

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.

Archives of Desire: Soft-Core Pornography and Activism in the 1960s

By Helis Sikk 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ

The Los Angeles Advocate captured the essence of an important segment of the LGBTQ culture.

Sexual Violence Against Children in the 1960s

By Nick Basannavar Childhood and Youth, Sexual Violence, United Kingdom

Narratives of abuse have taken on different forms during different moments.

How to Study an American Sex Scandal

By Andrew Burstein 20th and 21st Century United States

When does sex become a political weapon?

Wolfenden, Paederasty and Paedophilia

By Brian Lewis Childhood and Youth, LGBTQ, United Kingdom

What do the Wolfenden Papers have to say about paederasty and paedophilia?