Sexual secrets were nothing new in the 1700s, but confessing them to a doctor became surprisingly common.
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Rape and Manhood in Nineteenth-Century Caucasus
An 1852 rape case reveals that colonization was an uneven process.
Operation Hyacinth and Poland’s Pink Files
The aim of the operation was to detain, interrogate, and register both actual and alleged homosexuals.
CFP: Histories of Music and Sexuality
What is the relationship between music and sexuality?
Sex, Disease, and Fertility in History
If you’re looking for evidence about bodies in history, it doesn’t get harder than skeletons.
CFP: Histories of Sex Education
Sex education has historically been subject to many forces.
CFP: Histories Of Sexuality In Antiquity
Why and how does the ancient world still matter to the history of sexuality?
