The Cologne Sexual Assaults in Historical Perspective

By Michelle Lynn Kahn Modern Europe, Sexual Violence

The language of xenophobia and nationalism has long been staged on women’s bodies.

Martin Luther King Jr. and the History of Sexuality

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, Race and Ethnicity

What sources would you use to place Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. within the history of sexuality?

Through the Eyes of the Establishment: Student Sexuality and the Dean of Women’s Office at Purdue University

By Donna Drucker 20th and 21st Century United States, Medicine and the Body

In the early 1960s, Purdue created an atmosphere that increased female students’ freedom, but only provided piecemeal sex education and counseling.

David Bowie (1947-2016) and the History of Sexuality

By Gillian Frank LGBTQ

David Bowie’s sexual identity and its public performance were versatile, challenging and complex.

The Rejected: Homophile Activists in the Spotlight

By Andrew Lester 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ

The Rejected was a groundbreaking representation of gays in the American media.

Truly Ugandan: Martyrs, Pope Francis, and the Question of Sexuality

By T.J. Tallie African Sexualities, Empire and Colonialism, Religion and Sexuality

Francis obscured both the colonial Christian and queer sexual contexts of the executions.

A Christmas Abortion

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, Medicine and the Body

On Christmas Eve 1955, Jacqueline Smith died from an illegal abortion at her boyfriend Thomas G. Daniel’s apartment.