Modernization of menstrual sex resulted in an emphasis on sexual availability and variety without fundamentally altering gender hierarchies.
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Oral Histories and Alternative Archives: Disrupting the Boundaries of Queer Identities, Cultures, and Politics
As historians, how does the past speak to us, and when it does, how do we listen?
"The Gay Bulge" or Can We Study Medieval Sexuality Through Puns?
Perhaps sometimes a ‘gay bulge’ is just a gae bolga.
Doing It With Food: Cooking and the History of Sexuality
Evangelicals actively connected their appetite for culinary and sexual variety to desires for marital intimacy and stability.
The Sex Institute on Euston Road
One of the most significant threads the “Institute of Sexology” unwinds is the intertwined development of sexology and ways female sexuality was perceived.
Gender Matters at The Institute of Sexology
The Institute of Sexology at the Wellcome Trust is the first major exhibition in the UK dedicated to the history of sexology.
Franca Viola says ‘No’: Gender violence, consent, and the law in 1960s Italy
Franca Viola’s abduction and rape was a watershed in improving the status of women in Italian society.
