A Sexologist and His Two Archives: An Interview with Erwin J. Haeberle

By Jana Funke Medicine and the Body, Pedagogy, Public History

Haeberle is the founder of two archives that constitute one of the most significant collections of sexological work available.

Organized Labor, Gay Liberation and the Battle Against the Religious Right, 1977-1994

By Miriam Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

What common cause could bring organized labor together with gay liberation in the United States?

Sex and the American Quest for a Relatable Past

By Thomas Foster Early America

How we remember the sex lives of the founding fathers reflects contemporary concerns and projections.

Globalizing the History of Sexology

By Chris Waters Medicine and the Body

Only recently have we begun to explore the varied global dimensions of sexual science.

Meet Me in St. Louis: History of Sexuality at the 2015 Organization of American Historians Conference

By notcheseditor History of Sexuality

This year’s OAH conference theme, “Taboos,” has engendered a number of exciting panels, museum displays and a walking tour.

Scale – Spectacle – Spectatorship: Space as a Category of Queer Analysis

By Andrea Rottmann 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Public History

Archives, exhibitions and historical sites operate as spaces through which ideas about LGBTQ identity can be renegotiated.

Eugenics and Intersex: The consequences of defining "normal" bodies

By Katelyn Dykerman Medicine and the Body

Decisions to limit life based on social or cultural biases contain dangerous eugenic possibilities.