AIDS in black America is not only the result of poverty and inequality, but also reinforces racial inequities by constraining black opportunity.
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Sex and the Single Man in Late Medieval England
What constituted socially-acceptable premarital sex for young men in the late middle ages?
Beyond the Binary: Trans* History in Early America
Trans history and non-binary perspectives to the study of pre-Civil War America.
Heterosexuality and Americanization: "Social Education" for Immigrant Youth in the 1920s
An “American Style” marriage, reformers believed, was one solution to the problem of unassimilated immigrants.
Bestiality in a Time of Smallpox
At the turn of the 19th century, opponents of Edward Jenner’s method for preventing smallpox likened vaccination to bestiality.
The King’s Favourite: Sex, Money and Power in Medieval England
Medieval royal favourites were often unpopular, whether or not the relationship was sexual.
Umutoni: Why Histories of African Homosexualities Matter
Same-sex loving and desiring people have long existed in Africa, and will continue to do so.
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Drag: A British History
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Urning: Queer Identity in the German Nineteenth Century
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Race, Sexuality and Identity in Britain and Jamaica: The Biography of Patrick Nelson, 1916-1963
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The Bars Are Ours: Histories and Cultures of Gay Bars in America, 1960 and After
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In a Rapture of Distress: Women’s Sexuality and Modern India