Thatcher and Homosexuality: Waiting for Section 28

By Bob Cant LGBTQ, United Kingdom

There was an exquisite cruelty about the way her remarks were directed towards the opposition Labour Party.

Stranger Danger and the Sexual Revolution

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, Childhood and Youth, Sexual Violence

The sexual content of stranger danger films grew more sexually explicit over time.

"Coming Out" in the Classroom: When the Personal is Pedagogical

By Justin Bengry Pedagogy

What impact would explicitly identifying my sexuality have on teaching, learning, discussions and the overall atmosphere of the classroom?

What was the Ultimate Medieval Aphrodisiac?

By Katherine Harvey Medicine and the Body, Medieval

Medieval people took the idea that the food they consumed could influence their sex lives seriously.

Intimate Worlds: Exploring Sexuality Through the Wellcome Collection

By Jennifer Grove Medicine and the Body, Public History

The Wellcome Library is a rich source of material for the study of historical attitudes towards sex and the human body.

The Queer Caribbean: Conflicting Uses of the Colonial Past

By Agnes Arnold-Forster Empire and Colonialism, Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

Both anti-discrimination and pro-gay activists appeal to features of a pre-colonial past.

Finding the lesbian premodern: Does it take one to know one?

By Kim Racon LGBTQ, Medieval

How can we find out about female same-sex experiences and intimacy in the middle ages?