In Stewart’s world homosexuality in any form brings a touch of exoticism and sophistication to proceedings.
Recent Posts
Queer round the edges: Mary Stewart’s post-war middlebrow fiction
I can’t help but apply a queer lens to everything I read.
(Sexual) Labour Day
Researching prostitution makes Julia Laite more of a labour historian than a historian of sexuality.
Gender, Sex and Sexuality in 20th-Century British History: Some new directions
The symposium demonstrated the continued vitality of research into gender, sex and sexuality in modern British history
Sex in Japan: A global history perspective
Stereotypes offer a window into the history of Japanese sexualities.
The Archbishop’s Argument: Anglicanism, Homosexuality, and Colonial Complexities
It is a curious and powerful discursive move to link the murder of hundreds of people in Nigeria to the vaguely described suffering of British queer people.
Male Order: Tom of Finland and the Queer Iconography of Postage Stamps
How do postage stamps contribute to a public history of queer lives and sexualities?
