The University of Toronto might have sacked Jearld Moldenhauer for being out, proud, and vocal, but they were fighting a losing battle.
Recent Posts
Queer History and the Holocaust
Queer experiences of the Holocaust have been marginalised, ignored and denied.
‘Good on the Romans!’ Museum Visitors Reflecting on Cultural Attitudes to Sex
How does the public display of erotic artefacts from the past help modern visitors to reflect on their own attitudes to sex and sexuality?
Rears and Vices: The Austens and Naval Sodomy
Jane Austen’s brothers sat in judgement over navy men accused of sodomy.
“Well Known as Miss Betty Cooper”: Gender Expression in 18th-Century Boston
One 1771 advertisement sought the recapture of an enslaved person known by two names: Cato and Miss Betty Cooper.
Screening Swedish Sex in the United States, Language of Love (1969)
Whether Language of Love is pornographic or educational may still be up for debate, but the film was at the forefront of this conversation.
Sexual Revolution: Event or Process?
The most important dimension of the sexual revolution of the ’60s and ’70s was the increased freedom of sexual speech.
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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
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Family Matters: Queer Households and the Half-Century Struggle for Legal Recognition
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Slapping Leather: Queer Cowfolx at the Gay Rodeo
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A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers