Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa: An Interview with Ashley Currier

By Ashley Currier African Sexualities, Empire and Colonialism, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

How elites used politicized homophobia to consolidate their moral and political authority.

Contraceptive Diplomacy: Reproductive Politics & Imperial Ambitions in the United States & Japan

By Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci 20th and 21st Century United States, Asian Sexualities, Empire and Colonialism, Medicine and the Body, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Race and Ethnicity

Contraceptive Diplomacy narrates a transnational history of birth control in the context of imperial struggles between the United States and Japan.

The Politics of Love in Myanmar

By Lynette Chua Asian Sexualities, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

An intimate account of a group of LGBT activists before, during, and after Myanmar’s post-2011 political transition.

Queer Nuns: Religion, Activism, and Serious Parody

By Melissa Wilcox LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Religion and Sexuality

Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are an unaffiliated, non-celibate order of queer, activist nuns.

Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada, 1930-1985

By Valerie Korinek Canada, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The history of queer people in the five major western Canadian cities, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton and Calgary.

Using Memes to Extinguish Sexism in Poland

By Aneta Stepien Modern Europe

The feminist memes by Polish artist, Marta Frej, feature women of all ages engaging in ordinary everyday tasks. But don’t be fooled, the messages included in the memes are powerful and revolutionary.

#MeToo

By Rachel Hope Cleves History of Sexuality, Sexual Violence

Reflections on the #MeToo movement from the NotchesBlog crew and friends.