Grassroots activists and politicians responded to the 1973 ruling in the two decades that followed it.
Tag: activism
The Cologne Sexual Assaults in Historical Perspective
The language of xenophobia and nationalism has long been staged on women’s bodies.
Through the Eyes of the Establishment: Student Sexuality and the Dean of Women’s Office at Purdue University
In the early 1960s, Purdue created an atmosphere that increased female students’ freedom, but only provided piecemeal sex education and counseling.
Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe
Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce.
“The Age of Youth in Argentina”: an interview with Valeria Manzano
How young people in Argentina asserted a new collective identity in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s.
“The Gay Revolution”: An Interview with Lillian Faderman
The Gay Revolution provides a moving account of the LGBT movement in the United States.
Rainbow Plaques: Mapping York’s LGBT History
York’s Alternative History explores the histories of York which don’t make the guidebooks.
