Sexual Histories, Scholarly Communities: The John D’Emilio Symposium

By Ian Darnell October 16, 2014 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ 0 comments

A hallmark of D’Emilio’s work was that he engaged historical sources “emotionally and intellectually,” “with his head and his heart.”

Ian Paisley (1926-2014) and the ‘Save Ulster From Sodomy!’ Campaign

By Sean Brady September 16, 2014 LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality, United Kingdom 3 comments

Religion and sectarianism long shaped the sexualities and lives of LGBT people in Northern Ireland.

Born This Way? Sexual Science and the Invention of a Political Strategy

By Jana Funke July 15, 2014 LGBTQ 0 comments

The ‘born this way’ argument has also been subjected to substantial criticism.

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

By Justin Bengry June 10, 2014 Pedagogy 15 comments

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

“Cow protection or Gay protection?” LGBT rights, “Hindu” tradition and the Indian elections

By Onni Gust May 13, 2014 LGBTQ 5 comments

Gender and sexuality has had an important role in recent public debates in India.

(Sexual) Labour Day

By Julia Laite April 30, 2014 Sexual Labour, United Kingdom 3 comments

Researching prostitution makes Julia Laite more of a labour historian than a historian of sexuality.

Individual Freedom as Misappropriation: Race, Sexuality and the Use of Civil Rights History

By Adam Shapiro March 10, 2014 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Race and Ethnicity 7 comments

The argument that individual rights is the natural legacy of civil rights has long been a staple of American conservatism.