The Victorian with a Secret

By Brian Watson United Kingdom

One man’s private collection of Victorian pornography is now an important historical source.

Coming Out in the Trade Union Movement

By Bob Cant LGBTQ

Coming out was a core value of gay liberation, but trade unions interpreted attempts at self-organisation by minority groups as divisive.

The place of religion in LGBTQ lives

By George Severs LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

The Oral History Society LGBTQ special interest group has shown the important role oral history plays in researching LGBTQ lives.

Rethinking Early Modern Women’s Masturbation

By Paige Donaghy Early Modern

Why is women’s masturbation absent from most studies examining sexual practices of early modern people?

The Romantic Concept of Psychological Androgyny

By Victoria Russell History of Sexuality

The history of the concept of psychological androgyny both raises and responds to the question “what is the history of sexuality?”

Witchcraft Confessions and Sexual Fantasies during the English Civil War

By Scott Eaton Early Modern

In their confessions at the East Anglian witch trials, accused women combined their understanding of the devil with sexual fantasies.

Maleficent Favourites: Seductive Bewitchment at the English Court

By Kit Heyam Medieval

Accusations of witchcraft were often used to explain away transgressive behaviour between kings and favourites.