Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada

By Andrea Ens Canada, LGBTQ

The construction of male homosexuals as intelligent was connected to broader cultural anxieties about same-sex attracted men in Cold War-era Canada.

Was Homosexuality Illegal in Communist Europe?

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Despite the strong political, economic and military alliance between Eastern Bloc countries, they did not adopt a uniform position towards homosexuality.

Morality and Repression in the Making of Cold War Brazil

By Zeb Tortorici Author Interviews, Latin American Sexualities

The Right in Brazil conflated communist “subversives” and left-wing politics with sexual immorality.

Operation Hyacinth and Poland’s Pink Files

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

The aim of the operation was to detain, interrogate, and register both actual and alleged homosexuals.

Histories of Sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Historical studies of sexualities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) remain scarce.