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.

Flight Attendant Unions Make the Economy Work for Queer Families

By Ryan Murphy 20th and 21st Century United States

Flight attendant unions have been hotbeds of feminist and LGBTQ activism for fifty years.

Out of the Closet, Into the Archives: Researching Sexual Histories

By Jaime Cantrell LGBTQ

Can an archive offer “proof” that historians often seek out?

“To Love Without Fear”: Feminist and LGBTQ Mobilizations in Brazil

By Marc Hertzman Latin American Sexualities, Sexual Violence

“Love Without Fear” plays on the interim president’s last name, which means “fear” in Portuguese.

Phyllis Schlafly and the Making of Grassroots Conservative Sexual Politics

By Stacie Taranto 20th and 21st Century United States

Phyllis Schlafly stood at the epicenter of conservative sexual politics.

Lesbian Histories and Futures: “Gay American History @ 40”

By Rachel Hope Cleves 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ

The fortieth-anniversary celebration of Jonathan Ned Katz’s classic document collection Gay American History.