Pubic Politics in Homosexual Action Groups in 1970s West Germany

By Hauke Branding Archives of Desire, Modern Europe

How should a leftist style their pubic hair?

The Closet and the Cul-de-Sac The Politics of Sexual Privacy in Northern California

By Clayton Howard 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ

Not just a story of polarization between Gay Liberation and the Religious Right, this is also a story of a consensus over the value of protecting straight privilege.

The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Male Homosexual Politics in 1970s West Germany

By Craig Griffiths Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Gay liberation was never only about pride.

‘After Stonewall’ and Gay and Lesbian Liberation in Western Canada

By Valerie Korinek Canada, LGBTQ

‘After Stonewall’ was one of the most vocal regional gay periodicals in Canada to challenge a national gay activist platform.

The Way Out: Sebastian Buckle on Homosexuality in Modern Britain

By Sebastian Buckle Author Interviews, LGBTQ, United Kingdom

Public discourse on homosexuality through the images, ideas & judgements made about queer lives.

The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation: An Interview With Jim Downs

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

I wanted to explain that the 1970s was much more than a decade about sex.

Jeffrey Weeks reflects on "Sexual Politics in the Era of Reagan and Thatcher"

By Jeffrey Weeks LGBTQ, United Kingdom

I can’t help thinking about the importance of having an open, exploratory, but consistent political and intellectual project.