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?”

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

By Jaime Cantrell LGBTQ

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

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.

Understanding Zika & the Abortion Debate in Brazil: A View from 1940

By Cari Maes Latin American Sexualities

Brazil now faces both a mounting health crisis and the opportunity to revise the parameters of reproductive rights.

Syphilis Onstage: Eugène Brieux’s Damaged Goods

By Alicia Corts Medicine and the Body

Brieux’s plot featured a main character wrestling with the physical and social ramifications of syphilis.

Histories of Sexuality and the Carceral State—Part 2

By Regina Kunzel 20th and 21st Century United States

How do race, gender, and sexuality intersect in order to shape policing and imprisonment?

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.