Why a general pardon is good politics but bad history.
Tag: history and policy
Rainbow Plaques: Mapping York’s LGBT History
York’s Alternative History explores the histories of York which don’t make the guidebooks.
The Obergefell Syllabus: Historicizing Same-Sex Marriage in the United States
These books and articles form an extensive syllabus with which to teach students about Obergefell v. Hodges.
Sexual Politics in the Era of Reagan and Thatcher: Marc Stein in Conversation with Jeffrey Weeks
In May 1988, when Marc Stein was working as the coordinating editor of Gay Community News in Boston, Massachusetts, he interviewed Jeffrey Weeks, the influential British sociologist and historian.
The Other Half Has Never Been Told: AIDS and African-American History
AIDS in black America is not only the result of poverty and inequality, but also reinforces racial inequities by constraining black opportunity.
Sexual Histories, Scholarly Communities: The John D’Emilio Symposium
A hallmark of D’Emilio’s work was that he engaged historical sources “emotionally and intellectually,” “with his head and his heart.”
Before Grindr, or, The Dangers of the "Gay Bachelor"
When the UK government proposed the criminalization of queer personal ads.