The rediscovery of a homoerotic poem by Torquato Tasso: Ganimede rapito

By Francesco Ottonello Early Modern, Queer Philologies

Torquato Tasso composed a poem on Ganymede and Jupiter, but self-censored it because of its underlying theme: homoeroticism.

Homosensuality and the early modern Anglo-Ottoman encounter

By Nailya Shamgunova Early Modern

Sensationalised sexual depravity of the Ottomans was a popular trope in early modern European discourses on the Turks.

Screening Swedish Sex in the United States, Language of Love (1969)

By Saniya Ghanoui Modern Europe

Whether Language of Love is pornographic or educational may still be up for debate, but the film was at the forefront of this conversation.

Macho Tips: The Erotics of the Mexican Body in a Gay Magazine

By Juan Carlos Mezo Gonzalez Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ, Race and Ethnicity

The Mexican gay magazine Macho Tips (1985-1989) engaged with national ideologies of race and gender.