‘Pray the gay away’: The Catholic Church, Sexology and Sexuality in Italy

By Chiara Beccalossi LGBTQ, Modern Europe

There is a new movement to ‘pray the gay away’ at a Catholic retreat in Angolo Terme in Brescia.

Straight After Death: Misremembering the Queer Life and Times of Rod McKuen

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ

In the end, silences in the historical record may tell us as much about poor journalistic research as they tell us about antigay bias.

Sexual Politics in the Era of Reagan and Thatcher: Marc Stein in Conversation with Jeffrey Weeks

By Marc Stein LGBTQ, United Kingdom

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.

Sex, race and censorship in Cuba: Historicising the P.M. affair

By Carrie Hamilton Latin American Sexualities, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Labour

A short experimental film has gone down in history as the catalyst for one of the early crises of the Cuban Revolution.

Before Grindr, or, The Dangers of the "Gay Bachelor"

By Justin Bengry LGBTQ, United Kingdom

When the UK government proposed the criminalization of queer personal ads.

Blood Ties: Queer Blood, Donations, and Citizenship

By T.J. Tallie 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Medicine and the Body

Can queer blood be less American than straight blood?

Ian Paisley (1926-2014) and the ‘Save Ulster From Sodomy!’ Campaign

By Sean Brady LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality, United Kingdom

Religion and sectarianism long shaped the sexualities and lives of LGBT people in Northern Ireland.