The Yellow Star and the Pink Triangle: Judaism and Gay Rights in the 1970s

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

The struggle over gay rights evolved within the context of Dade County’s large and politically active Jewish community.

Born This Way? Sexual Science and the Invention of a Political Strategy

By Jana Funke LGBTQ

The ‘born this way’ argument has also been subjected to substantial criticism.

Thatcher and Homosexuality: Waiting for Section 28

By Bob Cant LGBTQ, United Kingdom

There was an exquisite cruelty about the way her remarks were directed towards the opposition Labour Party.

The Queer Caribbean: Conflicting Uses of the Colonial Past

By Agnes Arnold-Forster Empire and Colonialism, Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

Both anti-discrimination and pro-gay activists appeal to features of a pre-colonial past.

Hirsute Phoenix: Conchita Wurst, Beards, and the Politics of Sexuality

By T.J. Tallie Modern Europe

Conchita Wurst’s beard queers the predictable image of female pop singer and calls directly to the constructed nature of gender performances.

The Archbishop’s Argument: Anglicanism, Homosexuality, and Colonial Complexities

By T.J. Tallie Empire and Colonialism, LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

It is a curious and powerful discursive move to link the murder of hundreds of people in Nigeria to the vaguely described suffering of British queer people.

Beards, Real Men, and Poseurs: male sexuality and fashion since around 1900

By Julia Laite History of Sexuality

Male fashion has long been central to the way we define what it means to be a ‘real’ man.