German, Jew, Muslim, Gay: The Life and Times of Hugo Marcus

By Marc David Baer History of Sexuality, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Religion and Sexuality

German, Jew, Muslim, Gay illuminates the complexities of twentieth-century Europe’s religious, sexual, and cultural politics.

The Ambivalence of Gay Liberation: Male Homosexual Politics in 1970s West Germany

By Craig Griffiths LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Gay liberation was never only about pride.

The Reputation of Edward II

By Kit Heyam LGBTQ, Medieval, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Edward’s medieval and early modern afterlife was significantly shaped by the influence of literary texts and techniques.

Men of Superior IQ: Connecting Homosexuality to Intelligence in Cold War-Era Canada

By Andrea Ens Canada, LGBTQ

The construction of male homosexuals as intelligent was connected to broader cultural anxieties about same-sex attracted men in Cold War-era Canada.

Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa: An Interview with Ashley Currier

By Ashley Currier African Sexualities, Empire and Colonialism, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

How elites used politicized homophobia to consolidate their moral and political authority.

Public City/Public Sex: Homosexuality, Prostitution, and Urban Culture Nineteenth-Century Paris

By Andrew Ross LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Sexual Labour

Women who sold sex and men who sought sex with other men shaped the emergence of modern Paris.

Controlling Sex in Captivity

By Matthias Reiss 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Modern Europe, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The book is the first critical study of heterosexual and same-sex activities involving Axis prisoners of war in the United States during World War II.