Medicine, the Penal System and Sexual Crimes in England, 1919-1960s

By Janet Weston LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Sexual Violence, United Kingdom

Weston’s book is a history of 20th century medical explanations for sexual crime and medico-legal attempts at rehabilitation and cure.

Homosexuality on the Small Screen: Television and Gay Identity in Britain

By Sebastian Buckle LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

Homosexuality on the Small Screen examines the history of television and its role in exploring gay lives and constructing ideas around sexual identity.

After Eunuchs: Science, Medicine, and the Transformation of Sex in Modern China

By Howard Chiang Asian Sexualities, LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Trans

After Eunuchs tells a history of sex change in modern China.

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.

The World and Other Unpublished Works of Radclyffe Hall

By Jana Funke LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

New archival materials that broaden and complicate our understanding of Radclyffe Hall.

Queer Fascism and the End of Gay History

By Laurie Marhoefer LGBTQ

Now that the Right is in power in the United States, people are remembering the first openly gay politician, that is, the top Nazi Ernst Röhm.

Adult Adoption and Intergenerational Same-Sex Relationships

By Katherine Parkin LGBTQ

Historically, fostering and adoption of adults could prove a useful way for men to provide legal and financial cover for a partner.