Intimate Investments in Drag King Cultures: The Rise and Fall of a Lesbian Social Scene

By Kerryn Drysdale April 29, 2021 Author Interviews 0 comments

This is a story about the life of a scene at a particular historical and geographic juncture as seen through the eyes of those who brought it into being—and then mourned its passing.

Esther Newton’s Butch Career

By Esther Newton June 2, 2020 Author Interviews, LGBTQ 0 comments

I love reading and writing stories but, until my memoir, most have been about other people.

Queer China: Lesbian and Gay Literature and Visual Culture

By Hongwei Bao April 14, 2020 Asian Sexualities, Author Interviews, LGBTQ 0 comments

Queer China reveals a vibrant picture of queer communities and cultures since their inception in post-Mao China.

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

By Sebastian Buckle April 25, 2019 Author Interviews, LGBTQ, United Kingdom 0 comments

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

Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada, 1930-1985

By Valerie Korinek September 30, 2018 Author Interviews, Canada, LGBTQ 0 comments

The history of queer people in the five major western Canadian cities, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton and Calgary.

Lesbian Histories and Futures: “Gay American History @ 40”

By Rachel Hope Cleves May 18, 2016 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ 5 comments

The fortieth-anniversary celebration of Jonathan Ned Katz’s classic document collection Gay American History.

Finding the lesbian premodern: Does it take one to know one?

By Kim Racon May 27, 2014 LGBTQ, Medieval 1 comment

How can we find out about female same-sex experiences and intimacy in the middle ages?