Aleksandr Aleksandrov: New Sources in Nineteenth-Century Russian Trans Life-Writing

By Margarita Vaysman Modern Europe, Trans

Aleksandr Aleksandrov (1783-1866) was a Russian-Ukrainian hero of the Napoleonic wars and a celebrated trans author.

The Languages of Queer History

By Stephen Turton Queer Philologies

Studying the language of queer history gives us insight into past efforts to control the social value of gender and sexuality by defining their meaning.

Female Husbands: A Trans History

By Jen Manion Author Interviews, Trans

Long before people identified as transgender or lesbian, there were female husbands and the women who loved them.

Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries

By Bruce Henderson Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Pedagogy

Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries is designed as an introductory textbook for undergraduate courses in this rapidly growing field.

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

By Kerryn Drysdale Author Interviews, LGBTQ

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 Author Interviews, LGBTQ

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

The Gay Marriage Generation: How the LGBTQ Movement Transformed American Culture

By Peter Hart-Brinson 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ

Generational change in the imagination of sexuality caused an unprecedented shift in public opinion about same-sex marriage in the U.S.