Female Husbands: A Trans History

By Jen Manion Author Interviews, Trans 0 comments

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 0 comments

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 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 Author Interviews, LGBTQ 0 comments

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 1 comment

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

Toros vs. Mannequins: Carl Corley and Queer Identity in the American South

By Hannah Givens 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Public History 1 comment

Even as Carl Corley wrestled with classifications, he created a rare visibility for rural queer people.

Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers

By Anne Balay 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ 1 comment

If scholars look for what we think of as gay people, we’ll miss many of the queer pleasures and possibilities that exist.