Queer Studies: Beyond Binaries

By Bruce Henderson June 6, 2021 Author Interviews 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 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.

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

By Peter Hart-Brinson September 19, 2019 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 February 26, 2019 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Public History 0 comments

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 December 27, 2018 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.

Transnational Homosexuals in Communist Poland: Cross-Border Flows in Gay and Lesbian Magazines

By Lukasz Szulc October 25, 2018 Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Modern Europe 0 comments

Early gay and lesbian activism in Poland formed around the publication of DIY magazines.