Queer History in the Divided City: A New Approach to Digital Mapping

By Ian Darnell 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Public History

St. Louis’s queer geography complicates patterns of racial polarization.

Troubling Terms: The Label Problem in Transgender History

By Emily Skidmore Trans

Does the question of language get to the heart of trans history as a field?

Responses to the Medicalization of Transsexualism

By Galen Comerford Trans

Many in the trans community feared the power that a psychiatric diagnosis lends professionals over trans lives.

Was Homosexuality Illegal in Communist Europe?

By Lukasz Szulc LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Despite the strong political, economic and military alliance between Eastern Bloc countries, they did not adopt a uniform position towards homosexuality.

CFP: Histories of Sexual Violence

By Desiree Abu-Odeh CFP

NOTCHES is seeking short submissions exploring any aspect of histories of sexual violence.

The place of religion in LGBTQ lives

By George Severs LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

The Oral History Society LGBTQ special interest group has shown the important role oral history plays in researching LGBTQ lives.

Making Histories of Bolivian Sexual and Gender Diversity Legible in the Twenty-First Century

By Nell Haynes Latin American Sexualities

In Bolivia, political allegiances and competing priorities have shaped movements for equality for LGBTI Bolivians, and thus, their histories.