Three’s a Crowd?: Navigating a Love Triangle in Enlightenment France

By Meghan Roberts Early Modern

How an Enlightenment philosopher understood the love between his mistress and her sister

Love, Sex, and Desire in Modern Egypt: Navigating the Margins of Respectability

By Lisa Wynn African Sexualities, Author Interviews, Sexual Violence

Set in transnational Cairo over a two-decade period, this book is an ethnography about love and desire.

Archives of Desire: Analog Sexting

By Josh Adair 20th and 21st Century United States

My grandparents helped pave the way for virtual trysts.

Umutoni: Why Histories of African Homosexualities Matter

By Sarah Watkins African Sexualities, LGBTQ

Same-sex loving and desiring people have long existed in Africa, and will continue to do so.

Orthodox Sex: Alfred Kinsey and the Re-Making of Jewish Sexuality

By Rachel Gordan 20th and 21st Century United States, Religion and Sexuality

Orthodox writers sought to educate Americans about Judaism’s approach to sex.

Love, Lust and Procreation: Debating Sex in Nineteenth-Century Medicine?

By Elisabeth Brander Medicine and the Body

Nineteenth-century medical texts contain recommendations on how to navigate love and marriage.

A Second Valentine’s Day: Japan’s ‘White Day’

By Michael Facius Asian Sexualities

On Valentine’s Day, women give presents to men, while on White Day, men return the favor.