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.

Mainline Protestants and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage

By Heather White LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

Mainline Protestants’ policy decisions on same-sex marriage come out of a long history of religious debates over same-sex sexuality.

The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America

By Bryan Pitts Latin American Sexualities, LGBTQ

The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America a timely, pioneering contribution to the literature on non-heteronormative sexualities in Latin America.

The Archbishop’s Argument: Anglicanism, Homosexuality, and Colonial Complexities

By T.J. Tallie Empire and Colonialism, LGBTQ, Religion and Sexuality

It is a curious and powerful discursive move to link the murder of hundreds of people in Nigeria to the vaguely described suffering of British queer people.

Sex and the King: Rumours, Reputation and the Problem of Royal Adultery in Medieval England

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

Medieval people scrutinised and judged the sex lives of their rulers.

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.

Valentine’s as Prostitution, Marriage as a Trade: Commerce, Sex, History (and a recipe)

By Julia Laite Sexual Labour

Valentine’s Day most certainly blends sex, love, and commerce.