Looking through the Speculum

By Judith Houck NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Women’s bodies were not the only focus of the women’s health movement in the United States.

“Dolled up to the nines to go to a flippin’ public toilet!”: Cruising in Belfast During the Troubles

By Niall Herron LGBTQ, Modern Europe

Does gay public sex help end violent conflict? Perhaps, or at least it makes for a good start.

‘Deviant and over-sexed’ or ‘respectful and vanilla’: Intimate stories from Australian Lesbians

By Rebecca Jennings Antipodean sexualities, LGBTQ

Oral histories with Australian lesbians demonstrate a complex mix of intimate practices and behaviours.

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.

Scottish Storytelling Sessions: Queer History, Community and Archives

By Alva Traebert LGBTQ, United Kingdom

Oral history faces the challenge of bridging the divide between the observer and the observed.

Oral Histories and Alternative Archives: Disrupting the Boundaries of Queer Identities, Cultures, and Politics

By Dan Royles LGBTQ

As historians, how does the past speak to us, and when it does, how do we listen?

Queer Domesticities: Matt Cook on Home Life, Family and Community in London

By Justin Bengry LGBTQ, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

Matt Cook explores queer men’s experiences of home and homemaking in the metropolis.