Phyllis Schlafly and the Making of Grassroots Conservative Sexual Politics

By Stacie Taranto 20th and 21st Century United States

Phyllis Schlafly stood at the epicenter of conservative sexual politics.

Queers, Homosexuals, and Activists in Early Nineteenth-Century Britain?

By Charles Upchurch LGBTQ, United Kingdom

evidence of identity and political activism built around a positive interpretation of same-sex desire in the 1820s.

Sexuality, Family Planning, and the British Left: An Interview with Stephen Brooke

By Stephen Brooke NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, United Kingdom

A sweeping account of sexuality and socialism in twentieth century Britain.

The Obergefell Syllabus: Historicizing Same-Sex Marriage in the United States

By notcheseditor 20th and 21st Century United States, Pedagogy

These books and articles form an extensive syllabus with which to teach students about Obergefell v. Hodges.

‘Pray the gay away’: The Catholic Church, Sexology and Sexuality in Italy

By Chiara Beccalossi LGBTQ, Modern Europe

There is a new movement to ‘pray the gay away’ at a Catholic retreat in Angolo Terme in Brescia.

Classroom Wars and Sexual Politics: An Interview with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela

By Natalia Petrzela 20th and 21st Century United States, Childhood and Youth, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Race and Ethnicity

The schoolhouse has long been a crucible in the construction and contestation of “family values.”

“In My Bed”: Sexual Violence Over Fifty Years on One College Campus

By Natalia Petrzela 20th and 21st Century United States, Sexual Violence

Sexual violence has been a consistent facet of college women’s experiences.