Homophile Priests, LGBT Rights, and Scottish Churches, 1967-1986

By Jeff Meek LGBTQ, United Kingdom

From its inception in 1969, the Scottish Minorities Group (SMG) saw amicable relations with Scottish churches as imperative.

AIDS, Sexuality and American Religion: An Interview With Anthony Petro

By Anthony Petro 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, Medicine and the Body, Religion and Sexuality

Religious responses to the emergence of AIDS in the United States in the 1980s and 90s.

A Chile is Never Just a Chile: Food & Sex in Mexico Before & After Colonization

By Gustavo Corral Empire and Colonialism, Food and Sexuality, Latin American Sexualities

Eating and reproduction are crucial biological processes that are fraught with emotional meanings.

Religious and Reproductive Politics in the United States since WWII

By Rebecca Davis 20th and 21st Century United States, Medicine and the Body, Religion and Sexuality

We are only beginning to understand the role of “religion” in American debates over reproductive rights.

Astrological Birth Control: Fertility Awareness and the Politics of Non-Hormonal Contraception

By Donna Drucker Medicine and the Body

In the late 1960s, there was a ready audience for astrological birth control, a repackaged concept that now emerged as a fertility management option.

The Perfect Corpse: Death, Virginity and the Bishop in Medieval Europe

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

How could a medieval corpse reflect a person’s sexual behaviour?

Doing It With Food: Cooking and the History of Sexuality

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, Food and Sexuality

Evangelicals actively connected their appetite for culinary and sexual variety to desires for marital intimacy and stability.