Squirming in the Dark: Playful Occupations for Sex Workers in the 1870 Census

By Holly Marquess Archives of Desire, Sexual Labour 0 comments

Uncovering the playful occupations listed for sex workers in the 1870 census.

Love for Sale: Representing Prostitution in Imperial Russia

By Colleen Lucey Author Interviews 0 comments

How was prostitution represented in Imperial Russia?

Wolfenden’s Women: Prostitution in Post-war Britain

By Julia Laite Author Interviews 0 comments

How was prostitution presented in the Wolfenden Report?

The Brothel of Pompeii

By Sarah Levin-Richardson Ancient World, Author Interviews 0 comments

Pompeii’s brothel is the only verifiable brothel from Greco-Roman antiquity.

Out of the Closet, Into the Archives: Researching Sexual Histories

By Jaime Cantrell LGBTQ 1 comment

Can an archive offer “proof” that historians often seek out?

Resisting the Virus of Prejudice: Sex Workers Fight the AIDS Panic

By Mindy Chateauvert HIV/AIDS, Medicine and the Body 0 comments

Sex workers, working as peer researchers, mapped the epidemiology of HIV in 1985.

Histories of Sexuality and the Carceral State—Part 2

By Regina Kunzel 20th and 21st Century United States 0 comments

How do race, gender, and sexuality intersect in order to shape policing and imprisonment?