In 1970, April Ashley’s marriage became a test of who could legally be a wife, exposing how...
LGBTQ+ History and Culture
Discover how people across history understood gender and desire within their own cultural worlds. These histories recover lives often suppressed or erased while tracing the communities that created belonging and the movements that fought for recognition.
Lucy Hicks Anderson built a life as a Black woman in Oxnard. A compulsory medical examination in...
Bhoorah’s 1852 murder became a recurring reference in colonial campaigns against hijras, revealing how police registration turned...
A Paris court overturned Jean-Baptiste Grandjean’s criminal sentence in 1765 while retaining commands over dress and relationships,...
In 1587, a licensed surgeon faced the Spanish Inquisition over a marriage. Céspedes’s defense exposed competing medical...
Debates over Lorca’s sexuality helped reshape Spanish literary criticism. Queer readings challenged inherited exclusions and explored how...
Once dismissed as a niche, LGBTQ+ romance surged through digital publishing, revealing a vast audience and forcing...
When the Campus Pride Index launched in 2007, it filled a critical gap in higher education: there...
Same-sex relationships existed across ancient societies, yet they operated within cultural systems that recognized intimacy without equating...
Ancient Greek sexuality resists modern labels, revealing a complex system shaped by status, roles, and context rather...
This study is useful for understanding the complexity of medieval bodies and gender. Introduction This essay argues...
A century ago, a pioneering sex researcher challenged ideas about ‘respectable women’ and sex. By Dr. Anya JabourRegents Professor of HistoryUniversity of...
In the layered prayers of the rite, we catch a glimpse of a world where covenant before...
In his first campaign he courted the vote. Now, with power consolidated and the party’s far-right base...
Homoerotic literature in the medieval world reveals a striking dissonance between moral prescription and artistic expression. By...
If unity is lost, the policy victories that remain could rest on fragile ground, preserved not by...
The American Old West was a dynamic social frontier in which individuals navigated shifting boundaries of identity,...
It stands as proof that identity, once forced into the margins, continues to carve out space in...
Two-Spirit roles were not merely tolerated – they were frequently venerated. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
Two-Spirited Indigenous youth find themselves navigating multiple layers of marginalization. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction In...
“Nothing of comparable size, vocality, or persistence had ever happened before.” By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction...
LGBTQ+ elders share what survival looks like under a hostile political regime. By Orion RummlerLGBTQ+ ReporterThe 19th...
The era was shaped by crisis, resilience, and activism. By Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate Introduction The LGBTQ+...
Researchers point to solutions and opportunities for better health. By Jake MillerWriter and EditorOffice of Communications and...
They continue to experience significantly higher rates of discrimination than others. By Cait SmithDirector, LGBTQI+ PolicyThe Center...
Trying to help weather the storm and curb the harm. By Sara Youngblood GregoryJournalist, Editor, and Author...
People have always pushed back against the social expectations that constrain them. Femininity The Physical Education of...
They can’t do their work and comply with Trump’s executive orders. By Mel Leonar BarclayPolitics ReporterThe 19th...
It was part of a campaign to eliminate all gay men from government service. Introduction The “fruit...
They face a daunting array of problems. By Judith Graham“Navigating Aging” ColumnistKFF Health News Bill Hall, 71,...