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It was sometimes thought that men who had sex with men would give birth to monsters.
The ancient evidence suggests Alexander was particularly close with one of his male companions. But how close exactly?
Camp can be an attitude, a style or a behaviour and it consists of several components – exaggeration, artificiality or theatricality, breaking social norms and silliness which results in humour.
When Li Shiu Tong died in 1993, his unpublished manuscript about sexuality was almost thrown away. Yet it contains views on bisexuality and gender fluidity that would resonate with young people today.
From the “goo goo” boys mocked for their love of theatre to cross-dressing troops and “trouser women”, Australia has a rich queer history.
Delaware’s Sarah McBride made history on Tuesday when she won a state Senate seat, becoming the US’s highest-ranking transgender politician. A record 1,006 LGBTQ candidates ran for office this year.
Matthew Tomlinson deplored the execution of a naval surgeon for sodomy, writing that the death penalty was cruel and unfair.
New York in the early 1980s was a time of literary salons, concentrated ambition and a flowering of gay cultural power.
Fifty years after the Stonewall riots, what is their political legacy for LGBTQ activism?
Sydney’s LGBTQI heartland has moved and changed over time, but the importance of urban space to queer communities remains a constant.
The story of the trial of Peter Wildeblood.
Gay pride has many exuberant advocates. It also has critics in unexpected places.
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Professor of History, University of Washington
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Professor of Modern History, Keele University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Lecturer of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Ohio State University
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Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History, University of Portsmouth
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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Classics, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University
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PhD Researcher in History, University of Oxford
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Honorary Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor of British History, Loughborough University