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“Bisexuality and Beyond” – A Book by Martha Robinson Rhodes on the History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in the UK
Martha Robinson Rhodes’ historical study explores the experiences of bisexual people in Britain from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Book News
New book releases, reviews, and reading guides on LGBT history, queer studies, and related topics.
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"Cincinnati Before Stonewall" – A Book by Jacob Hogue About the Hidden Queer History of the American City
Public historian Jacob Hogue explores the LGBT community of Cincinnati from the early 19th century to 1969.
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"How Queer Bookshops Changed the World" – A Book by A. J. West on the History of LGBT Bookstores
The book by British journalist A. J. West tells the history of independent queer bookshops that became sanctuaries and centers of solidarity for the LGBT community.
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"The LGBTQ Almanac" – Deborah G. Felder's Book on 500 Years of Queer History in America
Author Deborah G. Felder's extensive encyclopedia covers five centuries of LGBT history in the US, from the 17th century to the present day.
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“Memory Rehearsal” – Eleni Sikelianos’s Book on Early 20th-Century LGBT History and the Legacy of Eva Palmer
American poet Eleni Sikelianos explores the life of her great-grandmother Eva Palmer, her lesbian relationships in Paris, and the revival of the Delphic Festivals.
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“Mighty Real” – Barry Walters' Book on the History of LGBT Music From 1969 to 2000
Music critic Barry Walters on how queer musicians shaped pop culture over three decades.
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“The Lesbian Bar Chronicles” – a book by Rachel Karp on the history and future of sapphic spaces in the US
Journalist Rachel Karp's research explores the past, present, and revival of lesbian bars across the United States.
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Born Again Queer – William Stell's book on gay activism among evangelical Christians
Religious studies scholar William Stell's book on the history of LGBTQ activism among American evangelicals in the 1970s and 1980s and the construction of a homophobic majority.
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In the Arms of Mountains – Cole Nicole LeFavour’s Book on Queer Resistance in Rural America
Cole Nicole LeFavour's memoir about political struggle and queer life in conservative Idaho.
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My Bad – Hugh Ryan’s Book on the Transformation of Queer Life in the 1990s
Hugh Ryan has released a book about the transformation of LGBT life in the 1990s.
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"Queer India Now": An Anthology on How Casteism and Racism Ossified Homophobia
A new book edited by Dhamini Ratnam and Dhrubo Jyoti explores the intersection of queer identity, caste, and colonial legacy in contemporary India.
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“Monastic Desires” – A Book by Derek Krueger on Homoeroticism and Homophobia in Medieval Orthodoxy
A study of Byzantine monasticism, queer erotics, and the history of Christian sexuality.
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“Queer in a Legal Sense”: How US Immigration Law Excluded Homosexuals and What Chicanx Literature Has to Do with It
A study at the intersection of law and literature about LGBT migrants in the United States.
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“The Fight of Our Lives” – A Book by David Levithan and Gabriel Duckels About the HIV Crisis in the US
The history of the epidemic told through archives, interviews, and poems: how state indifference spawned radical activism.
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“The Law of Gender” – A Book by Laure Murat on How the “Third Sex” Was Invented in 19th-Century France
The work explores how medicine, police, and literature shaped representations of trans people and homosexuals from 1835 to 1939.