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How Nero made Sporus his ‘wife’: what does this tragic story reveal about ancient Rome?
Is Madfabulous based on a true story? The real history of ‘Dancing Marquess’ Henry Cyril Paget
This sex poem sparked outrage in 1970s Britain – but who triumphed in the courtroom?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
"It wasn't very open about its queer connections": the hidden history of the National Trust. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Hiding in plain sightThe prejudice and tolerance of homosexuality in WW2 armed forces
LGBTQ+ podcasts
From the Stonewall Riots to the gay MPs who opposed appeasement, listen to expert historians and journalists tell the story of various chapters in LGBTQ+ history. All episodes are also available on Spotify, Acast and Apple Podcasts
MembershipaudioStonewall and the fight for gay rights. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioThe gay MPs who opposed appeasement. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioGentleman Jack. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
LGBTQ+ people through history
The real Gentleman Jack: the secret life of Anne Lister, Britain's ‘first modern lesbian’
7 facts you (probably) didn’t know about Oscar Wilde
Your guide to Alan Turing: the man, the enigma
Who are the most underrated Roman emperors?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
An introduction to LGBTQ+ history
Not sure where to begin? These articles give an overview of some of the key issues and topics in LGBTQ+ history – from the Stonewall Riots to the landmark 1967 Sexual Offences Act
From the ancient world to the 1969 Stonewall Riots: a brief guide to LGBT+ history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The historians’ view: is the world finally waking up to transgender issues?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Pride and prejudice: same-sex relations through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
From Fanny and Stella to Ru Paul's Drag Race: a short history of drag. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The 1967 Sexual Offences Act: a landmark moment in the history of British homosexuality. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The Stonewall Riots: the flashpoint that launched the gay rights movement in the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Breaking stereotypes
Tales of individuals who transgressed the gender norms of their time – from the cross-dressing double-act 'Stella and Fanny', to the real Calamity Jane...
'Female husbands': the secret lives of 18th-century transgender pioneers. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Who were 'Stella' and 'Fanny'?
From the real Calamity Jane to 'Madam Moustache': pioneer women of the Wild West. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The Civil War cross-dressers: the women who swapped dresses for breeches
The Stonewall Riots
Learn more about the flashpoint that launched the gay rights movement in the US. What started the Stonewall Riots? Where did it take place? And what was the impact?
The Stonewall Riots: the flashpoint that launched the gay rights movement in the US. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
MembershipaudioStonewall and the fight for gay rights. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Out of the closets and into the streets: the legacy of the Stonewall Riots. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Sex and sexuality
Stories and examples of same-sex relations from across the globe that challenge modern conceptions of sexual identity and behaviour
Pride and prejudice: same-sex relations through history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Sexing up history: how to study and tell the history of sex. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
The secret intimacies of Edward IV: multiple marriages and a same-sex affair?
The Sexual Offences Act: a gay revolution?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
In bed with the Romans: a brief history of sex in Ancient Rome
