Sexual orientation is an enduring aspect of human identity that has been studied since ancient times, but it was not until the twentieth century that psychiatry began to classify homosexuality as a...
The term “queer” is used to describe LGBTQ+ individuals who do not identify themselves with heterosexual gender norms and roles. This includes gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender people,...
Historical Amnesia and Queer Communities
There has been an increased focus on the effects of historical amnesia on the visibility, representation, and agency of queer communities. This is because...
The history of Western medicine is littered with examples of how societal attitudes towards queerness have been shaped by medical professionals' ideas about gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation....
The term "queer" is used to describe individuals who do not fit within the gender binary, and it has become increasingly popular over the last decade.
The history of marginalization experienced by...
The history of queer art is filled with examples of artists who used their work to subvert norms and challenge societal expectations. From the early days of modernism through today's internet era,...
The role of art as a repository of queer history is essential in challenging dominant narratives about sexuality and gender. Historically, the dominant discourse has marginalized queer identities,...
Historians have traditionally focused on studying the past from a heteronormative perspective, often ignoring alternative identities and experiences such as those of LGBTQ+ people.
Recent...
In post-Soviet spaces, queer experiences were often seen as deviant, illegitimate, or even criminal. This led to a lack of visibility for these experiences, which had significant impacts on...
Queerness is defined as "not being heterosexual" (Browne & Munt, 2019), but it also includes transgender identities and nonbinary gender expression. Queer people have experienced discrimination...