Post War

Early Gay and Lesbian Youth Groups in England b...

Fifty years ago, in 1972, the first recognised U.K. Gay Pride event was held in London Fifty years ago, in 1972, the first recognised U.K. Gay Pride event was held...

Happily Never After: 20th Century Censorship, L...

The Comstock Act is best known for criminalizing the distribution of materials related to abortion or contraception through the U.S. Postal Service The Comstock Act is best known for criminalizing...

The ‘B’ Word by Holly Parsons

"Freddie, you’re gay" There’s a line in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) in which Freddie, played by Rami Malek, tells his girlfriend, Mary Austin (Lucy Boynton), that he thinks he’s bisexual. Mary’s...

Avoiding Apocalypse: How Science and Scientists...

Avoiding Apocalypse: How Science and Scientists Ended the Cold War: Review In Jeff Colvin's Avoiding Apocalypse: How Science and Scientists Ended the Cold War, the author discusses how the actual...

Vietnam and the Malayan Emergency, 1948–73 by L...

The authorities also hired tribal assassins to decapitate the bodies of killed enemies for counting purposes In the 1940s, Malaya was a divided country. Split between an indigenous population of...

Princess Margaret's Wedding by Caitlin Paterson

Princess Margaret took the nation by surprise by announcing her engagement On 27 February 1960, Princess Margaret took the nation by surprise by announcing her engagement to notable society photographer,...