This Trans Day of Visibility, we invite you to revisit this fascinating 2024 article by Margarita Vaysman about Trans life in Russia:

Aleksandr Aleksandrov: New Sources in Nineteenth-Century Russian Trans Life-Writing

Link: wp.me/p6JJ6S-4H0

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From 'Womanless Weddings' to alleged performances for royalty, Julian Eltinge’s glamorous persona delved into performances of both femininity and masculinity in his carefully crafted life.

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Love queer history? Work with us! NOTCHES is seeking up to two social media editors to join our team. Please visit the posting on our blog to find out more.

Link here: wp.me/p6JJ6S-4Ym

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How did a Victorian heart medicine become a cornerstone of queer pleasure and politics? Author Adam Zmith joins NOTCHES to discuss his novel Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures.

Read the author interview here 👉 wp.me/p6JJ6S-4Qi

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New on NOTCHES: The Massage Establishments Scandal: Coding and De-coding Sex Work at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Jessica Gregory.

Link: wp.me/p6JJ6S-4SG

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In conversation with Isabell Dahms, Houck reflects on diverse political currents from lesbian health activism and feminist self-help practices to the development of reproductive justice frameworks and the ongoing work of clinics such as Lyon-Martin Community Health Services.
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Released in 2025, the 5-part narrative audio documentary series for BBC Sounds was dubbed “mind-bending” and “a staggering tale” by The Guardian and a “sad, startling story skilfully unravelled” by The Sunday Times.

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New on NOTCHES: Left Out: Boys, Sex, and the Challenge of “Gross Indecency” Records in Irish History by Averill Earls

Read it now using the link below:

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As a student at the University of Illinois in 1948, Hefner edited a single issue of campus humour magazine Shaft. Featuring cheeky cartoons, Kinsey critiques, and a coed centerfold, the issue serves as a prototype for what would become Playboy.

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Impt read fr @RachelCleves on @NotchesBlog abt complex, challenging wrk of lesbian history/ historicizing lesbiansim http://notchesblog.com/2016/05/18/the-question-of-lesbian-identity-a-dispatch-from-gay-american-history-40/

@NotchesBlog is great. They inspired me to start my own blog on the history of pornography, obscenity, and sexuality.

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polished up a lovely little article about Regina v. Hicklin for @NotchesBlog fingers crossed :)

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