Tag Archives: LGBT History

‘The German Vice’: Male Same Sex Desire in East Africa, by Dr Heike I. Schmidt

Posted on February 25, 2022 by readinghistory

In 1910 the Governor of German East Africa, Georg Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg, filed charges of defamation against Willy von Roy, the editor of the colony’s main newspaper, the Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Zeitung (DOAZ). What then transpired is rather astonishing. The chief … Continue reading →

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The Criminalization of Homosexuality in Colonial History, by Dr Joseph O’Mahoney

Posted on February 24, 2022 by readinghistory

First posted on the Gender History Research Cluster At first, we were surprised.  My co-author Enze Han and I had started looking into how many countries around the world it was illegal to be gay in.  We found that 72 … Continue reading →

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LGBTQ+ History Month: Coming Out in the Archives, with Amy Austin and Vicky Iglikowski-Broad

Posted on February 4, 2022 by readinghistory

Reposted from the Gender History Research Cluster. Join PhD Student Amy Austin in conversation with Vicky Iglikowski-Broad, principal records specialist in diverse histories at the National Archives, as they discuss accessing LGBTQ+ histories within the archives. Together, Amy and Victoria … Continue reading →

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