Fifty years ago, the notion of Ireland as one of the leading countries on transgender recognition would have been laughable. […]
Nurses not Nursing: Insensible Violence and Institutional Inertia
The nursing organizations that purport to represent the entire profession repeatedly and resolutely refuse to sharpen their political analysis, refuse […]
Our Bodies, Our Decisions: A Response to Andrew Sullivan’s NYT Essay
In a recent New York Times, author Andrew Sullivan, a conservative British-American political commentator and former editor of The New […]
‘The Moral Ideas of the Community’: Censorship and Irish-Catholic Nation Building
Though Ireland has never had an official state religion, Catholicism played a prominent role in shaping the nation during its […]
The US Department of Health and Human Services: Its Importance in the Past and Present
We, as historians of medicine, express our support for the federal agencies and regulations that protect and promote human health. […]
“The Relationship Between Public Morals and Public Toilets”: Christine Jorgensen and the Birth of Trans Bathroom Panic
Christine Jorgensen was used to unwelcome attention, but this was a new level of outrage. After undergoing hormone therapy and […]
Y’all Means All: Past and Present LGBTQ+ Rights in the South
While major metropolitan areas, such as New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, are commonly thought of as hubs […]
The Labor of Love: Transforming Dementia Research With Alexandre Baril and Marjorie Silverman
From intersex Revolutionary War generals to Indigenous identities that predate colonization, transgender and non-binary people have a long and storied […]
Queer Teenage Feminists on the Printed Page, 1973 to 2023
When sixteen-year-old Jane wrote into Ms. Magazine in the mid-1970s, she did so in a desperate search for hope. As […]
Love Your Asian Body: An Interview with Eric Wat
In his new book Love Your Asian Body, writer Eric Wat uses oral history to tell the stories of Asian […]
