
Fetish in History
Doesn't the fetishist keep the ability, lost by the majority, to feel the thing and its owner as a whole (which allows him to receive sexual pleasure)? Nowadays it’s much more easier to find like-minded people thanks to different BDSM and fetish dating sites. […]

Holding it Straight: Sexual Orientation in the Middle Ages
Historians tend to be reticent about applying the phrase ‘sexual orientation’ to periods before the nineteenth century, but should we be so quick to dismiss the concept? Focusing on depictions of virgins and sodomites — two seemingly opposing categories — this talk explores how medieval encounters with sex were shaped by concepts of space and […]