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Monday, October 19, 2026 - 20:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Linton goes deeply into the details of the 19th century French conflict between the law and biology around sex categorization.

Friday, October 16, 2026 - 15:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project For years, as I've been reading historic research related to lesbianism, I've regularly come across topics and people where my first reaction is: "Why isn't the question of intersex being…

Saturday, October 17, 2026 - 07:00 lhmpodcast.jpg Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 354 - Why is Intersexuality Relevant to the History of Lesbianism?

Thursday, October 15, 2026 - 12:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project This book and the previous one I blogged could hardly be more different in approach, given that they both revolve generally around intersexuality.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - 10:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project I could have sworn I'd finished posting all the chapters of DeVun, but I went to start the next book and found this one still in queue.

Saturday, October 3, 2026 - 07:00 lhmpodcast.jpg Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 353 - On the Shelf for October 2026 - Transcript (Originally aired 2026/10/03) Welcome to On the Shelf for October 2026.

Thursday, October 1, 2026 - 10:41 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project The most significant thing that hits me as I read DeVun's history of the (European) attitude toward intersexuality is how little has changed.

Monday, September 28, 2026 - 12:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project If people today -- with the availability of modern medical understandings of sexual development and variation -- can have such difficulty fitting intersex people into their understanding

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 11:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Blog entry form is behaving oddly.

Monday, September 21, 2026 - 13:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Although this book advertises itself as a history of non-binary identity, the initial chapters have a strong focus on "fictional" versions of non-binariness.

Saturday, September 19, 2026 - 07:00 lhmpodcast.jpg Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 352 – Is Your Sapphic Protagonist Worried About the Wrong Things?

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 - 10:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project It's fascinating to me how solidly misogyny is embedded in early Christian culture that, even when envisioning the ideal state of humanity as androgynous beings "neither male nor fem…

Sunday, September 13, 2026 - 15:26 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project I hope to answer that question in an upcoming podcast.

Sunday, September 6, 2026 - 16:53 lhmpodcast.jpg Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 351 - On the Shelf for September 2026 - Transcript (Originally aired 2026/09/05) Welcome to On the Shelf for September 2026.

Thursday, August 13, 2026 - 11:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project The last two covered publications about medieval romances had only tangential relevance to the Project, but this article is a treasure.

Sunday, August 9, 2026 - 20:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Discussions of cross-dressed medieval romance heroines commonly mention the tale of Grisandole.

Saturday, August 8, 2026 - 15:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project The medieval French Roman de Silence is a rich text for exploring gender and sexuality, but as is often the case, what you find can depend on what you're looking for.

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - 14:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project This is the final item from the collection Decoding Anne Lister: From the Archives to ‘Gentleman Jack’.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - 13:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project This week I'll be posting from the Golden Crown Literary Society conference in Orlando Florida!

Monday, August 3, 2026 - 16:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project The final section of this collection of articles centered around Anne Lister concerns itself with modern engagement with her history and legacy, like this one which has as a jumping-off poi…

Saturday, August 29, 2026 - 07:00 lhmpodcast.jpg Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 350 – Love for Love’s Sake by Shannon Lippert - transcript (Originally aired 2026/08/29) I have never made a secret of the fact that I have a real thing about late 1…

Saturday, August 15, 2026 - 07:00 lhmpodcast.jpg Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 349 - On the Shelf for August 2026 - Transcript (Originally aired 2026/08/15) Welcome to On the Shelf for August 2026.

Sunday, August 2, 2026 - 11:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project No real summary on this one as it isn't directly relevant to the project.