Browse Exhibits (4 total)
Americans in Württemberg Scandal, 1888, by Jonathan Ned Katz
This four-part entry, based on Jonathan Ned Katz's original research, details a scandal that erupted in Württemberg, Germany, in 1888, involving its king and three American men, Richard Mason Jackson, Charles Woodcock, and Donald Hendry. This remarkable story is vividly told based on documents representing three opposed viewpoints: (1) that of the popular American press; (2) the report of German detectives approved by the first chancellor of the modern German Empire, Otto von Bismarck; and (3) the perspective of Woodcock and Hendry, in a novel titled A Lady in Waiting. Last edit: March 11, 2022.
An 18th Century Transsexual, 1788, by Clair Kronk
A brief introduction to an 18th century medical account of a trans person in a Paris hospital.
Aspects of Queer Existence in 19th-Century America, by Rich Wilson
Containing unique items from the personal collection of Rich Wilson, this exhibit focuses on 19th-century queer experience in the United States. Published originally on OutHistory in 2012.
Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1967), by Marc Stein
This was originally published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1967 ruling in Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, which upheld the deportation of Clive Michael Boutilier, a Canadian citizen and U.S. permanent resident classified by the INS as “afflicted with psychopathic personality” based on his homosexuality. First published by OutHistory on May 22, 2017.