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Photographs as evidence of gender identity and sexuality

Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality.

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Father of the house

Stuart Evers thought he’d shaken off his family’s rigid definition of masculinity. But when he became a dad, those buried patriarchal ideas made an unexpected return.

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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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Equality in genetics

Genetic counsellor Sasha Henriques harnessed her energy and resolve to tackle the racial biases she saw in her profession – with positive and promising results.

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  • A cross-dressing man in a top hat; representing effeminate fashions for men. Colour process print, ca. 1910.
  • A cross-dressing man in a top hat; representing effeminate fashions for men. Colour process print, ca. 1910.
  • Bought of George Walker : florist, fruiterer & greengrocer : button holes, dress sprays, wreaths and crosses : families waited upon daily for orders.
  • A girl in a purple dress seated in the dark in front of a lighted fire, bows down with her hands crossed. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1973.
  • A girl in a purple dress seated in the dark in front of a lighted fire, bows down with her hands crossed. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1973.
  • The interior of a bathhouse; a barber dressed in national costume (?) sharpens his razor; a customer sitting cross-legged on a bench awaits his turn. Coloured lithograph.
  • A couple in embroidered dress with pointed headpieces performing a Thai dance; an AIDS awareness advertisement by the Program on AIDS Thai Red Cross Society. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • A couple in embroidered dress with pointed headpieces performing a Thai dance; an AIDS awareness advertisement by the Program on AIDS Thai Red Cross Society. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • The Blessed (subsequently Saint) Fidelis of Sigmaringen wearing the Capucin dress and holding a cross, being crowned by cherubs; his martyrdom in the background. Engraving by M. Engelbrecht, 17--.
  • Russo-Japanese War: Red Cross nurses attending war casualties in a Japanese hospital; right, a European (?) man in formal military dress is standing to attention and facing right. Coloured woodcut, ca. 1904.
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