Novaris Books Articles
Browse the complete Novaris Books article library across history, identity, sexuality, gender, law, science, faith, culture, and belonging.
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15 published articles
Featured · LGBTQ+ History
Looking for LGBTQ+ history books for adults or beginners? Start with books that explore queer history through culture, law, identity, activism, gender, religion, science, and the lives behind the history.
Featured · LGBTQ+ History
Did LGBTQ+ people exist in ancient history? Explore evidence of same-sex love, gender diversity, and identities that existed long before modern terminology.
Featured · Article
Looking for an LGBTQ nonfiction book that brings together history, gender studies, sexuality, culture and personal understanding? Discover a compassionate guide written for adults, allies, families, students and curious readers.
Featured · Historical Lives
Alan Turing helped change the course of modern history, but in 1952 the British state prosecuted him because of a private, consensual relationship with another man.
LGBTQ+ History
LGBTQ+ History
A plain-language guide to the laws Britain exported, from the Buggery Act 1533 to Section 377 and the criminal codes of Africa and the Caribbean, and where they still apply.
LGBTQ+ History
Section 28 restricted what local authorities in England, Wales and Scotland could say and support concerning homosexuality. Its history shows why education policy debates require careful distinctions between curriculum, censorship, religious freedom, individual speech and the duties of public institutions.
Science & Identity
Coming out may create honesty and closeness, but it can also place housing, safety, work and family ties at risk. This guide examines disclosure, privacy, shame, rejection, acceptance and the gradual work of rebuilding trust.
Science & Identity
Religions do not speak with one voice about homosexuality, same-sex marriage or gender diversity. This guide explains how texts, traditions, institutions, local customs and individual conscience produce sincere but consequential disagreements.