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1	Från osynlig till dömd : En kvalitativ studie om livsvillkor för homosexuella kvinnor under 1940-talet utifrån ett historiskt rättsfall / From Invisible to Convicted : A Qualitative Study about Living Conditions for Homosexual Women during the 1940s Based on a Historical Court Case Gustafsson, Kajsa January 2023 (has links) It is a difficult task to interpret historical silences, to investigate subjects that are largely missing in the archives. However, the writing of history must not stop because of that, but with the help of the small amount of material that exists, research must move forward and create more knowledge. One purpose of the essay is precisely this, to contribute with inspiration and knowledge about working with limited materials from marginalized groups. This particular essay is about lesbian living conditions during the 1940s in Stockholm and this is examined using documents from a police investigation during the time, that convicted five women by the swedish law against homosexuality, "fornication that is against nature". This court case is unique as it is the first case in swedish legal history where women have been convicted of homosexual acts. The source material is examined using text analysis, queer theory, queer phenomenology and gender theory. Through this method and theory formation, lesbian living conditions are studied based on factors such as identity, community, norms and attitudes. The main results show that the prevailing heteronormativity and gender order were both limiting and liberating for gay women in different situations and that there were different attitudes towards female homosexuality. The various investigated categories are also woven together in the final discussion and their connections and influence on each other are made visible. With this essay, the goal is to contribute to the research of historical lesbian living conditions as well as to contribute with historical role models for lesbians today. lesbian history female homosexuality queer history living conditions 1940s lesbisk historia kvinnlig homosexualitet queerhistoria levnadsvillkor 1940 History Historia
2	Navigating The Landscape of Sexuality and Gender : The trans, lesbian, and women’s movements in Sweden 1964–1999 Florin, Alice January 2024 (has links) This thesis is situated at the intersection of trans, lesbian, and women’s history. It is an exploratory study that has sought to combine the disparate strands of the social movements organised around the identity categories trans, lesbian, and woman. Using a semibiographical and intersectional approach, the study follows in the footsteps of the transsexual lesbian woman Eva-Lisa Bengtson as she navigated the trans, lesbian, and women’s movements between 1964–1999. The analytical focus is on mapping Eva-Lisa’s presence in the movements, dissecting the production, reproduction, and negotiation of identities within and between the movements, and identifying identity-based conflict. The study finds that similar mechanisms of differentiation and the creation of new normativities occurred across all three movements in a recognisable pattern. trans history lesbian history women’s history intersectionality normativity transsexuality transsexualism transvestism lesbianism homosexuality identity transhistoria lesbisk historia kvinnohistoria genushistoria intersektionalitet transsexualitet transvestism lesbiskhet homosexualitet identitet History Historia Gender Studies Genusstudier

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Från osynlig till dömd : En kvalitativ studie om livsvillkor för homosexuella kvinnor under 1940-talet utifrån ett historiskt rättsfall / From Invisible to Convicted : A Qualitative Study about Living Conditions for Homosexual Women during the 1940s Based on a Historical Court Case

Navigating The Landscape of Sexuality and Gender : The trans, lesbian, and women’s movements in Sweden 1964–1999