🌈 Dr Ross Brooks

Part of a page from Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg's 1877 treatise on insects which forms part of Brehms Tierleben. The text is in German and it features a drawing of a gynandromorph gypsy moth, with distinctive male patterning on its right side and female on its left.

Jacket design for Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life: A History of Sex and Science by Ross Brooks. It features a historical, drawn image of a gynandromorph gypsy moth, with distinctive female patterning on its left side and male on its right. Against a black background, the image and text (title and author's name) are brightly rendered in a spectrum of colours resonant of the Progress Pride Flag.

Btw, my gorgeous cover star is a gynandromorph gypsy moth, female on its left side, male on the right. It was caught in Berlin in July 1864 and pictured by German entomologist Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg in 1877. It makes more than one appearance in my book!

#booksky #histsci #sts #queerhistory 🦋🌈📚🗃️

🎉 Welcome to the Public Domain, FIDDLESTICKS (1930)! 🐸🎶

🎬 Meet Flip the Frog in his very first cartoon—created by animator Ub Iwerks, who previously animated STEAMBOAT WILLIE and later formed his own studio.

Full short ➡️ archive.org/details/Fidd...

#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree

It's so cool seeing this logo I designed being used everywhere today! Happy LGBT+ History Month everyone! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Sexuality in Modern German History A deep look at shifting views about ‘normal’ and nonconforming sexuality across two centuries, and how these shaped people’s behaviours, politics, and lives.

New on NOTCHES: Sexuality in Modern German History by Katie Sutton. Sutton examines how sexual 'norms' have shaped key forces in modern German history, including nationhood, citizenship, fascism, and memory culture.

🔗Link: wp.me/p6JJ6S-4ST

#QueerHistory #GermanStudies #Gender #Germany

Really bizarre. Hopefully just a temporary glitch.

Thank you, Jeff! 💜🌈📚🦋

Or perhaps a lot of roosting was involved! Either way, I suspect it was easy to catch . . . 🦋

Part of a page from Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg's 1877 treatise on insects which forms part of Brehms Tierleben. The text is in German and it features a drawing of a gynandromorph gypsy moth, with distinctive male patterning on its right side and female on its left.

Jacket design for Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life: A History of Sex and Science by Ross Brooks. It features a historical, drawn image of a gynandromorph gypsy moth, with distinctive female patterning on its left side and male on its right. Against a black background, the image and text (title and author's name) are brightly rendered in a spectrum of colours resonant of the Progress Pride Flag.

Btw, my gorgeous cover star is a gynandromorph gypsy moth, female on its left side, male on the right. It was caught in Berlin in July 1864 and pictured by German entomologist Ernst Ludwig Taschenberg in 1877. It makes more than one appearance in my book!

#booksky #histsci #sts #queerhistory 🦋🌈📚🗃️

Cover of Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains by John Grindrod

As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…

🤩 It looks amazing - can't wait to read it. Congratulations, Tom! 🍾🏳️‍🌈📚

A book cover, showing the title 'Belfastmen: An Intimate History of Life before Gay Liberation' by Tom Hulme. It is lavender coloured with yellow text, and shows two men sat on a bench, c. 1935.

*drum roll*

Here is the cover for my book, which will be published by @cornellupress.bsky.social on 15 April 2026!

I thought it would be nice to share a bit of info on who these men were and how their lives and interests inspired the design...

Happy abseiling lesbians day to all who celebrate!!!

Queer To Stay: LGBTQ+ History Tour of The British Museum Sacha is a queer historian, author and tour guide. Join him for an LGBTQ+ history tour of the British Museum!

First set of queer history tours of The British Museum are kicking off this Friday evening!
Would be lovely to have you along.
I'm keeping in all the messy bits...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-to-s...

Every February we mark LGBT+ History Month, celebrating the rich and complex stories and histories of queer people.

Our new reading list brings together books that uncover hidden lives, and place queer people where they have always been: at the heart of social, political, and cultural history.

Messages to the future? Lesbian subversion of official categories in the 1921 UK census This article considers how Britain’s 1921 census can be a source for histories of lesbian activism. It explores evidence that the census returns were a site of lesbian resistance and considers the ...

Just in time for LGBT+ History Month, my new article is available open access.
It looks at the 1921 census as a site of lesbian activism, and its importance today - and hopefully even manages a little bit of optimism!

#LGBTplusHM
#lgbthm26

50 LGBTQ+ Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme|Paperback The LGBTQ+ community is made up of a range of different sexualities and gender expressions. Although the terms we use to categorize this diversity did not exist in the past, that doesn’t mean that div...

Americans! You can now buy my book through Barnes & Noble!

Still can’t quite believe this… 😭🫢😵‍💫

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/50-lgbtq-f...

“Brooks radically exposes us to the hidden queerness of Georgian and Victorian science—and shows how nature has always been more sexually diverse than we’ve been told.”

This book sounds like a great read! Looking forward to it!

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When People Tried to Domesticate Zebras: Odd Photos from 1890-1940 - Rare Historical Photos While it’s possible to tame individual zebras, this species was not a good candidate for domestication. Photographs of people riding zebras.

Apparently it's International Zebra Day: I was looking up Lord Walter Rothschild and his zebra-drawn carriage and discover that he was by no means unique in endeavouring to tame zebras to drive or ride: rarehistoricalphotos.com/riding-zebra...

Snow Moon 2026: When to see February’s full moon The February 2026 Snow Moon appears on February 1 and reflects winter’s history, science, and seasonal meaning.

Snow Moon 2026: When to see February’s full moon #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

Screenshot from Amazon.com showing bundle recommendation for two books: Darwin and the Queer Origins of Life: A History of Sex and Science by Ross Brooks and A Little Queer Natural History by Josh L. Davis.

Actually happening, in the world right now . . . 🤩🌈📚 #booksky

Thank you! ✨

That's wonderful - thank you! ✨

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Thank you, Benjamín! ✨

Me too! Thank you, Javier! ✨

Thanks, Jordan! 💜🦋

🧡💚💜 Max!!! Thank you. It's been a long ol' road, but well worth the journey. I'm so looking forward to your book too . . . keep me posted! 🦋📚🐌

Thank you, Josh! I'm standing on the shoulders of giants here - and you're the tallest among them . . . 🌈📚🗃️ 🐧

omg yessss! I'm so happy this has a date AND a rather fabulous cover 🥳🌈🦋

💜🦋 Thank you, Emma!