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Mapping the Journal of Homosexuality: A Preface
1a Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
Journal of Homosexuality
|December 9, 2015
Summary
This preface explores the Journal of Homosexuality's 40-year history, examining its role in LGBT health, medical pathology, and queer liberation. It questions how academic texts navigate these complex issues in biomedical discourse.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Medical Humanities
- LGBTQ+ Studies
Background:
- The Journal of Homosexuality emerged alongside the depathologization of homosexuality in the 1970s.
- For four decades, the journal has addressed Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) health issues.
- This history reveals persistent tensions between medical pathology, cultural appropriation, and political progress in queer health.

