The Guild of Queer Early Modernists
@emqueerguild.bsky.social
The Guild of Queer Early Modernists is dedicated to the support and advancement of queer scholars and scholarship in early modern studies. Join us! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Logo by Jasmine Kular, cover image from Art Institute of Chicago. gqem.org
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Will you be at RSA? Our founder, Liesl Jensen, is hosting a GQEM meet-up on Friday 20th February in San Francisco! 🌁 🌉
Meet us for drinks from 7:30 on Friday 20th Feb at Aunt Charlie's Lounge, the last queer bar in Sam Francisco's Tenderloin district! Please note the bar is 21+ and cash only.
Meet us for drinks from 7:30 on Friday 20th Feb at Aunt Charlie's Lounge, the last queer bar in Sam Francisco's Tenderloin district! Please note the bar is 21+ and cash only.
February 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Will you be at RSA? Our founder, Liesl Jensen, is hosting a GQEM meet-up on Friday 20th February in San Francisco! 🌁 🌉
Meet us for drinks from 7:30 on Friday 20th Feb at Aunt Charlie's Lounge, the last queer bar in Sam Francisco's Tenderloin district! Please note the bar is 21+ and cash only.
Meet us for drinks from 7:30 on Friday 20th Feb at Aunt Charlie's Lounge, the last queer bar in Sam Francisco's Tenderloin district! Please note the bar is 21+ and cash only.
Reminder that this is tomorrow! 📚🌈
📚🌈 1 week until our first reading group session of 2026! This month we are talking about The Shapes of Sex by Leah DeVun 📚🌈
📍Where?: over Zoom
⏰ When?: Thursday 12th Feb from 1-2:30pm PT/ 4-5:30pm EST/ 9-10:30pm GMT
📚 To sign-up to the reading group visit: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
📍Where?: over Zoom
⏰ When?: Thursday 12th Feb from 1-2:30pm PT/ 4-5:30pm EST/ 9-10:30pm GMT
📚 To sign-up to the reading group visit: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Reminder that this is tomorrow! 📚🌈
📚🌈 1 week until our first reading group session of 2026! This month we are talking about The Shapes of Sex by Leah DeVun 📚🌈
📍Where?: over Zoom
⏰ When?: Thursday 12th Feb from 1-2:30pm PT/ 4-5:30pm EST/ 9-10:30pm GMT
📚 To sign-up to the reading group visit: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
📍Where?: over Zoom
⏰ When?: Thursday 12th Feb from 1-2:30pm PT/ 4-5:30pm EST/ 9-10:30pm GMT
📚 To sign-up to the reading group visit: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
February 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
📚🌈 1 week until our first reading group session of 2026! This month we are talking about The Shapes of Sex by Leah DeVun 📚🌈
📍Where?: over Zoom
⏰ When?: Thursday 12th Feb from 1-2:30pm PT/ 4-5:30pm EST/ 9-10:30pm GMT
📚 To sign-up to the reading group visit: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
📍Where?: over Zoom
⏰ When?: Thursday 12th Feb from 1-2:30pm PT/ 4-5:30pm EST/ 9-10:30pm GMT
📚 To sign-up to the reading group visit: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
Fancy winning a free copy of Vin Nardizzi's Marvellous Vegetables of the English Renaissance? 🥬📚🌈
You have until Saturday to enter Vin's raffle!
Please note: all entrants should have the intention of attending the reading group session for this book, taking place on the 12th March
You have until Saturday to enter Vin's raffle!
Please note: all entrants should have the intention of attending the reading group session for this book, taking place on the 12th March
🌈📚 Announcing our winter and spring reading group dates and readings! 📚🌈
📚 sign-up to the reading group: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
🥬 enter Vin's raffle: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📚 sign-up to the reading group: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
🥬 enter Vin's raffle: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 27, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Fancy winning a free copy of Vin Nardizzi's Marvellous Vegetables of the English Renaissance? 🥬📚🌈
You have until Saturday to enter Vin's raffle!
Please note: all entrants should have the intention of attending the reading group session for this book, taking place on the 12th March
You have until Saturday to enter Vin's raffle!
Please note: all entrants should have the intention of attending the reading group session for this book, taking place on the 12th March
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Exciting news🎉 AMEND will be presenting at Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action. This 2-day conference will be held online from 23–24 January 2026! Tickets are available for purchase here: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/dis....
Hope to see some of you there!🤩
Hope to see some of you there!🤩
January 16, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Exciting news🎉 AMEND will be presenting at Disability and the Archives: Access, Absences and Action. This 2-day conference will be held online from 23–24 January 2026! Tickets are available for purchase here: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/dis....
Hope to see some of you there!🤩
Hope to see some of you there!🤩
🌈📚 Announcing our winter and spring reading group dates and readings! 📚🌈
📚 sign-up to the reading group: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
🥬 enter Vin's raffle: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📚 sign-up to the reading group: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
🥬 enter Vin's raffle: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
🌈📚 Announcing our winter and spring reading group dates and readings! 📚🌈
📚 sign-up to the reading group: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
🥬 enter Vin's raffle: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📚 sign-up to the reading group: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
🥬 enter Vin's raffle: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️Here is 2025 wrapped top ten recently(ish) published queer early modern books 🏳️⚧️📚🏳️🌈
What did we miss? Let us know what your favourites have been! 📚✨
What did we miss? Let us know what your favourites have been! 📚✨
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
🏳️🌈📚🏳️⚧️Here is 2025 wrapped top ten recently(ish) published queer early modern books 🏳️⚧️📚🏳️🌈
What did we miss? Let us know what your favourites have been! 📚✨
What did we miss? Let us know what your favourites have been! 📚✨
Reminder: you have one day left to apply for our peer writing exchange! 📝 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Attention Guild members! You have until the 12th December to register for our peer writing exchange. 🖋️🌈
Signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
To find out more visit gqem.org/events-calen...
Signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
To find out more visit gqem.org/events-calen...
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Reminder: you have one day left to apply for our peer writing exchange! 📝 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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📅 January 5–7, 2026
📍 Victoria College
🎥 In person/livestreamed
What does it mean to do asexual history? This three-day conference bridges early modern studies and asexuality studies to explore compulsory sexuality, disability, race, and queer histories.
👉 More info crrs.ca/crrsevents/e...
📍 Victoria College
🎥 In person/livestreamed
What does it mean to do asexual history? This three-day conference bridges early modern studies and asexuality studies to explore compulsory sexuality, disability, race, and queer histories.
👉 More info crrs.ca/crrsevents/e...
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
📅 January 5–7, 2026
📍 Victoria College
🎥 In person/livestreamed
What does it mean to do asexual history? This three-day conference bridges early modern studies and asexuality studies to explore compulsory sexuality, disability, race, and queer histories.
👉 More info crrs.ca/crrsevents/e...
📍 Victoria College
🎥 In person/livestreamed
What does it mean to do asexual history? This three-day conference bridges early modern studies and asexuality studies to explore compulsory sexuality, disability, race, and queer histories.
👉 More info crrs.ca/crrsevents/e...
Attention Guild members! You have until the 12th December to register for our peer writing exchange. 🖋️🌈
Signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
To find out more visit gqem.org/events-calen...
Signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
To find out more visit gqem.org/events-calen...
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Attention Guild members! You have until the 12th December to register for our peer writing exchange. 🖋️🌈
Signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
To find out more visit gqem.org/events-calen...
Signup here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
To find out more visit gqem.org/events-calen...
Announcing our Peer Writing Exchange! Taking place between January and March 2026, participants will be paired with 1 or 2 other people to exchange writing up to 8000 words long. Participants will return comments and meet to discuss feedback. Register by Dec 12th: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
Peer Writing Exchange Registration
Taking place between January and March, participants will be paired with 1 or 2 other people to exchange writing up to 8000 words long. Participants will then return feedback and have a meeting toget...
docs.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Announcing our Peer Writing Exchange! Taking place between January and March 2026, participants will be paired with 1 or 2 other people to exchange writing up to 8000 words long. Participants will return comments and meet to discuss feedback. Register by Dec 12th: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Mxr...
Tomorrow is your last chance to join us for reading group until next term!
Our reading group returns next Thursday, the 13th, for our FINAL session of the term! We will be discussion Gamble and Knoll's Kinky Renaissance! There is still time to join us!
🥳 Announcing our reading group!
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tomorrow is your last chance to join us for reading group until next term!
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on "Early Modern Asexualities," in person at Victoria College at the University of Toronto (and streamed online), January 5-7, 2026.
Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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November 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Conference on "Early Modern Asexualities," in person at Victoria College at the University of Toronto (and streamed online), January 5-7, 2026.
Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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Get previews of chapters in the collection edited by myself, @catherineclifford.bsky.social, and @omaraphd.bsky.social. 💜🤍🌪️🖤
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Our reading group returns next Thursday, the 13th, for our FINAL session of the term! We will be discussion Gamble and Knoll's Kinky Renaissance! There is still time to join us!
🥳 Announcing our reading group!
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
GQEM Reading Group Registration
The second Thursday of each month, from 4-5:30pm EST.
September 11th, Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble
October 9th, Glorious Bodies, by Colby Gordon
November 13th, The Kinky Renaissance, edited by Gillian ...
docs.google.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our reading group returns next Thursday, the 13th, for our FINAL session of the term! We will be discussion Gamble and Knoll's Kinky Renaissance! There is still time to join us!
Tomorrow, from 4-5:30! Join us for some quiet, focused work time!
Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
docs.google.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Tomorrow, from 4-5:30! Join us for some quiet, focused work time!
After a week off, we are back today from 4-5:30 EST!
Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
docs.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
After a week off, we are back today from 4-5:30 EST!
Today! There is still time to join us for this afternoon's discussion!
Our reading group returns this Thursday, with @badinfinity2.bsky.social brilliant Glorious Bodies. Join us!
🥳 Announcing our reading group!
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
October 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today! There is still time to join us for this afternoon's discussion!
Our reading group returns this Thursday, with @badinfinity2.bsky.social brilliant Glorious Bodies. Join us!
🥳 Announcing our reading group!
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
GQEM Reading Group Registration
The second Thursday of each month, from 4-5:30pm EST.
September 11th, Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble
October 9th, Glorious Bodies, by Colby Gordon
November 13th, The Kinky Renaissance, edited by Gillian ...
docs.google.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Our reading group returns this Thursday, with @badinfinity2.bsky.social brilliant Glorious Bodies. Join us!
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Writing groups are really such invaluable tools for making sure time gets carved out for your work. I’m making time for this one as often as I can; I hope I see some of y’all there:
Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
docs.google.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Writing groups are really such invaluable tools for making sure time gets carved out for your work. I’m making time for this one as often as I can; I hope I see some of y’all there:
Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
docs.google.com
September 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
Our first writing group is today! Come join us for some group accountability!
One week until our fall writing group begins! Join us on Monday's from 4 - 5:30 EST to set some goals and work together in a focused, supportive environment! Register to join here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
docs.google.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Our first writing group is today! Come join us for some group accountability!
One week until our fall writing group begins! Join us on Monday's from 4 - 5:30 EST to set some goals and work together in a focused, supportive environment! Register to join here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
docs.google.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
One week until our fall writing group begins! Join us on Monday's from 4 - 5:30 EST to set some goals and work together in a focused, supportive environment! Register to join here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...
Tomorrow!! There is still time to join us!
🥳 Announcing our reading group!
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble
Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
GQEM Reading Group Registration
The second Thursday of each month, from 4-5:30pm EST.
September 11th, Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble
October 9th, Glorious Bodies, by Colby Gordon
November 13th, The Kinky Renaissance, edited by Gillian ...
docs.google.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Tomorrow!! There is still time to join us!
One week until our first reading group session! We will be discussing a portion of Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble. Register here to join! Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
One week until our first reading group session! We will be discussing a portion of Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble. Register here to join! Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz
Also happening this fall at GQEM - a co-working group! Each session has opportunities to socialise with fellow writers, set goals, have quiet work sessions, and check in on each other’s progress. Sessions will be Mondays, from 4-5:30pm EST, beginning Monday, September 15th!
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GQEM Writing Group Registration
Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST
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August 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Also happening this fall at GQEM - a co-working group! Each session has opportunities to socialise with fellow writers, set goals, have quiet work sessions, and check in on each other’s progress. Sessions will be Mondays, from 4-5:30pm EST, beginning Monday, September 15th!
tinyurl.com/z8kf2vf9
tinyurl.com/z8kf2vf9