| | Gay and lesbian history | p. 7 |
| | Homosexuality in Greece and Rome | p. 29 |
| | The Middle Ages | p. 57 |
| | Early modern Europe, 1400-1700 | p. 79 |
| | Male homosexuality in the age of enlightenment and revolution, 1680-1850 | p. 103 |
| | Lesbians and their like in early modern Europe, 1500-1800 | p. 125 |
| | The Americas : from colonial times to the 20th century | p. 145 |
| | The homosexual age, 1870-1940 | p. 167 |
| | Public spheres and gay politics since the Second World War | p. 197 |
| | Loving women in the modern world | p. 223 |
| | Discovering homosexuality : cross-cultural comparison and the history of sexuality | p. 249 |
| | Homosexuality in the Middle East and North Africa | p. 271 |
| | Desire and same-sex intimacies in Asia | p. 303 |
| | The gay world : 1980 to the present | p. 333 |