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Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Lived a Long, Beautiful Life

One of our most influential and remarkable trans queer elders — Miss Major Griffin-Gracy — has died at the age…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Oct 14, 2025

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Lesbian and Bisexual Women of History Who Were Obsessed With Their Dogs, Part 3

Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo, Naomi “Micky” Jacob, Elsie de Wolfe and Elisabeth Marbury — and their puppers!

Sally —

Nov 21, 2018

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I Went Looking for Bisexual History, and Found Online Connection and Community

The first time I googled “bisexual history,” one of the top hits was an article called “Are you worried your partner might have a bisexual history?”

Mel —

Oct 23, 2018

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The Lesbian Herstory Archives Guard Our Past, Give Us Hope for Our Future

The weekend Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, I visited the Lesbian Herstory Archives and spent the day with coordinators Maxine and Saskia to learn about our past…

Vanessa —

Oct 22, 2018

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Escaping Eden: Finding Lilith in Queerness

Lilith after all has become a sign of every socially unacceptable aspect of women, including and especially our sexuality.

Aliza —

Oct 11, 2018

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The Gay Love Stories of Moomin and the Queer Radicality of Tove Jansson

For too long, Tove Jansson’s lesbianism has been ignored or written out of history. But scratch the surface, and the true impact of her queerness on her work becomes apparent.

Hannah Williams —

Oct 3, 2018

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Monday Roundtable: Our Favorite LGBTQ Historical Figures

It’s LGBTQ History Month, and not a moment too soon! It’s absolutely necessary at this moment in time to remember some of the icons of our collective queer past who…

the team —

Oct 1, 2018

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16 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Instagram Accounts to Introduce You to Our Herstory

I want to devour everything that came before us so we can continue to grow better, brighter, louder, closer. These Instagram accounts are a great place to start.

Vanessa —

Oct 1, 2018

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The Real-Life LGBT Outlaws of the American West and Writing Queerness Back to Historical Fiction

Each of these small bits of history made me hungry for more information, and brought home how many stories — especially those about queer folks — have been lost, compared…

Katrina —

Sep 6, 2018

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24 Very Gay Excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt’s Love Letters with Lorena Hickok

"Most clearly I remember your eyes with a kind of teasing smile in them, and the feeling of that soft spot just northeast of the corner of your mouth against my lips."

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

24 Very Gay Excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt’s Love Letters with Lorena Hickok

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How Magazines Served As Sites of Trans Community-Making 50 Years Ago

These magazines provided critical representation for trans and gender expansive individuals across the United States who saw themselves represented in their pages.

Emma Cieslik —

Aug 8, 2025

78 Years Of Lesbian Magazines Keeping Our Queer Legacy Alive

The desire to connect with other people like us has been the driving force of queer media since the first lesbian print magazine ever launched in 1947. Here are just…

Riese —

Aug 4, 2025

Rosie O’Donnell In Blazers, 1992 – 1999

In this much-anticipated follow-up to “12 Monumental Moments In Lesbian Blazer-Wearing History” we are narrowing our focus onto one key subject in 90s blazer history: Rosie O’Donnell.

Riese —

Jul 14, 2025

The Hidden History of Lesbian Phone Lines

London Friend’s Lesbian Line, which opened in 1989 and closed in 1999, was one of many gay and lesbian phone lines across the UK.

Lauren Herold —

May 1, 2025

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