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Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins

Stef Rubino

Jan 13, 2025
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While Pride Galas Carry On, These Queer Activists Are Fighting To Hold LGBTQ Orgs Accountable

Drew Burnett Gregory

Jun 4, 2024
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ACT UP NY Calls on GLAAD To Oppose Genocide, Drop the ADL

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

May 13, 2024
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The True Story Behind ACT UP and Sandra Bernhard’s Character on “Pose”

Carmen Phillips

Jun 24, 2019
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15 QTPOC Women’s History Month Films You Should Watch Right Now

KaeLyn

Mar 13, 2018
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LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List

Riese

Oct 3, 2017
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Five Lessons Today’s Queer Activists Can Learn From ACT UP

Adrian

May 17, 2017
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AIDS Memorial Quilt Now Viewable Online So You Can Cry in Front of Your Computer, Too

Kate

Oct 17, 2012
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“United in Anger” Shares History of ACT UP Through Original Footage

gabby

Jul 9, 2012
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Tomorrow ACT UP! And OWS Join Forces, Ask Lawmakers to Give Wall Street the FiST

Jamie J. Hagen

Apr 24, 2012

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Make Out Month kiss-in protest

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Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins

For nearly 50 years, queer activists kissed each other as a form of protest.

Stef Rubino —

Jan 13, 2025

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ACT UP NY's action against Outright International. A Palestinian flag waves in the Sunset as an activist lifts a fan in the air.

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While Pride Galas Carry On, These Queer Activists Are Fighting To Hold LGBTQ Orgs Accountable

As a group of queers chanted for a free Palestine, another group of queers walked by in cocktail attire.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 4, 2024

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Sara Ramirez at the ACT UP NY protest of the GLAAD Media Awards

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ACT UP NY Calls on GLAAD To Oppose Genocide, Drop the ADL

On May 11, GLAAD hosted its annual awards ceremony, celebrating queer and trans media and celebrities. But outside the doors of the venue was where the real queer activism took…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

May 13, 2024

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AIDS

The True Story Behind ACT UP and Sandra Bernhard’s Character on “Pose”

lgbt history

The True Story Behind ACT UP and Sandra Bernhard’s Character on “Pose”

I realized that even though I’d vaguely heard or read about the lesbians of ACT UP, I didn’t really know enough about the specifics. Who were these women? What was…

Carmen Phillips —

Jun 24, 2019

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15 QTPOC Women’s History Month Films You Should Watch Right Now

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15 QTPOC Women’s History Month Films You Should Watch Right Now

Everyone should know the stories of the lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans women of color who’ve been the backbones of LGBT communities forever and ever. So make some popcorn and…

KaeLyn —

Mar 13, 2018

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LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List

It’s LGBT History Month, a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, a topic which is near and dear to our hearts because it is definitely NOT…

Riese —

Oct 3, 2017

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AIDS

Five Lessons Today’s Queer Activists Can Learn From ACT UP

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Five Lessons Today’s Queer Activists Can Learn From ACT UP

Five lessons that start to explore just how much we can learn from our queer and trans forebears in AIDS activism.

Adrian —

May 17, 2017

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AIDS Memorial Quilt Now Viewable Online So You Can Cry in Front of Your Computer, Too

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AIDS Memorial Quilt Now Viewable Online So You Can Cry in Front of Your Computer, Too

Kate’s Team Pick: Being able to see the quilt in its entirety is probably the most intense experience of the NAMES project to date.

Kate —

Oct 17, 2012

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AIDS

“United in Anger” Shares History of ACT UP Through Original Footage

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“United in Anger” Shares History of ACT UP Through Original Footage

“The birth and life of the AIDS activist movement from the perspective of the people in the trenches.”

gabby —

Jul 9, 2012

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AIDS

Tomorrow ACT UP! And OWS Join Forces, Ask Lawmakers to Give Wall Street the FiST

politics + activism

Tomorrow ACT UP! And OWS Join Forces, Ask Lawmakers to Give Wall Street the FiST

By which they mean a Financial Speculation Tax (Fi.S.T.)

Jamie J. Hagen —

Apr 24, 2012