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lgbt history

BREAKING: Olivia Wyndham and Edna Thomas Are In Love and It’s F*cking Adorable

Riese

Dec 1, 2017
book lists

25 LGBT History Books to Add to Your Epic Queer History Reading List

Ryan Yates

Oct 27, 2017
lgbt history

LGBTQ History Month Starts Now: An Epic Autostraddle Reading List

Riese

Oct 3, 2017
lgbt history

38 Lesbian and Bisexual Women From History Who Did That Thing First

Riese

Aug 30, 2017
lgbt book reviews

Fill In Your Butch History With This Coloring Book

Ryan Yates

Jul 18, 2017
lgbt history

16 Lesbian Power Couples From History Who Got Shit Done, Together

Riese

Mar 31, 2017
playlists

Playlist: Black Queer Music History, Pt. 2 (1930s-1960s)

Ari

Feb 9, 2017
lgbt history

Top 10 Most Sexually Prolific Lesbians and Bisexuals Of Old Hollywood

Riese

Jul 7, 2016
literature

Rebel Girls: The True Stories of 10 Women Breaking Barriers in Contemporary American Politics

Carmen

Apr 27, 2016
lgbt history

12 Women They Didn’t Tell You Were Queer In History Class

Riese

Sep 11, 2015

harlem renaissance

idol worship

Poet Jade Foster’s Revival Tour Takes You to Church

politics + activism

Poet Jade Foster’s Revival Tour Takes You to Church

“Every person who comes up and asks to share, has never left me. Every friend or colleague who said I’ll watch your door, I’ll send that email, I’ll pick y’all…

Carmen —

Mar 12, 2014

black history month

epic

100+ LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost

lgbt history

100+ LGBTQ Black Women You Should Know: The Epic Black History Month Megapost

This epic megapost is your glorious opportunity to meet more than 100 amazing black LGBT women who’ve made their mark over the last 150 years.

Riese —

Feb 26, 2014

'zines/magazines

greatest hits

Read a F*cking Zine: 50 Zines by Queer People of Color

book lists

Read a F*cking Zine: 50 Zines by Queer People of Color

POC Zine Project presents a massive list of zines, plus info on where you can get them and so much more. Zines for days!

Daniela Capistrano —

Jul 23, 2013

dapper fashion

DapperQ

Feeling Dandy About Being Dapper

queer fashion

Feeling Dandy About Being Dapper

“I shouldn’t have to “reclaim” my dapper style. It was all of ours to begin with.” Two essays on dapper from Anita Dolce Vita and Blakeley Calhoun.

dapperq —

Jun 6, 2013

harlem renaissance

idol worship

Idol Worship: Mabel Hampton Is Gay History

lgbt history

Idol Worship: Mabel Hampton Is Gay History

Mabel Hampton preserved our story when it was first starting. Now I wanna tell hers to you.

Carmen —

Mar 12, 2013

drag

harlem renaissance

More Than Words: Drag It Out Of Me

lgbt history

More Than Words: Drag It Out Of Me

“We’re born naked and the rest is drag”

Cara —

Jan 22, 2013

gay history 101

greatest hits

10 Great Places to Meet Lesbians If You Have a Time Machine

issues

10 Great Places to Meet Lesbians If You Have a Time Machine

If you’re really sick of the lesbian scene where you live, why not build a time machine and go back to when everyone hated us? Here are some excellent places…

Riese —

May 26, 2012

harlem renaissance

here/queer

Queer Harlem: From LGBT Icons of the Harlem Renaissance to Invisible Me

first person

Queer Harlem: From LGBT Icons of the Harlem Renaissance to Invisible Me

Even when someone doesn’t know the range of the artistic revolution that was the Harlem Renaissance, they know the name. They know writers like Claude Mckay or singers like Ethel…

Cairo Amani —

Apr 4, 2012

audre lorde

black history month

It’s Black History Month! Here’s Five Of My Favorite LGBTQ Black Women

lgbt history

It’s Black History Month! Here’s Five Of My Favorite LGBTQ Black Women

A history lesson, a poetry lesson, and a some famous queer black ladies.

Carmen —

Feb 3, 2012