lesbian history

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lesbian avengers

lgbt history

You Should Go: Brush Up Your ’90s Activist History with Lesbians to Watch Out For

The history and art exhibit opens tonight and runs through June 30 at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Zines! Avengers! Arrests! Street resistance! And a grassroots organizing panel!

Carrie —

Jun 2, 2017

lesbian history

LGBT history

lgbt history

10 Very Gay Excerpts from Vita and Virginia’s Love Letters

The lives (and affair) of Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West is coming to the big screen this year. Here are some of the gayest things they wrote to one another.

Alice Lesperance —

May 24, 2017

lesbian history

queer folklore

lgbt history

Queer Folklore: The Morrigan Is A Goddess for Protest

The Morrigan has always seemed wildly queer to me. The sort of army boot-wearing femme-butch blend who uses the word “dyke” like a clenched fist aimed at the patriarchy.

Siobhan —

Mar 21, 2017

lesbian history

when we rise

lgbt history

“When We Rise” Is What The World Needs Now, Especially You

ABC has dedicated eight primetime hours to a sweeping miniseries charting LGBT history from the ’70s ’til a few years ago and it’s pretty great except for the bad wigs.

Riese —

Feb 27, 2017

herstory list

lesbian history

lgbt history

9 Lesbian and Trans Women Activists In the Spotlight Of “When We Rise”

Summaries of the historical events chronicled in “When We Rise” and background on some of the incredible women portrayed in this historical miniseries, debuting tomorrow on ABC.

Riese —

Feb 26, 2017

lesbian history

LGBT history

lgbt history

Swords, Satan and Sexuality: Queer Nuns of the Past

“Somehow convincing the convent that she genuinely wanted to take holy orders Julie entered the nunnery with her girlfriend. Around a month in an elder nun died of natural causes…

Siobhan —

Nov 17, 2016

#affiliatemarketing

lesbian history

lgbt history

How Olivia Became The Most Successful Lesbian Business Of All Time

Financial independence from the patriarchy was a primary goal of lesbian feminism, because true liberation required not relying on men for anything, including money. It’s a tricky thing to pull…

Riese —

Oct 27, 2016

'zines/magazines

lesbian history

book features

38 Lesbian Magazines That Burned Brightly, Died Hard, Left A Mark

AfterEllen is a part of a legacy of brilliant publications created by passionate lesbian, queer and bisexual women that unfortunately no longer exist, but were cool for a while.

Riese —

Oct 12, 2016

herstory list

lesbian history

lgbt history

The Lesbian or Bisexual Heiress: 22 Women Who Had It Made, In Theory

From Winnaretta Singer to Nats Getty, you’ll learn so much in this post and even meet another Mountbatten!

Riese —

Sep 23, 2016

eleanor roosevelt

lesbian history

lgbt history

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…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Jul 26, 2016

harlem renaissance

herstory list

lgbt history

Top 10 Most Sexually Prolific Lesbians and Bisexuals Of Old Hollywood

Think of it as “The Real L Word: Los Angeles 1900s-1950s Edition”

Riese —

Jul 7, 2016

all the things they said

lesbian history

lgbt history

10 Times These Fake Sociologists Marveled That Lesbian Femmes Exist

“These women are called femmes, and their appearance is often deceiving. They dress in clothing associated with wholly feminine women, and an uninitatied person would never suspect them of sexual…

Riese —

Jun 9, 2016