lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

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lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

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12 (More) Ladies Who Were Writing Sexy Lesbian Love Letters Before You Got Born

“I slept in your place and on your pillow — it was most as good as the cigarette you lit and gave me all gooey — not quite, for we…

Ryan Yates —

May 14, 2014

black history month

epic

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

harlem renaissance

idol worship

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

gay history 101

lesbian avengers

lgbt history

Herstory Live: The Lesbian Avengers School You On Their Ass-Kicking Roots

“We didn’t chain ourselves to anything, or clash with cops. We stood outside an elementary school in Queens as open dykes, and gave balloons to school kids.”

Kelly —

Oct 12, 2012

epic

girl gallery

issues

Epic Gallery: 150 Years Of Lesbians And Other Lady-Loving-Ladies

Photographs of lesbian, bisexual and otherwise-identified women, 1850-1999. Seriously this is really cool.

Riese —

Sep 19, 2012

Daily Fix

lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

lgbt history

“June and Nancy” Reminds Us What It Was Like to Be An American Lesbian in 1958

“The stageplay is the lesbian equivalent of a Mad Men affair, but with less misogyny and so much more at stake.”

fonseca —

Aug 28, 2012

greatest hits

interview

issues

Jewelle Gomez, Lesbian Trailblazer: The Autostraddle Interview

“There was a great heyday in the 80’s in which I felt like you could publish anything, you could say anything – any of the initials, L, G, B, or…

fonseca —

Aug 22, 2012

lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

LGBT history

issues

The Ladies Of Llangollen: Runaway Romantics In 18th Century Ireland

The story of two women who escaped their homes in the middle of the night, lived in a castle and loved each other for over 50 years.

Una —

Jun 22, 2012

lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

LGBT history

issues

The Very Lesbian Life of Miss Anne Lister

“I give you a selection of the extremely gay life of Miss Anne Lister, a contemporary of Jane Austen and a precursor to Shane McCutcheon.”

Laura L —

Jun 18, 2012

interview

lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

book features

Ann Bannon, Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Autostraddle Interview

“And so while I would have loved to have done what Laura did, to go to New York and try to find myself, I did the more conventional thing, and…

Ryan Yates —

Jun 15, 2012

genderqueer

lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

issues

The Unaccountable Life of Gender-Bending Rebel Charlie Brown

“This little book… is to my mind the progenitor of all funny queer blogs written in the first-person. Yes, this is the story of the first queer blogger.”

Jemima —

Jun 8, 2012

audre lorde

lesbians they didn't teach you about in history class

issues

Portraits of Lesbian Writers, 1987-1989

Robert Giard took 500 photographs of queer writers in the 80’s and 90’s. They’re pretty f*cking awesome.

Riese —

Jun 7, 2012