Queer History

greatest hits

interview

movie features

How Dare They Do This Again: Stonewall Veteran Miss Major on the “Stonewall” Movie

“These people need to be acknowledged for the role they played. And that they existed! It’s so important that they at least realized that Marsha and Sylvia existed and that…

Mey —

Aug 10, 2015

gay history 101

LGBT history

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: The Right Side Of History

These 30 essays provide important context and understanding of individuals, movements and moments that formed the greater whole of a long fight for queer liberation, one that is far from…

Adrian —

Aug 7, 2015

california gay history

lesbian history

lgbt history

Booths for Ladies: An Unauthorized History of the Lexington Club

The idea of this building housing regular, straight people drinking regular, straight drinks was peculiar to me. So I set off into various archives to learn more, uncovering a total…

Ivy Schlegel —

Apr 30, 2015

feminism

LGBT history

lgbt history

Rebel Girls: 7 Suffragists You Probably Didn’t Learn About in School

I wanted to take today’s lesson as an opportunity to totally school you on the suffrage comrades they didn’t teach you about in school, but there’s a ton, so I…

Carmen —

Apr 29, 2015

#blacklivesmatter

Angela Davis

politics + activism

Audre Lorde Project Hosts Vigil and Flashmob To “Free Our Sisters, Free Ourselves”

“To be clear, we are not here to change the system. We are here to SHUT IT DOWN.”

Laura Mandanas —

Dec 16, 2014

death is sad

dyke

politics + activism

Gloria Casarez, Organizer, Activist and Total Badass, Dies at 42

“The work she did at City Hall enabled us to position Philadelphia as the greatest LGBT city in the country.”

Maddie —

Oct 21, 2014

Lists/Top 10s

Queer History

theater

15 Ladies Who Played Peter Pan: From Nina Boucicault to Allison Williams

In anticipation of Peter Pan’s return to our TV sets, a look at some of the ladies who’ve played this queer icon over the years (and the lesbian gossip about…

Riese —

Sep 4, 2014

Daily Fix

HIV/AIDS

lgbt history

Five Rad LGBT Artifacts You Can Find at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian’s LGBT collection isn’t all-encompassing, but it still has some awesome stuff!

Kaitlyn —

Sep 1, 2014

interview

marriage equality

politics + activism

Having Your Wedding Cupcake & Eating It Too: Radical Queer & Progressive LGBT Politics Working Together

The new executive director of Garden State Equality, Andy Bowen, and I chat about the influence of queer radicalism on LGBT progressive organizations and movements.

KaeLyn —

Aug 29, 2014

herstory in our pants

LGBT history

book lists

10 Hilarious And Historical Sex Scenes From Lesbian Pulp Fiction

“Wildly, the girls locked to each other. Their bodies were gleaming now with sweat. Lip to lip, breast to breast, thigh to slippery thigh, they heaved and gyrated, ecstasy rising…

Ryan Yates —

Jul 18, 2014

bhm

black history month

lgbt history

The Radtastic Black Lesbians Who Changed LGBT History and Our Lives

“As this Black History Month winds down, let’s remember that reclaiming histories is not a one-shot deal. Let’s take time to be thankful for these lesbians who kept it queer…

Helen —

Feb 25, 2014

bisexuality

Daily Fix

book features

Two “New” Poems By Sappho Uncovered and Translated, Prove She’s Still Got It

After having been lost to the world for a couple thousand years, two poems written by Sappho have unexpectedly turned up in London following an anonymous collector’s submission to Oxford.

Laura Mandanas —

Feb 6, 2014