lgbtq history
America's Only LGBTQ Historic District Is Falling Apart
Druid Heights was home to one of the most fascinating chapters in American counterculture and queer history. Then the government got involved.
Gay Liberation Needed the Civil Rights Movement
Two historians explain the many overlooked ways that the two movements intersected.
Marsha P. Johnson's LGBTQ Legacy Is About How She Lived Her Life, Too
In the film 'Happy Birthday, Marsha!' Tourmaline and Sasha Wortzel use the little archival information we have about Marsha P. Johnson to construct a story about the LGBTQ activist who helped kick off the Stonewall Riots.
The 18th Century Lesbian Icons Everyone Assumed Were Just Close Gal Pals
For decades, historians have speculated over whether the scandalous Ladies of Llangollen—who ran away together under the pretense that their "romantic friendship" was merely platonic—actually achieved a high-profile lesbian love affair.
Without LGBTQ People, Modern Music Wouldn't Exist
The author of 'David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music' tells us about the most surprising contributions queer people have made to music history.
How an Opera Singing WWII Veteran Founded One of the World's Largest LGBTQ Charities
Since its founding in 1965, The Imperial Court has raised money for everything from HIV/AIDS research to emergency relief dogs.
LGBTQ History in Public Schools Is the Next Gay Rights Frontier
Teaching LGBTQ history in public schools represents something much deeper than just that—it's the affirmation of the personhood of LGBTQ students.
'The Only Lesbian in America' on How This Generation Has Gone Soft
Rita Mae Brown's iconic lesbian coming-of-age novel, "Rubyfruit Jungle," sold millions of copies when it debuted in 1973. We caught up with the author—as renowned for her feminist activism as for her writing—to see how she thinks we've been doing since.