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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

Sep 16, 2026

the lesbian and bisexual actresses of Old Hollywood

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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

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Sep 16, 2026

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Inside the Stonewall: A Lesbian Rebel Finally Breaks Her Silence

I went to the Stonewall Inn with an older woman when I was 17 on June 27, 1969, my first visit to a gay bar. I’m one of the few…

Rusty Rose and Faith Reidenbach

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Jun 25, 2026

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Stormé and Diana: The Love Story (Almost) Lost to History

I knew Stormé DeLarverie as my gay father, and I knew her partner, Diana, as my gay mother. This is the story of my time with two Black lesbians whose…

Christy Henderson Jenkins and Faith Reidenbach

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May 19, 2026

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Are Birds Gay?

The world is not kind to queer folks. And in many ways, it isn’t kind to birds either

Gabrielle Grace Hogan

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Jan 5, 2026

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A Short History of the ‘Nonbinary Barista’

It’s an open secret that gay people make the best coffee.

Keira Mac Neill

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Dec 17, 2025

HOUSTON- August 18: 1992 Republican National Convention Protests. Queer Nation and ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) activists protest the Republican Party, the American government's negligence in the AIDS crisis, anti-gay policies of the Catholic Church, and anti-gay policies of the U.S. military at the Mickey Leland Federal Office Building on August 18, 1992 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Lindsay Brice/Getty Images)

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By Any Media Necessary: Fighting Fascism With Local Queer Media

The LGBTQ press has long been committed to documenting and resisting homophobia and transphobia. This is particularly true at the local level: By reporting on local news, politics, art, and…

Lauren Herold

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Dec 5, 2025

the flirt wall at the Lesbian Lives conference

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Connecting, Remembering, Archiving, and Flirting at the Lesbian Lives Conference

What happens when you pack 700 lesbians in blazers into an academic conference in New York City?

Malavika Kannan

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Nov 18, 2025

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Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Lived a Long, Beautiful Life

One of our most influential and remarkable trans queer elders — Miss Major Griffin-Gracy — has died at the age of 78.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Oct 14, 2025

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Top 10 Most Sexually Prolific Lesbians and Bisexuals Of Old Hollywood

Top 10 Most Sexually Prolific Lesbians and Bisexuals Of Old Hollywood

Inside the Stonewall: A Lesbian Rebel Finally Breaks Her Silence

Stormé and Diana: The Love Story (Almost) Lost to History

Are Birds Gay?

A Short History of the ‘Nonbinary Barista’

By Any Media Necessary: Fighting Fascism With Local Queer Media

Connecting, Remembering, Archiving, and Flirting at the Lesbian Lives Conference

Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Lived a Long, Beautiful Life

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