LGBT History

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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

15 Hours

A collage of Female Mimics International covers that look like they're spread out on a table.

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Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility Thirsting Over the Sexy Retro Covers of ‘Female Mimics International’

The best way to see a wide variety of trans women in a wide variety of scenarios is by looking at porn.

Drew Burnett Gregory

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Mar 31, 2024

Marian and Jamie from Drive Away Dolls against a background of Florida maps, bar signs, and palm trees

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Real Life Late-90s Lesbian Spaces in the South Where the Drive-Away Dolls Could Have Stopped

Being from Florida, I know how easy it is for the history of queer and trans people to be lost to time, and I think it’s an important part of…

Stef Rubino

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Mar 18, 2024

In Steven Spielberg's 1985 The Color Purple, Shug leans in to kiss Celie on the lips

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The History of the Color Purple Kiss

In 1982 Alice Walker wrote a Black queer text so ahead of its time, that 40 years later we’re still fighting to catch up.

Carmen Phillips

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Dec 27, 2023

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Lisa Ben: Lesbian Media Pioneer, Cat Lady, and Hometown Buffet Superfan

In 1947, “Lisa Ben” launched the country’s first-ever lesbian magazine, Vice Versa. But by the ’90s, she’d withdrawn from public life and by the mid-2000s, she’d found a new passion:…

Riese

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Sep 21, 2023

Lani Ka’ahumanu giving a speech at the 1993 March on Washington

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Revisit Lani Kaʻahumanu’s Moving 1993 Speech on Bisexuality

Lani Kaʻahumanu fought for bisexual people to be included in the 1993 March on Washington.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

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Sep 19, 2023

PRIVATE PLEASURES: Authentic Lesbian Video. Featuring two lesbians kissing in a suit and dress; ON OUR BACKS: Entertainment for the Adventurous Lesbian, featuring a person with their back turned to the camera pulling off a leather jacket; Deborah Sundahl in a black leather bikini top

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Remembering Deborah Sundahl, Lesbian Porn Pioneer

Two months ago, we lost Deborah Sundahl — a fierce, compassionate, and prolific queer elder.

Desirae

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Aug 30, 2023

black and white butch pictures with 'super contest!"

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41 Super-Hot Butches and Tomboys of the Early 20th Century

Just a little vintage eye candy for you.

Riese

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Aug 18, 2023

a black and white photo of a woman kissing a windowpane

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99 Years Ago, a Queer/Trans Magazine Was Born — Nine Years Later, Fascism Killed It

I am on my way to the Grimm Zentrum to see some originals of the early 20th century lesbian magazine Die Freundin.

Liz

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Aug 4, 2023

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LGBT History

lgbt history

Are Birds Gay?

Celebrate Trans Day of Visibility Thirsting Over the Sexy Retro Covers of ‘Female Mimics International’

Real Life Late-90s Lesbian Spaces in the South Where the Drive-Away Dolls Could Have Stopped

The History of the Color Purple Kiss

Lisa Ben: Lesbian Media Pioneer, Cat Lady, and Hometown Buffet Superfan

Revisit Lani Kaʻahumanu’s Moving 1993 Speech on Bisexuality

Remembering Deborah Sundahl, Lesbian Porn Pioneer

41 Super-Hot Butches and Tomboys of the Early 20th Century

99 Years Ago, a Queer/Trans Magazine Was Born — Nine Years Later, Fascism Killed It

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