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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

Jan 5, 2026

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Daisy Jones & the Six Offers a Stunning Tribute to Black Queer Love, Freedom, and Disco

Bernie is a 1970s stud in the finest form. All eyelashes and a buttery voice that could make any femme blush. Simone never stood a chance.

Carmen Phillips

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Mar 23, 2023

Feature Image of quiz results: Talullah Bankhead, Mercedes De Acosta, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich. Row Two: Hattie McDaniel, Katharine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford

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Quiz: Which Actress From Early Hollywood’s Sapphic “Sewing Circle” Are You?

It’s the 1920s – 1950s and you’re a queer actor (or writer) — which of these letter-writing pool-owning trouser-wearing secret-keepers are you?

Riese

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Mar 5, 2023

a black and white photo of Barbara Johnson, a Black woman and elder, is the center focal point of this collage. Beautiful collaged items including newsprint, colors, squiggles, and lines surround her. She's wearing a sweatshirt that says Brooklyn on the front.

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“I Don’t Want To Be Forgotten”

“So I just accepted the fact that I truly was gay. I had to be gay. That was my acceptance of myself. I made an announcement in my own head…

Sa'iyda Shabazz

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Feb 27, 2023

OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture features multicolored blocks on its cover

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We Should Engage With LGBTQ History All Damn Year

OutWrite: The Speeches That Shaped LGBTQ Literary Culture perfectly exemplifies the reasons why it’s so imperative to look back at history with the willingness to be impacted by whatever we…

Stef Rubino

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Feb 22, 2023

a black and white image of DonnaSue, a Black butch elder, is at the center of this collage. the artist has layered newsprint, paper, and lines over the photo to create a gorgeous playful picture of DonnaSue

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“Mother Has Lived, What Can I Say?”

DonnaSue Johnson describes herself as a “big, black, beautiful, Bohemian, bougie, Buddhist butch.”

danijanae

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Feb 13, 2023

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Why Do Lesbian Bars Keep Disappearing?

There are so many myths about why lesbian bars close and/or don’t survive.

Stef Rubino

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Dec 7, 2022

Two protesters with Act Up march in 1988

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Marika Cifor Wants You To Activate Your Nostalgia for ACT UP

Marika Cifor’s new book Viral Cultures: Activist Archiving in the Age of AIDS explores how LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS archives shape our understanding of history.

Lauren Herold

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Dec 6, 2022

The original All-American League Girls vs the cast of the televised version

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How Realistic is “A League Of Their Own”? Let’s Do a Historical Deep Dive!

Join me on a journey deep into herstory while we answer questions on topics including racism in the AAGPBL, whether or not there really were that many lesbians, queer bar…

Riese

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Aug 16, 2022

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LGBT History

Are Birds Gay?

Daisy Jones & the Six Offers a Stunning Tribute to Black Queer Love, Freedom, and Disco

Quiz: Which Actress From Early Hollywood’s Sapphic “Sewing Circle” Are You?

“I Don’t Want To Be Forgotten”

We Should Engage With LGBTQ History All Damn Year

“Mother Has Lived, What Can I Say?”

Why Do Lesbian Bars Keep Disappearing?

Marika Cifor Wants You To Activate Your Nostalgia for ACT UP

How Realistic is “A League Of Their Own”? Let’s Do a Historical Deep Dive!

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