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Queer History

Society + Culture

The Public Universal Friend: A Deep Dive on a Story of Nonbinary Identity, Quakerism and Near-Death Experiences

The Public Universal Friend is just one example of how, even in the binarist West, non-binary people have always existed.

By Siobhan| April 7, 2020 | 4 Comments
Herstory

Precious and Adored: Reading Victorian Love Letters, Writing Queer History

When Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson met in 1890, they fell for each other hard. Their once-hidden letters are collected in a new book.

By Lizzie Ehrenhalt| June 12, 2019 | 16 Comments
Herstory

Lesbian and Bisexual Women of History Who Were Obsessed With Their Dogs, Part 3

Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo, Naomi “Micky” Jacob, Elsie de Wolfe and Elisabeth Marbury — and their puppers!

By Sally| November 21, 2018 | 22 Comments
Herstory

The Lesbian Herstory Archives Guard Our Past, Give Us Hope for Our Future

The weekend Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court, I visited the Lesbian Herstory Archives and spent the day with coordinators Maxine and Saskia to learn about our past and draw strength in the present.

By Vanessa| October 22, 2018 | 16 Comments
Herstory

16 Lesbian, Bisexual and Queer Instagram Accounts to Introduce You to Our Herstory

I want to devour everything that came before us so we can continue to grow better, brighter, louder, closer. These Instagram accounts are a great place to start.

By Vanessa| October 1, 2018 | 7 Comments
Herstory

Lesbian and Bisexual Women of History Who Were Obsessed With Their Dogs, Part 2

What further revelations lurk in our woefully unexplored queer pupper past? Find out literally right now, as we continue our historical adventures with gal’s best pal!

By Sally| August 9, 2018 | 25 Comments
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Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The Actual Queer History of “A League of Their Own” and Other Stories

Infighting, recycling, origins of the opioid epidemic, Pepper Ann, Catholic hospitals yikes, Dana Zzyym, important queer history, and so much more!

By Laneia| May 31, 2018 | 13 Comments
Society + Culture

Here, Queer, Everywhere: ‘Queering the Map’ Gives Voice to Queer Spaces Worldwide

“The aim of the project is to make legible memories, histories and moments of queerness that would otherwise disappear.”

By Vanessa| May 10, 2018 | 15 Comments
Herstory

Lesbian and Bisexual Women of History Who Were Obsessed With Their Dogs, Part 1

If you’ve been waiting your whole life to find people in history that really reflect who you are, today is that day! We’re examining the many ways gay, bisexual, queer and other unquantifiably not-straight women have built lasting, meaningful and downright obsessive relationships with their canine friends over the years.

By Sally| May 9, 2018 | 46 Comments
Books The Resistance

“Black on Both Sides” Disrupts Black and Trans History as You Know It

Blackness and transness interconnect in this radical history of not just black and trans people, but also where beliefs about black and trans people come from.

By Ari| April 25, 2018 | 5 Comments
The Scene

Are You Gay or Just Happy to See Me: The Queer Code Trivia Quiz

Do you remember the first non-verbal ~thing~ that made you look at someone and realize they were probably queer? Here’s a quiz about various non-verbal (visual! written! music! etc!) ways we communicate our queerness.

By Archie| April 23, 2018 | 41 Comments
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25 LGBT History Books to Add to Your Epic Queer History Reading List

Celebrate LGBT History Month by reading LGBT history books!

By Carolyn Yates| October 27, 2017 | 8 Comments
Fashion/Style

Style Thief: Early 20th Century Superbabe Annemarie Schwartzenbach

By now you’re familiar with early 20th Century writer, photographer, traveler, and all-around superbabe Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Hmm, you may be thinking, do I want her, or do I want to be her? If the latter is at least part of your answer, you’re in luck.

By Nora| October 12, 2017 | 19 Comments
Herstory

For Your Consideration: A Topless Duel Between Noblewomen in 1897

Then, as now, a certain sort of man was fascinated by these so-called petticoat duels, and The Illustrated Police News, Britain’s first tabloid and official worst newspaper, liked to report on them in full. With pictures.

By Siobhan| June 28, 2017 | 17 Comments
A zine-style poster of a woman in profile with short brown hair. The text over her face reads "Queer Nation" and "Not a dyke haircut."
Herstory The Scene

You Should Go: Brush Up Your ’90s Activist History with Lesbians to Watch Out For

The history and art exhibit opens tonight and runs through June 30 at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. Zines! Avengers! Arrests! Street resistance! And a grassroots organizing panel!

By Carrie| June 2, 2017 | 21 Comments
Society + Culture

Pompeii, the “Two Maidens,” and Thousands of Years of Precarious Masculinity

New evidence that the famous “two maidens” of Pompeii may have been male — but does that actually mean, as some have suggested, that they were a gay couple?

By Siobhan| April 18, 2017 | 34 Comments
Music

Black Queer Music History, Pt. 3 (1970s-1990s)

This is my favorite era because the variety we hear during this time period is something like never before. Finally, queer black folks get to individually express their identities and aesthetics!

By Ari| February 16, 2017 | 12 Comments
Society + Culture

Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts: Talking to Ohio’s Queer Ghost Hunters About LGBT Hauntings and History

The all-LGBT ghost hunting team of Ohio tells us about their real-life ghost experiences, fighting heteronormativity in the afterlife, and what it’s like to talk to LGBT history with dowsing rods.

By Rachel| November 1, 2016 | 2 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Lesbian Migrations and Other Stories for Your Week

Grey hair though, mushrooms, lesbians going every which way, smells and memories, prison protests, RBG apologizes, men can survive without us and should, feminism and makeup, and so much more!

By Laneia| October 17, 2016 | 17 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Carrie Brownstein, Queer History in America, and More Stories for Your Weekend

The Dakota Access Pipeline is 150 years in the making, this Walmart restaurant sounds amazing sorry, a nightmare whisperer, a new Milky Way map, all those lesbian bars we lost, ’90s feelings, and so much more!

By Laneia| September 16, 2016 | 8 Comments
Straddleverse

A Modern Catalogue of Queer Slang

Falcons, hawks, vultures, buzzards, shikras, kites, caracaras; hell, a lesbian can be any bird of prey.

By Erin| August 11, 2016 | 115 Comments
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