Sally Ride Queers Currency, But She’s Not the First
Your spare change jar is about to get queerer. As part of the American Women Quarters Program, a quarter featuring astronaut and physicist Sally Ride will begin circulating this year,…
LGBTQ History: Miss Major Is a Four-Decade Icon and Activist in the Trans Community
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is perhaps most well known for her involvement in the 1969 Stonewall Inn Riots, but her activism extends over four decades and across the country. Born in
LGBTQ Black History: Josephine Baker’s History as an Unforgettable Activist and Actress
Actress and activist Josephine Baker found the stage when she was barely a teenager, struggling with homelessness and poverty in St. Louis, but her enchanting presence on stages across the
LGBTQ History: The Lady Chablis
When most of us think of iconic Southern queer culture, we think of Atlanta and not much else. But queer culture, and iconic queer community, can come from any part
LGBTQ History: Compton Cafeteria Riots
Three years before the Stonewall Riots, transgender activists fought police brutality in San Francisco. In San Francisco, 1966, transwomen resisted police intimidation and brutality outside of a popular LGBTQ gathering
Danica Roem Makes History
Danica Roem becomes the first openly trans state legislator to win re-election Virginia Delegate Danica Roem—the first openly out-and-seated transgender state legislator ever elected in the United States—defeated her anti-LGBTQ
Supreme Court Decision on Title VII Will Be a Major Turning Point in LGBTQ History
The U.S. Supreme Court heard three cases yesterday to determine if the sex discrimination ban in Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act includes discrimination based on gender identity
3 Plays That Have Shaped LGBTQ Theater History
At the beginning of the 20th Century, you could have been arrested for putting on a gay play. It didn’t matter if the show sold out or if the theater