The History Of The Pride Parade
As the 50th Anniversary of the first official Pride observance approaches on June 27, celebrations throughout Pride month are looking vastly different this year… Read more »
History
Parades May Be Canceled But Pride Isn’t: Our Stories Matter
We all have a story. Martha P. Johnson, a black transgender drag performer, sex worker and activist who died in 1992, gave us many… Read more »
Online Exhibition Explores First Decade of San Francisco Pride, 1970–1980
Labor of Love: Online Exhibition Explores First Decade of San Francisco Pride, 1970–1980… Read more »
Shoulders Of Giants Artist Shines Light On Heroes Of LGBTQ History
“Shoulders Of Giants” Artist Shines Light On Heroes Of LGBTQ History By Pairing Portraits With Letters Of Thanks To Benefit The National LGBTQ Task Force… Read more »
50 Years of Pride: Exhibition Documenting San Francisco Pride Opens on GLBT Historical Society’s Website
A new online photography exhibition documenting five decades of San Francisco Pride opens today on the GLBT Historical Society’s website… Read more »
Performance, Protest and Politics: Virtual Exhibition Explores Art And Advocacy of Rainbow-Flag Creator Gilbert Baker
The GLBT Historical Society has unveiled an online version of its exhibition “Performance, Protest and Politics: The Art of Gilbert Baker,” which opened at the GLBT Historical Society Museum on November 1… Read more »
Intimate Histories: Lesbians In Australia Since 1945
Dr Rebecca Jennings shares her work on how ‘lesbian histories of intimacy’ have developed in Australia over the past several decades… Read more »
Before Sappho: The World’s First Lesbian Poet Enheduanna
Well, she fancied a goddess, but still … Read more »
The History Of Coming Out, From Secret Gay Code To Popular Political Protest
You probably know what it means to “come out” as gay. You may even have heard the expression used in relation to other kinds of identity, such as being undocumented… Read more »
The Myth Of The Ancient Greek ‘Gay Utopia’
The persistent dream of a gay utopia is one of the constants in gay and lesbian historical imaginings over the last 200 years… Read more »
Most Witches Are Women
“Witch hunt” – it’s a refrain used to deride everything from impeachment inquiries and sexual assault investigations to allegations of corruption… Read more »