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Madrid, Spain

Monument to Cristina 'La Veneno' Ortiz

A plaque in Madrid’s West Park marks the launch of a queer icon’s unlikely media career.
Longfellow House is a stately manor on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, owned by the literary family for nearly 130 years. It was also used as a headquarters by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
literature

Preserving the LGBTQ Legacy of One of America's Most Historic Homes

Boston’s Longfellow House was a 19th-century refuge.
Anya Gruber June 26, 2023
An illustration of Eve Adams.
history

Gastro Obscura's Favorite Stories About LGBTQ+ Trailblazers

From the author of 'The Gay Cookbook' to the founder of an early 20th-century teahouse and haven for queer women.
Diana Hubbell June 20, 2023
How do historians piece together long-lost stories of those who would be considered part of the LGBTQIA+ community?
victorian

5 Overlooked LGBTQ Stories to Celebrate Pride Month

How do you learn—and save—a history that was often too dangerous to write down?
April White June 16, 2023
A photo in the main room at Queer Britain.
London, England

Queer Britain

A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.
San Francisco, California

Gilbert Baker Memorial

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.
Signs.
New York, New York

Gay Street

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.
restaurants

Podcast: Bloodroot Feminist Restaurant

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 29, 2022
Glenn "Divine" Millstead's headstone
Towson, Maryland

Divine's Headstone

The final resting place of an iconic drag performer is decorated with pearls and hot-pink lipstick.
Homografiska Museet
Dalsland, Sweden

Homografiska Museet

This small museum explores questions of representation, diversity, and identity.
Honolulu, Hawaii

The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
On March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the earliest protest marches in the nation's capital.
politics

Mary Edwards Walker and the Queer Suffragists Who Changed History

They wore pants, advocated for free love, and refused to back down.
Sarah Durn July 20, 2022
Eloína was the first queen of the drums, leading the Beija-Flor samba school to victory in 1976.
festivals

The First Brazilian Carnival Queen Was a Groundbreaking Transgender Woman

Eloína pioneered the role in 1976.
André Aram July 8, 2022
List

7 Bars and Restaurants That Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community

These establishments have a proud history.
Diana Hubbell June 15, 2022
Melbourne, Australia

COURAGE Statue

This sculpture was designed to encourage viewers to be true to themselves.
Laramie, Wyoming

Matthew Shepard Memorial Bench

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.
Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion
Shreveport, Louisiana

Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.
Berlin, Germany

Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Under Nazism

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.