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Queer History

Floral games and nudity were a big part of a spring festival in Ancient Rome.

Sex Work Throughout History: Our Favorite Reads

Before ‘Anora,’ there was Ancient Rome.

Roxanne Hoorn February 28, 2025

The latest version of clue includes a more diverse cast that some observers have noted codes as queer.

From Family Game to Cult Film to 'Thirst Trap,' Clue Has Been Through It

The latest glow-up of the iconic board game draws on a wealth of cultural touchstones.

Adrienne Raphel March 5, 2024

Podcast: Café 't Mandje

Learn about a woman who provided a safe haven during World War II via her quirky bar in Amsterdam's red light district.

The Podcast Team November 13, 2023

How do historians piece together long-lost stories of those who would be considered part of the LGBTQIA+ community?

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

Vaslav Nijinsky’s Grave

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.

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Podcast: The Coney Island Mermaid Parade

Summer in New York City doesn't really kick off until the nautical procession gets underway.

The Podcast Team September 1, 2022

On March 3, 1913, thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the earliest protest marches in the nation's capital.

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

7 Bars and Restaurants That Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community

These establishments have a proud history.

Diana Hubbell June 15, 2022

One of Jerry Weller's photo albums, with notes that Patti May gave to GLAPN identifying people in the pictures.

The Precious, Precarious Work of Queer Archiving in the Pacific Northwest

Local legacy-keepers are working to ensure that the histories aren't lost or forgotten.

Emma Banks April 14, 2023

Women kiss, celebrate, and hold up a banner for the Lesbian Herstory Archives in front of the Duchess Bar, then a popular lesbian bar in Greenwich Village, at Pride in 1982.

This Project Maps 25 Years of New York's Lesbian Nightlife

The interactive tool allows readers to explore how queer social life has changed over time.

Reina Gattuso March 9, 2021

The original entrance to legendary Mountain Studios.

Montreux, Switzerland

Mountain Studios

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

The book was a guide to London's "cottaging" scene.

The Queer History of a 1937 Guide to London's Public Loos

The slim volume on city toilets directed in-the-know readers to discreet hookup spots.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 7, 2020

“Desire is nothing new,” says Michael Bronski, a historian at Harvard University.

Excavating a Queer History of Colonial Williamsburg

Historians are digging into the lives of 18th-century colonists who may have lived outside the norm.

Sabrina Imbler December 18, 2019

The plaque.

Mexico City, Mexico

'El Baile de los 41' ('Dance of the 41') Memorial Plaque

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.

Loop-the-Loop named themselves after the popular Coney Island coaster.

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The Singular Queerness of Old Coney Island

Drag kings, queer burlesque, and bathhouses abounded.

Sabrina Imbler June 28, 2019

This photo, taken on the Minnesota frontier, depicts Regina Sorenson and three others "dressed in men's suits."

The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West

It was a frontier in more ways than one.

Sabrina Imbler June 21, 2019

Women marching at Christopher Street Liberation Day, an early gay protest in New York City. June 20, 1971.

How Lesbian Potlucks Nourished the LGBTQ Movement

Now a queer stereotype, the lesbian potluck has radical roots.

Reina Gattuso May 2, 2019

The Beloved Japanese Novelist Who Became a Queer Manga Icon

Nobuko Yoshiya’s stories of frustrated, forbidden love helped establish a genre read by millions.

Sabrina Imbler April 4, 2019