Queer History For the People

Beyond Stonewall: The Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier and Gay Liberation

George H.W. Bush and the ACT UP Ashes Action

The commemoration of President George H.W. Bush’s legacy illustrates the continued erasure of LGBTQ people from American history.

Adam Eli: Standing Up For Queer Family Everywhere

Day 28 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

Pulse was Orlando, Florida’s premiere gay bar and nightclub. Founded by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler in 2004, Pulse was named in…

Dan Choi: Getting Equal

Day 27 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

Army Lieutenant Dan Choi could not remain silent any longer; he had to tell. On March 18th of 2010 he, along with Captain James Pietrangelo, put on his military uniform…

Edith Windsor: “The Grande Dame of Gay Rights”

Day 26 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

When Edith “Edie” Windsor married her older brother’s best friend — a strong, sweet, handsome man — she knew he would be the love of…

Lani Ka’ahumanu: Bisexual Pioneer

Day 25 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

Though bisexual organizations began to appear in the United States during the 1970s as part of the expansion of LGBTQ organizations in the post-Stonewall…

Karen Thompson: Gay and Disability Rights Activist

Day 24 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

Karen Thompson did not intend to become an activist, though she created profound change simply by attempting to live her life…

Crystal LaBeija: Legendary House Mother

Day 23 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

When Flawless Sabrina, host of the Miss All-America Camp Beauty Pageant, announced that Crystal LaBeija was the 3rd runner up, coming in fourth…

Barbara Smith: Mother of Black Feminism, Revolutionary Publisher

Day 22 of the Pride 30 Project for Pride Month, 2018.

Hilda Smith received a college education — the first member of her family to do so — and she expected…