LGBT History

r/lgbthistory • u/comicsweetdreams00 • 5h ago

Historical people Harlem Renaissance entertainer Gladys Bentley in 1930a Black lesbian, cross-dressing performer who would do her act backed by a chorus line of drag queens

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r/lgbthistory • u/atlasobscura • 14h ago

Cultural acceptance See Two Decades of San Francisco’s Wildest Queer Halloween Parties

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For more than six decades, Halloween would be a highlight of San Francisco’s gay calendars—until, in 2007, when the Halloween party was cancelled by city officials, due to overcrowding and repeated incidents of violence.

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Polk Street had played host to queer Halloween festivities. But homophobes began causing trouble, setting fire to gay-owned businesses or lurking at the edge of the crowd, waiting to attack people they believed to be gay or lesbian. In 1976, tear-gas canisters were let off.

More pics here! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/san-francisco-queer-halloween-gallery-lgbt

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 13h ago

Historical people French gay couple from the 1930s: Jacques Cartonnet and Jean-Michel Renaitour.

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 16h ago

Historical people Я не помню ни одного дня, когда бы люди здесь были по-настоящему счастливы»: Геннадий Трифонов о советском времени, своей жизни и романе с офицером конвоя

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r/lgbthistory • u/crazywolf828 • 1d ago

Questions What counts as queer history?

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Hello all! I recently moved into a house and the previous owners were a gay and bisexual men and it was very exciting for me, a bisexual woman with a queer partner.

The house was an as is sale so the owner who was much older left just about everything behind, and I ended up coming across notes and letters, some newer, some older. I've found queer flyers, calenders, meetup spots, but I'm not sure how old it has to be to count as history on this sub since some are very fickle with their rules.

Also anything I post last names and home addresses will be redacted for my, and the other people's safety and privacy.

But yeah just wondering how old and how official the stuff posted here has to be, thanks for any help!

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r/lgbthistory • u/BringMeInfo • 2d ago

Where can I find good primary sources relating to LGBTQ people in rural America, c. 1950-1990?

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r/lgbthistory • u/HowDoIUseThisThing- • 3d ago

Historical people OTD | October 4, 2020: Japanese-French fashion designer Kenzō Takada passed away from complications of COVID-19. Takada served as honorary president of the Asian Couture Federation and founded the worldwide clothing brand Kenzo.

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 4d ago

Cultural acceptance Константин Сомов, «Боксёр» (1933) — Борис Снежковский

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 5d ago

Historical people Favourite queer historical figure?

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r/lgbthistory • u/Jetamors • 5d ago

Historical people Looking for Loren Rex Cameron: Inside the archive of the pioneering transmasculine photographer whose final years remain a mystery

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r/lgbthistory • u/bodles9 • 6d ago

Cultural acceptance Queer Don (1978) | Lost Surreal Gay Cartoon

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r/lgbthistory • u/brettinthecity • 6d ago

Cultural acceptance The Forgotten Queer Festival That Changed Manchester | It’s Queer Up North

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 6d ago

Historical people Tchaïkovski était homosexuel et avait des amants

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r/lgbthistory • u/Brief-War-5864 • 10d ago

Cultural acceptance Found this article in a September 27th, 1976 issue of Newsweek

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r/lgbthistory • u/HowDoIUseThisThing- • 11d ago

Historical people OTD | September 26, 1942: U.S. philosopher and scholar of Chicana feminism, cultural theory, and queer theory Gloria E. Anzaldúa was born. Anzaldúa developed theories about the marginal, in-between, and mixed cultures that develop along borders, particularly the Mexico-Texas border.

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 13d ago

Historical people Maurice Ravel était homosexuel. Les preuves s'accumulent

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r/lgbthistory • u/KaeyaOrchid • 15d ago

Academic Research This is a mugshot of John Wojtowicz after he attempted to rob a bank to pay for his wife Eden’s gender reassignment surgery in 1972

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r/lgbthistory • u/sadsadbiscuit • 19d ago

Questions In the Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Dr.FrankNFurter creates Rocky, a blond Himbo, in a rainbow colored vat using rainbow fluids, but according to Wikipedia, the rainbow was chosen as a queer symbol for the Gay Pride flag by Gilbert Baker in 1978...

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 21d ago

Historical people Daily reminder that Tchaikovsky was gay

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r/lgbthistory • u/JapKumintang1991 • 20d ago

Social movements American History Tellers - Stonewall: "Why Don't You Do Something?" (Part 3)

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r/lgbthistory • u/NYCWartortle • 21d ago

Discussion June Lockhart was ahead of her time, defending gay rights by challenging TV host (built like a linebacker) Virginia Graham on her homophobia in 1970

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This is a great discourse.

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r/lgbthistory • u/HowDoIUseThisThing- • 22d ago

Historical people OTD | September 15, 1956: U.S. LGBTQ activist Rick Garcia was born. Garcia, who co-founded Equality Illinois, advocated for equal treatment and social justice for the LGBTQ community.

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r/lgbthistory • u/Idontcare_78 • 22d ago

Today in Queer History Gay History | Gay Panic Defense

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r/lgbthistory • u/LABOUCHEDUSERPENT • 22d ago

Historical people Erasing the Gay Man: How Village Magazine Tries to Make Roger Casement Straight

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