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It’s been a night of historic firsts for LGBT candidates

Voters in Tuesday’s midterms delivered a series of historic firsts for minorities and marginalized people. Minority candidates, women, and members of the LGBTQ community will be taking up the mantle of elected office in their states for the first time…

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Finocchio’s, the SF club that gave birth to American drag

Once upon a time, there was a cabaret-style nightclub in San Francisco’s North Beach that featured a cast of female impersonators. The place gained nationwide notoriety, and became a go-to destination for tourists, sailors, and celebrities alike. And this was…

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Yee-haw! It turns out that the Wild West was super trans

Historians throughout time have erased LGBTQ people from the history books, including from stories of the Wild West. But one historian has revealed that this era of settlers, cowboys, outlaws, and Native Americans also contained “hundreds” of people who lived…

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What happened to the man who escaped Jeffrey Dahmer?

Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991, with just one intended victim managing to escape – Tracy Edwards. Netflix true crime drama Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story landed on the streaming service last month…