The murder of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk brought forth thousands of mourners who moved about for days in a state of shock. The November 27 tragedy was particularly evident to the Gay community, which lost its two…
Tales of New York City gay nightlife, before the 1980s HIV epidemic and the widespread gentrification that transformed the city, sound legendary to those of us who weren’t around to witness it. But a queer historian has given modern-day queers…
For every song by a straight artist hailed as a “queer anthem”, there are any unknown number of songs by queer people that never had the platform to attain the same title. That seems to be the case of…
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…
Since his death more than 500 years ago, multihyphenate genius Leonardo da Vinci and his spectacular works have inspired respect and wonder in generation after generation the world over. An icon of the Renaissance, an inventor so ahead of his…
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…
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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