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Polari, the secret language that kept gay men safe from arrest
These days, the queer Englishman is spoilt for choice when it comes to courting. Blessed with a plethora of specialist apps and – if he’s really old school…
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‘The Doodler’, a serial killer of gay men, has never been caught
On Jan. 27, 1974, the San Francisco Police Department arrived at Ocean Beach where the victim of a “grisly” murder had been found…
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Gay gaze? Hidden clues reveal the sexuality of old masters
The naked truth is hanging on every wall, clear to see in every picture. In drawings, etchings and prints, but also in three dimensional forms, made of bronze, marble or…
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New recordings found of the immortal disco diva Sylvester
A crowd of 50 Bay Area music fans sat in silence in the intimate Secret Alley event space in the Mission as the needle dropped on a vinyl record…
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‘Homosexuality’ dropped as a mental disorders 50 years ago
Fifty years ago today, the American Psychiatric Association dropped “homosexuality” from its list of mental disorders. The historic event was lauded as a key advancement for the cause of LGBTQ+ equality…
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Honoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), ratified 75 years ago on December 10, 1948, for the first time articulated the rights and freedoms to which every person is entitled…
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Trans Vikings and lesbian pirates: What is ‘queering the past’?
A museum in Britain identified Roman emperor Elagabalus this week as a transgender woman, saying it would start using she/her pronouns in written materials about the third-century emperor following…