The Stonewall Uprising ignited a protest that would reverberate far beyond Greenwich Village more than 50 years later. Here’s ...

A little over a year after receiving a significant grant from state lawmakers, Queer Silicon Valley is opening its first physical space to present the South Bay's LGBTQ history. A ribbon-cutting ...

This Saturday in Los Angeles, a particularly eager queer history aficionado could join a walking tour of downtown’s LGBTQ heritage, listen in on a conversation with Radical Faeries co-founder Don ...

Since age 13, August Bernadicou has been racing to preserve oral histories of queer activists and performers who lived through gay liberation—before their memories vanish. August Bernadicou interviews ...

Fond du Lac's 20th-century LGBTQ+ scene was subtle and often relied on national guides rather than local newspapers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – What’s the most legitimate dictionary of American English? I ask because I recently found that searching for a conclusive definition of “legitimacy” is challenging. First, every ...

In October 1977 the LGBT community throughout California was embattled. Conservative Orange County state Senator John Briggs was circulating a statewide ballot initiative that would ban homosexuals ...

Home to thousands of books, archives and photographs, the volunteer-run library has become a place of belonging, support and connection for generations.

Blocks away from where Frank Kameny once organized the first pickets for gay rights in Washington, a new hotel suite invites guests to relax, recharge, and revel in the LGBTQ history of the city with ...

Do you know that there was once a secret language for gay men back in the 1950s? Or that gay men used various colored handkerchiefs to express their sexual preferences to others “in the know”? Or that ...

Curious travelers seeking to understand different cultures—near and abroad—can cure their curiosity by visiting historic landmarks and museums. The same can be done when expanding one's knowledge ...

LGBT History Month 2026 is almost here, but the annual celebration of queer history and individuals is observed at different times of the year in different countries. In the UK it’s celebrated in ...