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21 Photos of From the History Queer Nightlife and Activism
Photography
21 Photos of From the History Queer Nightlife and Activism
"Liberate the Bar! Queer Nightlife, Activism, and Spacemaking" is a multimedia exhibition that sheds light on the intricate relationship between nightlife, activism, and creative expression across space and time.
July 13 2019 5:00 AM
Physique Pictorial
Photography
13 Motivating Images to Help Stop Gay Erotic Censorship
A donation to help fund the continued success of Physique Pictorial will insure Bob Mizer’s message of sexual freedom continues to be heard.
June 26 2019 4:28 AM
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Books
The Terrifying Early Days of AIDS Chronicled in YA Book, 'VIRAL'

Ann Bausum's VIRAL is the first ever history of the AIDS pandemic written specifically for teen readers. Read an exclusive excerpt below.

June 25 2019 9:48 AM
Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson Whipple via Wikimedia Commons
Women
New Book Details a First Lady's Longtime Lesbian Relationship

It's not Eleanor Roosevelt but Rose Cleveland, who served as first lady for her brother, President Grover Cleveland.

June 21 2019 11:33 AM
BEFORE STONEWALL
film
'Before Stonewall' Tells the Story of an Underground Queer Movement

The ahead-of-its-time 1985 doc that features interviews with queer activists like Ann Bannon, Harry Hay, Audre Lorde, and Frank Kameny gets a Pride Month re-release.

June 21 2019 8:19 AM
lavender scare
film
How Astronomer Frank Kameny Fought Antigay Bias in 'Lavender Scare'

PBS's The Lavender Scare shines a light on the federal government's oppression of LGBTQ people in the workplace throughout history. 

June 20 2019 8:30 PM
Photography by Mamadi Doumbouya
Exclusives
Stonewall Survivor Victoria Cruz on the Future of the LGBTQ Movement

Fifty years after the uprising, trans activist Victoria Cruz has a message for her sisters and brothers.

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