Defense Department to remove photos of WWII plane Enola Gay because it has 'gay' in its name
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March 7, 2025
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National Park Service removes pages for transgender activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
NPS removed the pages shortly after scrubbing transgender people from other government websites.
March 6, 2025
Defense agency erases recognition of Pride, Black History Month & other commemorations, leaked memo shows
A message to employees of the Defense Intelligence Agency spelled out the changes.
January 31, 2025
Mike Pence Doesn't Want to Admit He Supports Confederate Monuments
The laughably inauthentic VP says there's a move afoot to "erase history."
August 22, 2017
Democrats Introduce Bill to Support LGBTQ & Women’s History in Schools
The bill comes at a time when Republicans are trying to erase and rewrite certain histories.
June 22, 2023
Resurrecting Lionel
A chance encounter in a public park would erase Lionel Pries, one of America's great architects, from history. Jeffrey Karl Ochner's new book hopes to bring the legacy of Lionel Pries back to life.
April 24, 2008
Southern LGBTQ+ history group to establish permanent archive, expand reach
Invisible Histories seeks to preserve and share the history of LGBTQ+ communities in the South.
April 8, 2025
After Backlash, 'First Modern Lesbian' to Be Recognized on Plaque
LGBTQ activists were dismayed when Anne Lister was not explicitly called a lesbian in a plaque honoring her legacy.
September 4, 2018
Why LGBTQ+ history matters
Opinion: "When we present young people with a version of history from which they are completely absent, they have trouble envisioning a positive future for themselves," writes Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings.
March 17, 2025
'Transgender' references erased from Stonewall National Monument website
The monument, in Greenwich Village, represents a milestone in the fight for gay rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2025
Democrats Introduce Bills to Create National LGBTQ+ History and Culture Museum
Legislation was introduced to establish a dedicated museum within the Smithsonian Institution, which garnered broad support from the Congressional Equality Caucus.
October 27, 2023
At G20, Trump Heaps Praise on Brazil's Disgraced Antigay President
Misogynistic Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro, whose plane was just discovered to be carrying 86 pounds of cocaine, loves Trump, and the feeling is reciprocal.
June 28, 2019
Ron DeSantis Fumbles Through Fox News Interview on Homophobic Campaign Ad
DeSantis's constant head shaking gave away that the question made the unapolgogetic Republican uncomforable.
August 2, 2023
It starts with words: Censoring books in schools is the new book burnings
Opinion: While you don’t see many literal book burnings anymore, censorship is still occuring in the U.S., argues Lambda Legal's Kevin Jennings.
April 22, 2025
ONE Archives Foundation's New Board Chair Brings an Inclusive Vision
The world's largest LGBTQ+ history repository must represent the stories of the whole community, says Chiedu Egbuniwe.
August 18, 2022
'We Were ACT UP': New Book Celebrates Unsung Heroes of AIDS Crisis
Sarah Schulman's Let the Record Show is a meticulously crafted history of the activist movement that rose out of the AIDS epidemic.
May 4, 2021
A January 6 House committee member on the threat of Trump's pardoning 1,500 insurrectionists (exclusive)
“We’re proud of the work we did on the committee. We’re not going to be intimidated by anybody. This fight is far from over," U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren tells The Advocate.
January 23, 2025
Marsha P. Johnson's family fights for trans legacy at Stonewall
“This is not just an erasure of words — it is an erasure of history," Johnson's cousin says of the removal of "transgender" and "queer" from the website for the Stonewall National Monument.
February 19, 2025
How the Oscars are honoring queer history with Rustin and Nyad according to Academy CEO Bill Kramer
With a gay man, Bill Kramer, at the helm of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, queer and diverse stories are in good hands. Here, he discusses how nominated queer films about real people like Rustin and Nyad are now part of a historical record.
March 10, 2024
Jill Soloway Jokes That Heterosexuality Is 'Disgusting'
The Transparent creator also honored their "transcestors" in a speech about the historic erasure of LGBTQ people at Equality California's Equality Awards.
September 30, 2019