Bishop V. Gene Robinson reflects on 20 years of LGBTQ progress, challenges, and personal resilience. A trailblazer's journey towards justice and acceptance.
60 years after the March on Washington, we celebrate Black LGBTQ+ leaders' legacy and political progress. Learn their untold stories. #LGBTQ+
Discover Rossmoor: An LGBTQ-friendly retirement haven where aging is embraced, not closeted. Join a vibrant community today!
Discover the forgotten resistance at San Francisco's Compton's Cafeteria riot. Learn about the world's first trans cultural district and ongoing challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community.
Discover the historic journey towards marriage equality in the US. From early struggles to landmark victories, learn about the movement for LGBTQ rights.
For forty years, Equality NC has been the largest LGBTQ organization in North Carolina and is the oldest statewide group in the US. This is their story.
Rising to prominence, GLAAD is now pushing for an equality amendment in the constitution. But GLAAD's history has had a mix of victories and challenges.
New Jersey has adopted a law requiring public schools to teach LGBTQ history, becoming the second state in the US following California.
The first LGBT video game was made in 1989, thanks to a computer designer named CM Ralph who made "Caper in the Castro," and featured a lesbian detective.
Guest writer Vanda takes a look at how the LGBT survived in Hollywood under the sinister 'morality clause,' and also gives us a peek at her latest novel.
To celebrate Pride month, here's a list of the top 5 LGBT historical accomplishments in the United States to show how the LGBT community has come a long way.
'Coming out of the closet' meant we can finally come out not only to our family and friends, but also to the world. But where did it come from?
The Trump administration's actions in treating the LGBTQ community is reminiscent of then-President Ronald Reagan's reaction to the AIDS crisis in the 1980s.
At the forefront of the first LGBT rights liberation movement before the Nazis and World War 2 came was the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee of Germany.
When it was illegal to be gay in London, rebel dykes made a home and a community for themselves in women-only squats throughout the city in the 1980s.
In 1988, our lesbian compatriots from across the pond were doing their part as they fought Section 28, pushing the level of resistance up a notch.
While lesbians were part of the women's movement, their issues were invisible in the movement-- which gave rise to lesbian activist groups.
Formed in 1992 to concentrate on vital lesbian issues, the Lesbian Avengers grabbed the public's attention with their media-savvy tactics.
One avenue to get to know the history of lesbians is to understand the culture of lesbian bars, especially those in San Francisco.
We all have our own lesbian love story to tell. But some left a mark on our world, from the Daughters of Bilitis to the Guardianship of Kowalski.
Before and during World War 2, the Nazi regime went after gays using Paragraph 175 of the German Criminal Code. The persecution continued after the war.
There was a brief but very glorious period in our history when women were accepted to have female romantic friendships with each other.
Who hasn't been fascinated with mythology from all over the world? What's more, who here hasn't looked up possible myths about lesbian goddesses?
As the nation marks the tragedy of the September 11 attacks, we remember the 9/11 LGBT heroes who gave their lives so that others may live.
The story of the San Antonio Four was reminiscent of the Salem witch hunts that targeted the "Other." The documentary 'Southwest by Salem' is their story.
In the wake of the Second World War, lesbian life in the 1950s became more structured. It also gave the lesbian community a chance to reinvent themselves.
LGBT student organizations took part in the protests of the 1970s, like the Student Homophile Leagues of Columbia and Cornell universities.
In the wake of the Orlando shooting, we list 5 previously recorded LGBT attacks against our community as a reminder that we should always be vigilant.
Aside from Bessie Smith, here are six more lesbian blues singers who've made an impact on American music history, including Ma Rainey and Billie Holliday.
In 19th century America, it was not uncommon for two single women to live together, independent of men. This arrangement was called a Boston marriage.