In memoriam: Henry Kissinger, an influential Cold War diplomat, passes at 100. Explore the complex legacy of a key figure in US foreign policy.

Discover the legacy of Richard LaFortune, a Native Two Spirit activist reshaping LGBTQ history. Explore the intersection of indigenous and queer communities with our Queer Archives.

Discover Puerto Rico's LGBTQ+ Icons: Inspiring figures who've shaped history and paved the way for equality and acceptance. #LGBTQIconsPR

Discover Greta Garbo: An iconic Hollywood star and LGBTQ+ trailblazer. Explore her enigmatic life and enduring legacy.

Discover Eve Adams, a remarkable LGBTQ pioneer. Her story of resilience, love, and identity shines through history, illuminating our path forward.

Remembering Dr. Cheri A. Pies: A trailblazer for lesbian mothers & women's health. Her pioneering legacy lives on. 🏳️‍🌈💕 #LGBTQ #WomenInHealth

Remembering Lilli Vincenz: A trailblazing LGBTQ+ activist who fought for love and equality. Her legacy lives on. 🏳️‍🌈 #LGBTQ #Activism #Trailblazer

Discover the captivating life of Frida Kahlo, the unapologetic queer icon and renowned Mexican painter, who defied norms to embrace her true self.

Remembering Anita Cornwell, the fearless pioneer who shattered barriers as a Black lesbian writer, activist, and feminist. Her legacy lives on in her groundbreaking work.

Melissa Etheridge is a Grammy-winning musician and an advocate for LGBTQ rights and breast cancer awareness. Learn about her career, activism, and impact on society as a breast cancer survivor.

Discover the life and legacy of Emma Goldman, a trailblazing activist for LGBT rights and social justice in the US, known for her advocacy for birth control, women's suffrage, and anti-war movements.

Gail Christian, a prominent black journalist and news executive, died at 83. She broke barriers in the industry and paved the way for Black women.

Learn about the inspiring life of Achebe Betty Powell, a pioneering LGBTQ+ activist and leader. Read about her notable experiences and contributions.

From being the first queer winemaker in Oregon’s Willamette Valley to being elected the first woman and queer mayor of her hometown in McMinnville.

She was a pseudonym-loving raconteur who became one of the first to bring ‘lesbian pulp fiction’ to the mainstream.

She opened up later in life about living in the concentration camps as a gay woman.

She was decidedly disruptive and regarded herself as “loud in all the right places.”

We remember an author best known for her novels about women struggling against a society that was intolerant of Sapphic relationships.

Northern California lost one of its leading lights with the passing of Gloria Nieto, the lesbian activist and longtime community leader.

The longest-serving British monarch quietly supported gay rights and showed her support more publicly in the final years of her reign.

Elana Dykewomon, celebrated lesbian author and activist, has died in her Oakland home, leaving a beloved legacy for the LGBTQ community.

Former baseball player Mae Blair has publicly came out as a lesbian at the Tribeca Festival premier of the Amazon Studios series, “A League of Their Own.”

Urvashi Vaid, a well-known LGBTQ activist, lawyer, award-winning author, and researcher, has died at the age of 63 because of cancer.

Back in 1981, the world was hit by the first reported cases of HIV and AIDS. Rampant misinformation on how the virus was transmitted created a hostile environment at the time for all patients, but especially gay and bisexual men, who were marked as the face of the disease.

With the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu last December 26 at age 90, many remember his defense of LGBTQ rights.

A leading light of the LGBTQ community and renowned lesbian activist and educator, Sally Miller Gearhart has died at 90 years old on July 14.

Pioneer rights advocate Kay Tobin Lahusen, who captured the LGBTQ movement's early days with her camera, has died at the age of 91.

A rising star of the LGBT community, Rochelle Hager was killed in a freak accident in Farmington, Maine on Monday, March 29.

Dr. Rachel Levine has been confirmed in a historic vote by the US Senate as assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.

The LGBTQ community has come together to remember iconic lesbian activist and feminist Ivy Bottini, who recently died at the age of 94.