Edna Thomas and Olivia Wyndham were able to admit their love for each other that transcended both the racial and sexual boundaries of the period.

A lesbian icon, Kate Clinton is a celebrity with an international stature, known for fighting causes for the LGBT. Her choice of weapon? Her sense of humor.

For Mathilde de Morny and Colette, their relationship was defined by a lesbian kiss on stage even as it scandalized the public.

Among the many lesbian who're making an impact on history today, Rachel Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to host a major prime-time US news program.

In a time when they couldn't be open about themselves, Marion Morgan and Dorothy Arzner were fortunate enough to find each other.

Who is the playwright Odalys Nanin? This Cuban-born, American-raised Renaissance woman is also an actress, director, and owner of the West LA Macha Theatre.

Brandon Teena, or Teena Brandon as he was born, would have been a charming young boy-- had he been a boy. But fate had a different story for him.

A pioneer of queer cinema, Barbara Hammer was known for being an experimental filmmaker who rode a Lambretta motorcycle and toted a Super-8 camera.

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California. His career was cut short when he was shot to death in 1978.

As the first openly lesbian member of the gay political activist movement, Lilli Vincenz donated material on the LGBT struggle to the Library of Congress.

Edith Lake Wilkinson led an idyllic life as a painter in Cape Cod until she was committed to an asylum, her beautiful paintings packed up in a trunk.

Anna Rüling delivered her groundbreaking speech on gay rights and women's rights in 1904, and she became the first known lesbian activist.

Queen Anne Stuart was the ruler who helped England transition to Protestantism and was the last Stuart on the throne. She also loved women.

We're reminded that Hillary Clinton wasn't the first woman to run for the US presidency-- rather, it was Wall Street tycoon Victoria Woodhull in 1872.

In celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, we came up with 5 things about trans activist Michaela Mendelsohn you may not know about.

Alla Nazimova was a brilliant 1920s star of stage and film who also gained Hollywood power and influence. But eventually, her star waned and dimmed.

Behind Ms. Eva Le Gallienne's achievements in the world of theatre were a world of sorrows, regrets, mistakes, and demons that always haunt great achievers.

Isadora Duncan revolutionized dance into what we know it today, but she was a great lover of both men and women and grew up amidst hardship and tragedy.

The screenplay for the movie Carol, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's lesbian novel, made us curious: just who is the scriptwriter Phyllis Nagy?

The Well of Loneliness is well-known among lesbians for being the first novel about the love between women. But who was its author, Radclyffe Hall?

Dr. Nergis Mavalvala, who helped prove Albert Einstein's theory on gravitational waves, is a self-described "out, queer person of color."

Blues singer Bessie Smith had a tumultuous life despite her magnificent gift, but she couldn't escape being a lesbian despite acting as straight.

Homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder thanks to the effort of activist Barbara Gittings.

In celebration of Black History Month, Lesbian News looks at a number of black lesbian women who made a mark in their respective fields.

Tee Corinne had been described as “one of the most visible and accessible lesbian artists in the world” but these words don't give her justice.

English poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West knew how to lead a scandalous life, but without letting it interfere with her quite honorable status.

Though Lorena Hickok is now always mentioned in connection to Eleanor Roosevelt, Hick was considered one of the best journalists of her time.

Suffering from brain cancer, Jeanne Cordova, a lesbian pioneer and force of nature for LGBT civil rights, has died at the age of 67.

We found the movie about Queen Christina of Sweden so fascinating that we decided to look up her history. Here are 5 facts about The Girl King.

Known for walking on the wild side as well as appearing in Andy Warhol's films, Holly Woodlawn died of cancer last December 6 at the age of 69 in LA.