With major dailies giving a megaphone to the police, the coverage of Stonewall is a reminder of...
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It’s really only in the past three decades that we’ve come to recognize the need to understand...
The historical lessons of 1844 are abundantly clear. Recently in St. Louis, the United Methodist General Conference...
Miss Betty Cooper may not be “well known” to modern historians, but the ad claims that she...
Despite the empowerment of the LGBTI movement during the last 20 years, LGBTI people in Russia face...
One of the biggest challenges facing medieval historians is interpreting the actions of individuals at a remove...
Violent crimes and other hate incidents targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans consistently are unreported and...
Lynes was a highly sought-after commercial and fashion photographer in the 1930s and 1940s. But he had...
Bissu, or transgender priests, are one of five genders recognized by the Bugis. Reuters The Bugis of South...
Intriguing photographs from sexologists’ archives suggest they could have helped people explore their gender identity and sexuality....
Two 18th-century women, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler, are famous for their romantic friendship, which was then...
Bible, about 1280–90, Bologna, Italy. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig I 11, fol. 248v; National...
In the 1950s, many psychiatrists thought that homosexuality could be reformed. Czech psychiatrist Kurt Freund found that...
Magnus Hirschfeld, on the right, sits with his partner, Tao Li, at the fourth conference of the...
Paris Gay Pride 1982 A selection of four films from the years of gay liberation from the...
During the medieval period the Muslim community was rather tolerating and accepting in this regard. By Muzaffar...
Ashers bakery owners outside the UK Supreme Court. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images. In UK and US...
Same-sex unions are an integral part of the long, complex and hotly contested history of marriage. ...
The uniqueness of Hijras lies not only in their existence beyond social structure but also in Indian...
Convictions under the Buggery Act 1533 were punishable by death / British Library, Public Domain Exploring three...
This year, the alarming trend is expected to continue. By Chase Strangio, J.D. / 08.21.2018 Staff Attorney,...
Genking, a male-born Japanese TV personality and ‘genderless’ pioneer. _genking_/Instagram By Dr. Jennifer Robertson / 02.28.2017 Professor...
Aea Celestice is a 32-year-old transgender woman living in Jacksonville, Florida. Celestice said someone needs to hold...
Coming out at any age presents a series of life-altering challenges. Large areas of the U.S. remain sharply opposed to...
Elvert Barnes Photography/Flickr By Ian Lekus / 11.26.2015 How do I teach the history of HIV/AIDS to...
“By even considering this discriminatory order he has broken his promise to be a president for all...
By Peter Montgomery / 12.28.2016 U.S.-based Religious Right groups have a long track record of collaborating with...
By Stephen D. Foster, Jr. / 12.18.2016 Conservatives apparently want a witch hunt in every government department....
Pastor Rick Scarborough By Kyle Mantyla / 10.06.2016 Vision America’s Rick Scarborough appeared on the American Pastors...
By John Prager / 09.20.2016 Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just kick bigots out of...