From the first conviction for lesbian activity to Ellen coming out on primetime TV, here are some important events in lesbian history.

Trans people have been kings and queens, fought in wars, and led the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, thriving despite widespread social oppression.

Afrofuturism is a way to imagine the unimaginable so it can be made real.

The Int’l Committee on LGBTQ+ History Months is one of academics, historians, archivists, and activists. All of us believe in the power of history.

Identity groups previously disenfranchised from curricular decision-making gained a certain ascendency during the turmoil of the 1960s.

Violet Trefusis is known for her passionate love affair with the writer Vita Sackville-West. And for being unapologetic about her sexuality.

Charles Hamilton was described as being “bold and impudent” and continued to defy the world even as the world closed in.

As the AIDS epidemic grew, so did the need for escapism in the form of music.

For queer people, zines are—and always have been—freedom.

“We didn’t start anything, but we sure as hell finished it,” said “queen” Josie Walker of Milwaukee’s historic Black Nite Brawl.

They called her Brownie Mary, and she called the young gay men she helped her kids.

Queer elders from across the nation share their stories of resilience and hope as they face economic, social, and health care challenges.

She insisted decades ago that the fight for LGBTQ rights must not be dismissed nor demeaned by the language of straight politicians or the religious right.

The Lesbian Mothers’ National Defense Fund provided assistance to over 400 lesbian mothers between 1974 and 1980.

Although it continues to be dampened, the truth remains: Bodybuilding is a queer sport.

In 1994, a Missouri teacher wanted to give students better access to LGBTQ history. Thus, LGBTQ History Month was born.

When visitors stopped walking in the doors due to the pandemic, this enterprising museum decided to take their exhibits to people’s homes.

Hundreds of photos have been discovered – and digitizing them is a priority.

One of her books was denounced on the floor of Congress, but in the queer community Tee Corinne was a master of her craft. Now the wider world is starting to celebrate her too.

It’s been a long time coming, but officials at the Alice Austen House have thrown open the closet door, now fully embracing the lesbian photographer who lived in the house with her longtime partner, Gertrude Tate.