“Damn I’m going to be a gorgeous man,” Lou Sullivan wrote 40 years ago in one of his personal diaries. Sullivan, who died in 1991 at the age of 39 due to complications from AIDS, was a pioneering transgender activist in the 1970s and 1980s. His book Information for the Female to Male Cross Dresser […]

You’ve got to read about the wild, unexpected and true life of 19th century lesbian actress Charlotte Cushman — it’s nothing short of incredible.

The group was at Stonewall and planted the seeds that started a revolution for years afterwards.

The word “faggot” does not come from burning gays at the stake.

He wasn’t even second. Here are the women who were first.

Fundraising is central to the LGBTQ movement today. But decades ago, several organizations depended on one trans man.

“Just seeing the joy and excitement of people when they hit the back of that runway, their talents come to life. It’s overjoying for me.”

Closeted gays and even many early gay organizations criticized her for being visible and active.

Long before gays and lesbians were fighting for the right to participate in cities like Boston, New York City and Chicago, an unlikely state capital welcomed LGBTQ marchers with open arms.

Long before “Brokeback Mountain,” “Ellen” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a handful of queer characters and comedians helped paved the way for #LGBT representation onscreen.