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A gay psychiatrist donned a Nixon mask & came out to colleagues in 1972. He changed the world.
“Dr. Anonymous” bravely took on the American Psychiatric Association to declare that being gay is not a mental illness.
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Drag queens stormed a psychiatric convention to demand they stop saying gays are sick. I was there.
“You may take this as a declaration of war against you!” Frank Kameny declared.
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CommentaryLegendary gay rights pioneer Kay Lahusen passes at 91
The world’s first out gay photojournalist, she documented the birth of the LGBTQ movement.
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Pete Buttigieg sent a lesbian icon a personal letter to say his candidacy “stands on” her shoulders
Kay Lahusen got an unexpected gift for her 90th birthday, a letter from Mayor Pete hoping he can “make you proud.”
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Black lesbian Ernestine Eckstein was protesting when most gays thought protests were crazy
Closeted gays and even many early gay organizations criticized her for being visible and active.
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Gay is the word: A history of LGBTQ bookstores around the world
LGBTQ bookstores were often the only places where queer people could meet, see themselves or learn about their world. Here’s how they came to be (and fell into decline).
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The gay L-O-V-E story behind the iconic image adored around the world
The iconic pop art creation was born out of Robert Indiana’s feelings for abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly.
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Pride in Pictures 1982: How kissing booths brought LGBTQ visibility to the world
We could show some affection. In public.
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Pride in Pictures before 1970: A radical message that eventually goes mainstream
Long before Stonewall, some brave people showed their Pride.
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CommentaryComing out from behind the lens: How one lesbian’s photos captured the rise of gay rights
Kay Lahusen was the first photojournalist of the LGBTQ movement and she helped to document the earliest protests for homosexual rights.
