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LGBTQ HistoryThis gender non-conforming blues singer was a Harlem Renaissance super star
She was famous for her bawdy performances and a chorus line of eight effeminate male dancers.
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LGBTQ HistoryRichard Bruce Nugent, the queer rebel of the Harlem Renaissance
The “bizarre and eccentric vagabond poet” was open about his sexuality, and then married a woman.
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LGBTQ HistoryMeet the Harlem Renaissance dancer who made sure lesbian history wasn’t forgotten
Harlem Renaissance dancer, domestic worker, archivist, philanthropist, early lesbian activist; in her lifetime, Mabel Hampton was many, many things.
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LGBTQ HistoryWelcome to the church of Sylvester. His gospel-tinged disco made us feel mighty real.
“I’m not a drag queen. I’m Sylvester.”
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LGBTQ HistoryThis black lesbian became a giant in her field no matter what her critics threw at her
Octavia Butler wasn’t just a giant in science fiction literature, she was also a black lesbian who overcame multiple obstacles to become a bestselling author.
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LGBTQ HistoryThis trans activist was there at the start of the modern LGBTQ movement
“I’m nothing special, I’m just one of the girls.”
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LGBTQ HistoryThis out bisexual singer reigned as Empress of the Blues in the 1920’s
She sold more than 2 million records in the first ten months after she was signed by Columbia Records and performed on Broadway – and then the Great Depression hit.
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LGBTQ HistoryOver the course of 101 years, the nation’s longest-lived lesbian was always out & proud
Ruth Ellis was an out lesbian activist and a living, breathing reservoir of African-American LGBTQ history.
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LGBTQ HistoryThis gay sculptor focused on black male beauty during the Harlem Renaissance
Richard Barthé was one of America’s best sculptors – and he didn’t shy away from his sexuality.
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LGBTQ HistoryIn 1992, this woman became the first trans person elected to a state legislature
When the local newspaper outed her as trans, it brought an abrupt end to her political career.
