LGBT History Month

Golden State queer mecca is more than San Francisco

by John Ferrannini  The 1979 police assault on San Francisco’s former Elephant Walk bar on Castro Street after the White…

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LDS apostle advocated violence against gays in 1976

On October 2, 1976, LDS Apostle Body K. Packer gave a sermon at the priesthood session of the semi-annual general…

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When NOW Purged Lesbians

By Victoria A. Brownworth The website of The National Women’s History Museum describes Betty Friedan as “co-founder of the National…

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A love story for the ages

On his 90th birthday, LGBTQ icon George Harris looked back on his decades-long relationship with his late husband and the…

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Putting an end to the myths of Stonewall

For years, people have debated what actually happened that night in June 1969 when Stonewall was raided, and a new,…

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The evolution of LGBTQ+ online dating

By Michele Zipkin From casual hook-ups to friendships to meeting the love of your life, LGBTQ+ online dating was created…

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Putting an end to the myths of Stonewall

by Mark Segal For years, people have debated what actually happened that night in June 1969 when Stonewall was raided…

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‘Memory Book’ details history of 1970s-era LGBTQ attorneys in US

by Eric Burkett Stephen Lachs remembers the 1970s as being a particularly wonderful era in the history of the LGBTQ…

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San Francisco Public Library digitizes its LGBTQ archives, including its Harvey Milk holdings

by Matthew S. Bajko Shot with black and white film two small children stand outside in a San Francisco public…

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Queer History South 2022 conference takes place in Dallas in September

by Leo Cusimano, Dallas Voice The contributions of LGBTQ people toward the betterment of the world cannot be underestimated and…

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