Herculine Barbin’s life is often introduced as a “case” — a nineteenth-century medico-legal puzzle that forced doctors and judges to decide what, exactly, made a person male or female.
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The admin banned the trans-inclusive rainbow flag from Stonewall National Monument, and now Gilbert Baker's standard rainbow flag.
The Nazis also came for homosexuals, as documented in “The Nazi Era." If history doesn't repeat itself, it's echoing loudly.
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Plant-filled reading room with a sofa and bookshelves forms the backdrop for a giveaway graphic. Five LGBTQIA+ book covers are on the graphic. Large yellow text reads: “Win a selection of beautiful queer, Trans+ and history books!”.
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Now that they've gone ahead and removed the Pride flag from Stonewall, it feels like time to reshare this article I wrote for @slate.com last year, when the Trump administration removed the word "transgender" from the Stonewall website. slate.com/news-and-pol...
I am looking to read more queer classics, which ones should I pick up first?
The cover of MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90S AND BEYOND by Hugh Ryan, on sale May 26, 2026. The bright yellow cover features a marble stature of two men suggestively wrestling, on top of which sits an unspooling mix tape.
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We just donated all of these queer books to the Edmonton Pride Centre!
I think it’s an (understandable!) error to frame the way bigots talk about trans people as “invalidating” or as thinking we’re “not real”
They know we exist! The point is that they want to exterminate us, in whatever ways they can, because they’re seeking a world where that’s no longer the case
As we close out 2025, I (Harper-Hugo) wanted to take some time to look back and see what we’ve accomplished. At the same time, I wanted to get personal, look to the future, and talk through where we want to go with Making Queer History.
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“In the life of a revolutionary, prison is an occupational hazard.”
– Luis González de Alba
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In 2025 Google Removed Pride Month From Their Calendar.
In response we shared a pay-what-you-can Google calendar integration full of queer history.
443 people added queer history to their calendar.
So we did it again for 2026...
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Watch this to learn more about the books being banned in America.
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Westword's feature sharing our Queer Writers' Collective!
The cover of Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin
The perfect read for Halloween!
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We love our local library! Don't forget to request queer books from your local branch before the end of the month!
A pile of 13 queer books
A pile of 11 queer books
Working on a holiday book donation drive for the Pride Centre of Edmonton, queer books are being banned in my home province so I want to support some queer authors while filling a local queer library!
In the middle of the 5th dynasty of Egypt, Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum were buried together, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most famous same-sex couples in ancient history.
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Sappho is known for her poetry and her literary impact on the Ancient world. A woman who has left ripples throughout queer history, her legacy for loving women led to the creation of the labels sapphic and lesbian.
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Drag and books are the best combo
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From a young age, Sir Ewan Forbe was not conforming to gender norms.
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I first interviewed @tourmaliiine.bsky.social about her work bringing focus to Marsha P. Johnson A DECADE AGO, and I have learned so much from her ever since. I'm excited to continue this conversation tonight at the Center for Brooklyn History www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
Check out our queer history fortune teller!
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Picture of Matthew Shepard with his birth and death date, today, posted to remember him.
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Omg this is sooo similar! Iconic!
That makes sense! I would definitely be interested myself but I doubt they exist on audiobook 😅
