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Paris, France

Vaslav Nijinsky’s Grave

A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.
politics

Mary Edwards Walker and the Queer Suffragists Who Changed History

They wore pants, advocated for free love, and refused to back down.
Sarah Durn July 20, 2022
List

7 Bars and Restaurants That Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community

These establishments have a proud history.
Diana Hubbell June 15, 2022
history

The Precious, Precarious Work of Queer Archiving in the Pacific Northwest

Local legacy-keepers are working to ensure that the histories aren't lost or forgotten.
Emma Banks June 9, 2021
maps

This Project Maps 25 Years of New York's Lesbian Nightlife

The interactive tool allows readers to explore how queer social life has changed over time.
Reina Gattuso March 9, 2021
Montreux, Switzerland

Mountain Studios

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.
maps

The Queer History of a 1937 Guide to London's Public Loos

The slim volume on city toilets directed in-the-know readers to discreet hookup spots.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 7, 2020
museums

Excavating a Queer History of Colonial Williamsburg

A new committee digs into the lives of 18th-century colonists who may have lived outside the norm.
Sabrina Imbler December 18, 2019
Mexico City, Mexico

'El Baile de los 41' ('Dance of the 41') Memorial Plaque

A tribute to the 20th-century ball that cast a spotlight on Mexico’s LGBTQ community.
amusement parks

The Singular Queerness of Old Coney Island

Drag kings, queer burlesque, and bathhouses abounded.
Sabrina Imbler June 28, 2019
wild west

The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West

It was a frontier in more ways than one.
Sabrina Imbler June 21, 2019
food

How Lesbian Potlucks Nourished the LGBTQ Movement

Now a queer stereotype, the lesbian potluck has radical roots.
Reina Gattuso May 2, 2019
literature

The Beloved Japanese Novelist Who Became a Queer Manga Icon

Nobuko Yoshiya’s stories of frustrated, forbidden love helped establish a genre read by millions.
Sabrina Imbler April 4, 2019
french revolution

The Diner That Became a Haven for New York’s Gay Communities

Butchers, drag queens, and Club Kids broke bread together at Florent.
Gabby Vernon-Melzer October 5, 2018
New York, New York

Gay Liberation

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.
Staten Island, New York

Alice Austen House

The pioneering photographer's prints are immortalized inside her childhood home.
literature

The Lesbian Pulp Fiction That Saved Lives

How potboilers and pin-ups showed gay and bisexual women they were not alone.
Natasha Frost May 22, 2018
food

Years Before Stonewall, a Chef Published the First Gay Cookbook

It was the first to be marketed to gay men.
Anne Ewbank May 7, 2018