Explore LGBTQ History: History
In 1969, a gay bar in New York City called The Stonewall Inn was raided by police, and patrons fought back. Today, that event is seen as the start of the gay civil rights movement, but gay activists were standing up to discrimination years before. On this episode from NPR's Throughline archives, the fight for gay rights before Stonewall.
- The History of the LGBTQ+ Pride flag, from the OG rainbow to Progress PrideWith all of the Pride flags flying around, it can be hard to keep track of each one. Don't worry, though, because this article is here to help break down the different Pride flag meanings.
- What Should an L.G.B.T.Q. Museum Be? Approaches VaryAn increasing number of institutions in Europe grapple with celebrating and institutionalizing marginalized cultures for the present, and the future.
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Queer America
Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school. Check out the first episode, "Incorporating LGBTQ History in your Classroom with Daniel Hurewitz."
Reflect: Historically, who tends to start and participate in political movements for social change? Why are those who start these movements not necessarily the same as those who benefit from them?
Members of the Mattachine Society of the Niagara Frontier in 1972.
- History of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Social MovementsMost historians agree that there is evidence of homosexual activity and same-sex love, whether such relationships were accepted or persecuted, in every documented culture. Check out this brief history of LGBTQ social movements, from APA.
- ACT UP: A History of AIDS/HIV ActivismForty years ago, the CDC reported on patients with HIV/AIDS in the United States for the very first time. The disease was understudied, under-reported and deeply stigmatized. ACT UP united a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals committed take action to end the AIDS crisis. Hear how the group's activism transformed the way the media, the government, corporations and medical professionals talked about AIDS and provided treatment.