In an obituary written by those closest to her, one sentence changed the way we understood the first American woman in space: she’d spent 27 years in a committed relationship with a woman named Dr. Tam O’Shaughnessy.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/sally-ride-queer-pioneer-a-legacy-that-took-time-to-land-8cb1c8ad017f?sk=8f873ca7c2cfe0eb714992528b791e56
#queerHistory
We are committed to continuing the work of amplifying Trans perspectives and scholarship, therefore we are inviting Trans historians and authors working on Trans histories to send us submissions.
Please visit www.notchesblog.com for more information. ✒️
#queerhistory #TransHistory #pridemonth
#queerhistorymatters #transpower
#transrightsarehumanrights #pridemonth🌈
Over the past two months, NOTCHES has proudly spotlighted Trans-centered histories, stories, and voices. As we culminate our #Pride2025 coverage, we affirm that Trans histories are not marginal, they are integral to broader histories of sexuality, identity, and resistance.🏳️⚧️
#queerhistory #TransHistory #pridemonth
#queerhistorymatters #transpower
#transrightsarehumanrights #pridemonth🌈
I'm thoroughly enjoying 50 LGBTQ+ Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme by Ben Paites, especially the botanical and zoological content. 🦒🌸🦆
Makes for a great present . . . 🎅(sorry!)
https://www.amberley-books.com/50-lgbtq-finds.html
#history #histodons @histodons #QueerInSTEM #queer #lgbtq #lgbtqia #pride #pridemonth #queerhistory #histsex #sex #nature #naturalhistory #animals #books
My father and his brothers — along with a bunch of other blokes — used to go out looking for gay men to beat up. They had a word for it. Poofter bashing. Like it was cricket or footy. Just something you did.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/when-beating-up-gay-men-was-just-saturday-night-fun-00c50a3cd541?sk=1fb4607ab4e9c3f8843a2c04303c2cde
Publicly, Kurt was vocally critical of toxic masculinity and embraced feminist ideas, often performing gender-nonconforming acts like wearing dresses as a form of anti-conformist protest.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/what-if-kurt-was-claire-a-transfeminine-reading-of-kurt-cobain-9e874a47037a?sk=6fb3112fd32bcd0c27ff50e1ac6cbf2a
Who else have we erased?
This isn’t just a story about a movement. It’s about who gets remembered, who gets left out, and what it means to love when there is no name for what you are to each other.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/what-the-law-allowed-bayard-walter-and-the-shape-of-queer-love-3c9d16933eed?sk=c17a6e88feffe9ebf61be840a9131ae5
In “The Best Fighters of Each Other’s Oppressions: Trans and Non-Trans Solidarity in Lesbian Communities,” Ocean Ouillette revisits a pivotal moment in queer history: the 1994 Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. While the festival’s “womyn-born womyn” policy sought to exclude trans women, what unfolded that year defied the dominant narrative of division.
Link: https://wp.me/p6JJ6S-4vN
#QueerHistory #TransHistory #LesbianHistory #LGBTQSolidarity
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Derek Jarman’s #poem Chroma is read by his close friend and collaborator Tilda Swinton, reminiscing on memories in #Beijing. Derek Jarman wrote this #poem when he was losing his eyesight; he became very interested in colour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OFcYHTVhNA
#DerekJarman #TildaSwinton #history #queerhistory #queerdirectors #film #culture #politics #arts
#Queer history is about understanding the struggles, triumphs, and everyday lives of queer individuals and communities. By exploring this, well, our history, we can gain a deeper appreciation for the complexities and depth of queer experiences. Chicago, in particular, offers a fascinating case study, with its unique blend of urban politics, cultural innovation, and social activism.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/discovering-queer-chicago-c7514f90175b?sk=f629e48adc3b97dceea0b28cd0749656
omg, there's a part 2.
I looked up the directors old email in the description and asked if he wanted a copy of the subtitles.
he's now added them to the entry on the internet archive alongside the film!
https://archive.org/details/TLCYearWithaLeatherClub
#queerHistory #LeatherHistory
Did you know that many of the rules against trans gender markers come from an infamous legal battle involving a #trans Scottish nobleman, Sir #EwanForbes , 11th Baronet , general practitioner and expert in Scottish heritage? Learn all about one of the most significant court cases that led us to where we are today when it comes to changing to a chosen name or legal name change.
CW: This episode mentions medicalized transphobia, please take care while listening.
listen wherever you find your podcasts:
Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/episode-14-ewan-forbes/id1730779422?i=1000713320821
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5upxSFgmLmT0ykbNUlc4I2?si=aUKtXbSnRGSjWyWTivo5ug
Check us out across the web!
website: https://theseoldqueers.org/
insta: https://www.instagram.com/theseoldqueers/
bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/theseoldqueers.bsky.social
patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/theseoldqueers?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
If you're into what we do, please share/like/subscribe/contact us and share! It really helps us out.
images:
1 Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet
2 Ewan as a child with ponies
3 young Ewan
4 young Ewan
5 side by side: young Ewan with a dog and older Ewan with a dog
6 #CraigivarCastle
7 Ewan and Isabella on their wedding day
8 Mrs and Mr Forbes
9 newspaper about court case
10 #ZoePlaydon + book cover #TheHiddenCaseofEwanForbes
#transhistory #transmen #transmasc #queerhistory #lgbtqiahistory #queerpodcast #queerhistorypodcast #lgbtqiahistorypodcast
Sources:
Forbes, Ewan. The Aul' Days. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1984.
Playden, Zoe. (2021). The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience. Scribner/Bloomsbury Publishing.
Strudwick, Patrick. "The Secret Court Case 50 Years Ago That Has Robbed Trans People of Their Rights Ever Since." The I Paper. 10.11.21. http://www.inews.o.uk.
CW: This episode mentions medicalized transphobia, please take care while listening.
listen wherever you find your podcasts:
Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/episode-14-ewan-forbes/id1730779422?i=1000713320821
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5upxSFgmLmT0ykbNUlc4I2?si=aUKtXbSnRGSjWyWTivo5ug
Check us out across the web!
website: https://theseoldqueers.org/
insta: https://www.instagram.com/theseoldqueers/
bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/theseoldqueers.bsky.social
patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/theseoldqueers?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
If you're into what we do, please share/like/subscribe/contact us and share! It really helps us out.
images:
1 Sir Ewan Forbes, 11th Baronet
2 Ewan as a child with ponies
3 young Ewan
4 young Ewan
5 side by side: young Ewan with a dog and older Ewan with a dog
6 #CraigivarCastle
7 Ewan and Isabella on their wedding day
8 Mrs and Mr Forbes
9 newspaper about court case
10 #ZoePlaydon + book cover #TheHiddenCaseofEwanForbes
#transhistory #transmen #transmasc #queerhistory #lgbtqiahistory #queerpodcast #queerhistorypodcast #lgbtqiahistorypodcast
Sources:
Forbes, Ewan. The Aul' Days. Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1984.
Playden, Zoe. (2021). The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes: And the Unwritten History of the Trans Experience. Scribner/Bloomsbury Publishing.
Strudwick, Patrick. "The Secret Court Case 50 Years Ago That Has Robbed Trans People of Their Rights Ever Since." The I Paper. 10.11.21. http://www.inews.o.uk.
What Malta is also recognized for besides its strategic diplomatic role in Mediterranean affairs is its progressive stance on queer/#LGBTQ+ rights. On ILGA-Europe’s “Rainbow Map”, #Malta is consistently ranked as #1 in Europe on #queer rights.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/what-is-maltas-history-of-queer-rights-5f3cf2c37ffb?sk=a522c14e80e84fc2744d6f738ae99fb1
Writing Literary Nonfiction With Robert Fieseler https://www.writersdigest.com/writing-literary-nonfiction-with-robert-fieseler #Writer'sDigestPresentsPodcast #WriteBetterNonfiction #Writer'sDigestPodcast #HistoricalNonfiction #LiteraryNonfiction #HistoricalBooks #writingpodcast #blackhistory #queerhistory #BeInspired #Interviews #WDPodcasts #Resources #podcast
Some stories don’t get censored. They get omitted. And professional distance. Reduced to footnotes in history books too timid to hold the truth.
Barbara Jordan’s story is one of those.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/a-different-kind-of-pride-honoring-barbara-jordans-quiet-truth-19e297903c6a?sk=c23cd20640c8ec251db4e43d66861da3
We’re sitting in a Perkins restaurant outside of Cincinnati, still dressed as Shakers, and the family at the next table keeps glancing over with that particular blend of curiosity and politeness that means they think we’re Amish.
The adults at our table are gay men. This is 1989, maybe 1990. The Midwest. #AIDS was still destroying communities across the country.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/the-shaker-seed-box-man-was-so-much-more-than-a-dying-gay-man-d9555c2289a1?sk=876272a68d994c501bb9ff0d67585a5d
Ich habe meinen alten Artikel "Liberté, diversité, perversité! – Warum Kink zum CSD gehört" überarbeitet, verbessert, weitere Quellen hinzugefügt und Rechtschreibung korrigiert.
Lasst mich wissen, wenn euch ein Aaspekt fehlt.
https://jascha.wtf/liberte-diversite-perversite/
#csd #queer #kink #kinkatpride #pride #fetisch #queerhistory
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are not just words, but the keys that opened doors and kept many of us safe, not just in our jobs and homes but also in the streets. These principles, when implemented through policy and law, have created tangible protections that transformed lives.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/what-trumps-america-means-for-the-lgbtq-community-db21d273eae5?sk=c765bc12ae77e3eae6e4daf5440e9c70
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