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On this day in queerstory: fighting for HIV medication

November 28 has long been a date where queer culture, legal battles, and global activism intersect, revealing just how far-reaching LGBTQ+ histories can be. In the United States, the date is most often linked to a significant turning point in medical and political discourse. On November 28, 1990, ACT UP and a coalition of AIDS […]

On this day in queerstory: Harvey Milk assassinated

November 27 has always been a date stitched with resistance, remembrance, and quiet revolutions — a day when queer people challenged erasure in courtrooms, on city streets, and in the wider global consciousness. Today, we start in San Francisco, where on November 27, 1978, the LGBTQ+ community was shaken to its core. It was on […]

On this day in queerstory: queer family representation on TV

November 26 marks a day when queer lives confronted legal systems in deeply personal ways — from court fights over love and custody to discrimination rooted in faith and place. On this date, LGBTQ+ people challenged what “family” means under the law, raising questions about rights, recognition and belonging. In 1978, ABC aired a television […]

On this day in queerstory: queer art in Ireland

On November 25, queer history quietly traces lines of care, survival and identity — not through headlines of political battles, but through personal relationships, professional excellence, and hard-earned survival. A lesser-known but deeply significant figure tied to this date is Elizabeth M. Cushier, born November 25, 1837. According to LGBTQ-history records, Cushier was one of […]

On this day in queerstory: Freddie Mercury dies

On November 24, 1991, Freddie Mercury died, just one day after publicly confirming he was living with AIDS. His death sent shockwaves far beyond music. It hit at a moment when global stigma around HIV remained ferocious, when misinformation ricocheted through public discourse, and when many queer people were still dying quietly, anonymously, or in […]

On this day in queerstory: New York rejects anti-discrimination laws

One of the standout events on this date comes from the early 1980s: on November 23, 1981, the New York City Council, for the tenth time, rejected an anti-discrimination ordinance protecting gay people. This repeated failure exposed just how resistant municipal power could be to protecting queer lives. LGBTQ+ activists had long lobbied for such […]