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On This Day in Queerstory: Kylie is born
May 28th is the birthday of a woman who was “drag king” before the term existed and a pop icon who became the ultimate “Ally-Mother” for the 21st century. 1907: The Birth of Gladys Bentley—The King of the Clam House Born on this day in Philadelphia, Gladys Bentley became the undisputed star of the Harlem […]
On This Day in Queerstory: Hawaii’s landmark same-sex marriage ruling
May 27th is a day of legal shocks and artistic revolutions. It marks the moment the modern marriage equality movement found its first major legal foothold and the birth of a woman who proved that the body itself is a site of political rebellion. 1993: Baehr v. Lewin—The Hawaii Marriage Earthquake On May 27, 1993, […]
On This Day in Queerstory: Peggy Lee is born and Johannesburg’s first Pride
May 26th is a day that invites us to look upward—not just to the legends of the stage, but to the very stars themselves. It is a day that highlights the weight of the professional closet and the ways in which queer history often reveals itself in the quiet footnotes of a legacy. Today, we […]
On This Day in Queerstory: Oscar Wilde is convicted of gross indecency
May 25th is a day of profound tragedy and spectacular triumph. It marks the date the Victorian world tried to break the greatest wit of his age and the birthday of a man who would become the “Gandalf” of the modern queer movement. 1895: The Fall of the Giant—Oscar Wilde is Convicted On May 25, […]
On This Day in Queerstory: queer olympics
May 24th is a day for the visionaries and the victims. It is the birthday of the man who arguably invented the modern “Bad Boy” aesthetic and a day to reflect on the historical weight of those who lived their lives as a series of secrets. 1941: The Birth of the “Vagabond” Poet—Bob Dylan While […]
On This Day in Queerstory: Gay Day in New York
May 23rd is a day that highlights the structural bones of freedom. It is the anniversary of the birth of a modern democracy that had to rebuild itself from the ashes of a regime that sought to erase queer life, and it is a day to celebrate the artists who found beauty in the “cracks” […]