Posts by Sofia:

On This Day in Queerstory: the US prepares for same-sex weddings

We mid-point the month of May with a look at the spiritual and the vocal. May 15th is a day that highlights how queer identity can be both a private interior journey and a public, political shout. 1948: The Birth of Brian Eno—The Architect of Ambient Born on this day, Brian Eno is the man […]

On This Day in Queerstory: the power of music

May 14th is about the cosmic and the cool. Today we celebrate a man who taught us that the universe is a ridiculous place and a woman who became the “It Girl” for a new generation of queer rebels. 1952: The Birth of Douglas Adams Born on this day in Cambridge, Douglas Adams gave us […]

On This Day in Queerstory: the death of Doris Day

May 13th is a day for those who shatter the mold. We look at a woman who turned a childhood of repression into a revolutionary literary voice and a sports icon who proved that the fastest person on earth could also be the most guarded. 1944: The Birth of Armistead Maupin’s Muse—The Spirit of Anna […]

On This Day in Queerstory: Britain debates the Sexual Offences Act

We continue through May with a look at the nurturer and the jester. May 12th is the birthday of the woman who invented modern nursing and a man who turned the “sissy” stereotype into a comedy goldmine. 1820: The Birth of Florence Nightingale Born on this day, the “Lady with the Lamp” is a complex […]

On This Day in Queerstory: Valentino Garavani is born

May 11th is about the visionary. It is the day we celebrate the man who gave the world “The New Look” and the man who turned the New York club scene into a glittering, dangerous work of art. 1932: The Birth of Valentino Garavani Born on this day in Voghera, Italy, Valentino became the emperor […]

On This Day in Queerstory: Rocky Horror on tour

May 10th is a day for confrontation. It marks the birth of a woman who made “ugly” beautiful and a legal challenge that forced the most powerful military in the world to look itself in the mirror. 1955: The Birth of a New Wave—Sidne Rome (and the Spirit of Siouxsie) While May 10th marks the […]