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On this day in queerstory: a day for looking to the past and the future
Queer history doesn’t just happen in riots or courtrooms. Sometimes, it happens in the steady work of preserving what’s already here — the bars, the archives, the memory walls, and the maps drawn by those who refuse to let their pasts be forgotten. October 24 has become one of those quietly significant dates in LGBTQ+ […]
On this day in queerstory: Queer Comix
On this October 23, queer communities across cities are leaning into stories. Not just the big legislative shifts or headline protests, but the smaller, intimate moments: the zines, panels, comics, and conversations that carry memory, nuance, and new voices forward. In Chicago, the Gerber/Hart Library & Archives is hosting a special evening titled “Queer Comix: […]
On this day in queerstory: Matthew Shepard Act signed into law
On October 22, the queer world remembers both a key legal milestone and quieter gestures of community. It’s a day when legislation, memory, and grassroots culture intersect. A turning point came on October 22, 2009, when President Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law. The act […]
On this day in queerstory: Human Rights Campaign Action Center builds on Milk’s legacy
It’s a date that pulses through queer history like a heartbeat — October 21, the day love, loss, and rebellion collided in the streets of San Francisco. On this day in 1985, former city supervisor Dan White, the man who assassinated Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone, took his own life in a garage in […]
On this day in queerstory: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell dies, Divine is born
On this date, queer history has marked both resistance and recognition. From lifting bans to celebrating the people who have kept community spaces alive, October 19 stands as a day when queer visibility shifts from hidden hope to declared presence. A milestone moment came on October 19, 2010, when the U.S. Department of Defense issued […]
On this day in queerstory: pronoun day is born
On this day in 1970, thousands of LGBTQ+ Americans took to the streets of Washington D.C. for what became known as the First National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Protesters demanded equal employment opportunities, the repeal of anti-sodomy laws, and federal protection against discrimination — radical goals for an era when queer […]