Posts by Sofia:

On this day in queerstory: HoR passes the landmark Equality Act

The most widely documented global milestone tied to March 4 occurred in 2021, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, a sweeping civil-rights bill designed to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, education, and public accommodations. Congressional records from that day show the bill clearing the […]

On this day in queerstory: Pulitzer Prize winner James Merrill is born

March 3 is the kind of date archivists know well: not overloaded with headline-grabbing milestones, yet threaded through the historical record with quieter entries that reveal how queer lives have long been documented, preserved, and lived in plain sight. When historians comb institutional files, literary estates, and civic registries, this date appears less as a […]

On this day in queerstory: planning for the first NYC Pride

March 2 is a date that historians of LGBTQ+ life often describe as deceptively quiet. It does not carry the dense cluster of famous birthdays or widely publicised deaths that mark some other days on the calendar. Yet when archivists and researchers sift through movement records, organisational minutes, and institutional files, March 2 repeatedly surfaces […]

On this day in queerstory: countering misinformation about AIDS and raising trans awareness

On March 1, 1928, the German Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexual Science issued one of its earliest pamphlets arguing for the decriminalisation of homosexuality. While the institute itself would be destroyed by the Nazis just a few years later, these materials — preserved in international library collections — document one of the first sustained, systematic […]

Coming up: what’s in store in queer March?

As winter thaws and spring edges closer in the Northern Hemisphere, March 2026 is shaping up to be a month when LGBTQ+ visibility, political pressure, cultural celebration, and advocacy collide. From legal milestones to massive pride-season kickoffs and international policy forums, queer communities across the world are gearing up for a packed agenda that mixes […]

In this month: what happened in queer February

February 2026 has unfolded as a month of both celebration and political tension in LGBTQ+ communities worldwide, bringing courtroom wins, cultural milestones, protests over health care policy, and activism in the streets and legislatures. One of the most significant legal developments came from the Philippines, where the Supreme Court ruled on February 5 that same-sex […]