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On this day in queerstory: Intersex Awareness Day

On this day, queer communities around the world turn attention to voices too often hidden, identities too often ignored, and rights that remain contested. Embedded in the calendar is Intersex Awareness Day, but October 26 also resonates with moments of leadership, representation and legal recognition in LGBTQ+ life. Every year on October 26 the global […]

On this day in queerstory: faith embraces queerness

Queer history is often remembered in riots and rallies, but October 25 tells a different story — one built on community, continuity, and the steady, sacred work of preservation. From a Washington synagogue celebrating fifty years of inclusive faith to a Los Angeles lecture reframing queer life before Stonewall, this date shows how the LGBTQ+ […]

On this day in queerstory: Scotland launches Glasgay! Festival

On this date in 1993, the city of Glasgow quietly became a landmark in queer cultural history with the launch of the pioneering arts festival Glasgay! Festival. Designed to make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives visible through performance, visual art, film and community, the event signalled a turning point for Britain’s queer arts landscape. […]

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 […]