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On This Day in Queerstory: gay day at Disney
If May 2nd was about the analysis of culture, May 3rd is about the active occupation of space. Today, we look at how the queer community has learned to take spaces designed for “family values” and turn them into scenes of radical, campy protest. 1991: The Birth of “Gay Day” at Disneyland While the exact […]
On This Day in Queerstory: the birth of Donatella Versace
If May 1st is about the hard, gritty work of labor, May 2nd is about the politics of the image. Today, we look at the power of “Camp” as a survival strategy and the definitive documentary that forced Hollywood to look at its own hypocrisies. 1955: The Birth of the Donatella Empire On May 2, […]
On This Day in Queerstory: Joanna Russ is born
May 1st, International Workers’ Day, is historically associated with the labor movement, red flags, and the roar of the picket line. But for the queer community, “May Day” is also a reminder that the struggle for labor rights is, and always has been, the struggle for queer liberation. Today, we celebrate those who stood on […]
On this day in queerstory: book burning at Berlin’s Institut für Sexualwissenschaft
We close out the month of April with a double-shot of revolution. If the previous days were about subtext and shadows, April 30 is about the seismic explosion of the truth. Today, we celebrate the most famous coming-out in television history and the birth of the woman who essentially invented the modern concept of “The […]
On this day in queerstory: Hair hits Broadway stages
April 29 is a date that highlights the “invisible architects” of queer culture—the men and women who worked within the gears of the mainstream to infuse it with a sensibility that was daring, decadent, and deeply queer. From the birth of a jazz legend’s right-hand man to the death of the master of cinematic repression, […]
On this day in queerstory: the art world loses Francis Bacon
April 28th shifts our focus to the visceral, often messy reality of queer life and art. We move from the carnal, paint-splattered studios of London to the dusty, silent porches of the American South. This is a day for the icons who refused to be tidied up for polite society. 1992: The Final Bow of […]