sofia
Posts by Sofia:
On this day in queerstory: tragedy and progress
October 6 carries the weight of both heartbreak and quiet triumph in queer history. It’s a date that threads through centuries, reminding us that visibility, survival, and love have always existed – even when the world tried to deny them. In 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, a young man named Matthew Shepard sat at a bar, […]
On this day in queerstory: Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont is born
October 5 is a quiet kind of powerful. On this day in 1728, a child was born in Tonnerre, Burgundy, France, with a mouthful of aristocratic names – Charles-Geneviève-Louis-Auguste-André-Timothée d’Éon de Beaumont. The child’s early years were steeped in ambiguity: dressed interchangeably, raised at times as a girl, sometimes as a boy, with rumors swirling […]
On this day in queerstory: EM Forster’s ‘Maurice’ is published
October 4 might not scream “queer holiday,” but if you scratch the surface, it reveals a lovely gem of possibility and visibility. On this date in 1971, the publishing world saw a soft yet powerful innovation: W. W. Norton & Company released E. M. Forster’s Maurice (originally written in 1913). Although Forster had penned Maurice […]
On this day in queerstory: US unions support gay rights
October 3 has quietly played host to some important moments in queer history – moments that might not always make the headlines, but ripple into bigger waves when you let them. One of the most prominent is from 1983, when the AFL-CIO, one of the largest labor unions in the United States, voted to support […]
On this day in queerstory: the first Deaf Queer Men Only gathering
October 2 doesn’t usually grab headlines. It’s the day after the glittery fanfare of October 1, the launch of LGBTQ+ History Month in the U.S. But just because it doesn’t scream with rainbow confetti doesn’t mean it’s quiet. This date hums with stories about community, identity, and the ways queer people carve out space where […]
On this day in queerstory: Connecticut decriminalizes same-sex acts
October 1 isn’t just the day we finally admit that summer’s over and drag our jumpers out of the cupboard. For queer history, it’s a date with layers – legal victories, cultural launches, and reminders that progress often begins with both tiny steps and giant leaps. Let’s start in the courts. On this day in […]