Posts by Sofia:

On this day in queerstory: the fight for equal marriage rights continues

March 26 is one of those dates where queer history brushes up directly against power — in courtrooms, in public protests, and in the cultural spaces where visibility quietly shifts what people think is possible. The strongest legal thread tied to this day runs through the United States. On March 26, 2013, the Supreme Court […]

On this day in queerstory: queer activism in the workplace

March 25 is one of those dates where queer history intersects directly with broader social movements — particularly labour, migration, and the politics of survival. It’s a day where LGBTQ stories sit inside larger struggles, rather than apart from them. The most significant historical anchor here is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, which took place […]

On this day in queerstory: ACT UP is founded

March 24 is one of those dates where queer history gets unmistakably loud — less quiet groundwork, more direct action, urgency, and people refusing to be ignored. The clearest anchor here is the founding of ACT UP in New York City on March 24, 1987. The group emerged out of a meeting at the Lesbian […]

On this day in queerstory: fighting abuse of religious freedom laws

March 23 is one of those dates where queer history moves through institutions — courts, parliaments, and cultural platforms — while, as ever, the real momentum builds in the background through activism and visibility. A key legal milestone connected to this date comes from the United States. On March 23, 2015, the state of Indiana […]

On this day in queerstory: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert debuts

March 22 brings together queer history’s familiar mix: legal turning points, cultural shifts, and the steady, often unglamorous work of making LGBTQ lives visible in public space. One of the clearest political threads tied to this date comes from the United States. On March 22, 2013, advocacy groups intensified national campaigning ahead of the Supreme […]

On this day in queerstory: fighting intersectional queerphobia and racism

March 21 lands on a date already charged with global political meaning, and queer history has long intersected with it in ways that are both powerful and complicated. It is, first and foremost, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, established by the United Nations to mark the anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre […]