Special Report
LGBTQ+ Pride
Celebrating the contributions LGTBQ+ Americans have made to the nation's culture, history and collective knowlege
An Absolutely Fabulous Celebration of History’s Greatest Divas
This heady, exquisitely delightful new book reveals the power behind the sequins
See Photos of Gay Men in Love Dating Back to the 1850s
A new exhibition features romantic snapshots found at flea markets, antique shops and online auctions
The 92-Year-Old Queen Who Shaped the History and Future of Drag
Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest performing drag queen, died in March, but her spirit will live on
LGBTQ+ Arts and Culture
Who Was ‘Lisa Ben,’ the Woman Behind the U.S.’s First Lesbian Magazine?
Edythe Eyde published nine issues of “Vice Versa” between June 1947 and February 1948. She later adopted a pen name that doubled as an anagram for “lesbian”
Keith Haring Painted This Mural on the Wall of an Iowa Elementary School Library
Ahead of planned construction, experts removed the 4,000-pound wall behind the 1989 artwork, which is now on public display for the first time
Who Will Design London’s First Permanent HIV/AIDS Memorial?
Five artists have been shortlisted for the project, which will be located near the site of the U.K.’s first dedicated AIDS ward
The Real History Behind ‘Feud: Capote vs. the Swans’
Ryan Murphy’s new mini-series dramatizes the “In Cold Blood” author’s betrayal of an insular group of Manhattan socialites
The Real History Behind Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre’s Marriage in ‘Maestro’
The Bradley Cooper-led film is a dramatization of the storied composer and conductor’s complex love life
New Sculpture Comes to New York City’s AIDS Memorial Park
“Craig’s closet” stands near the former site of St. Vincent’s, a hospital at the center of the city’s AIDS epidemic
See Photos of Gay Men in Love Dating Back to the 1850s
A new exhibition features romantic snapshots found at flea markets, antique shops and online auctions
LGBTQ+ History
An Absolutely Fabulous Celebration of History’s Greatest Divas
This heady, exquisitely delightful new book reveals the power behind the sequins
The Controversial Gay Priest Who Brought Vigilante Justice to San Francisco’s Streets
In response to anti-gay violence, the Reverend Raymond Broshears formed the Lavender Panthers, an armed self-defense group, in 1973
Before It Burned Down, This Bathhouse Served as a Haven for New York City’s Gay Community
For decades, gay men gathered anonymously at the Everard Baths, seeking sexual liaisons and camaraderie alike
The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man
In the late 19th century, William Dorsey Swann’s private parties attracted unwelcome attention from authorities and the press
The 92-Year-Old Queen Who Shaped the History and Future of Drag
Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest performing drag queen, died in March, but her spirit will live on
The Gay Asian Activist Whose Theories on Sexuality Were Decades Ahead of Their Time
In the 1930s, Li Shiu Tong’s boyfriend, Magnus Hirschfeld, was a prominent defender of gay people. But Li’s own research has long been overlooked
Long-Lost Fragment of First Rainbow Pride Flag Resurfaces After Four Decades
The brilliantly colored banner—now on view in San Francisco—flew on “Gay Freedom Day” in 1978