LGBTQI History | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/lgbtqi-history/RSS feed for LGBTQI HistoryenTue, 03 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0000In 'Bride of Frankenstein,' the Monster's Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' Gives the Iconic Character a Voicehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-bride-of-frankenstein-the-monsters-wife-never-speaks-now-maggie-gyllenhaals-the-bride-gives-the-iconic-character-a-voice-180988257/Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the groundwork for the modern horror genreTue, 03 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-bride-of-frankenstein-the-monsters-wife-never-speaks-now-maggie-gyllenhaals-the-bride-gives-the-iconic-character-a-voice-180988257/Oscar Wilde's Portraits, Poems, Letters and Manuscripts Head to Auction 125 Years After His Deathhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oscar-wildes-portraits-poems-letters-and-manuscripts-head-to-auction-125-years-after-his-death-180988023/Other rare items, available for purchase in February, include illustrations, theater programs, telegrams and newspapersTue, 20 Jan 2026 21:54:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oscar-wildes-portraits-poems-letters-and-manuscripts-head-to-auction-125-years-after-his-death-180988023/The Real Story of Christy Martin, the Trailblazing Boxer Who 'Created a Sport That Did Not Exist'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-of-christy-martin-the-trailblazing-boxer-who-created-a-sport-that-did-not-exist-180987618/A new biopic starring Sydney Sweeney as the legendary athlete chronicles Martin's fights in and outside of the ringWed, 05 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-of-christy-martin-the-trailblazing-boxer-who-created-a-sport-that-did-not-exist-180987618/The First of David Hockney's Famous Double Portraits Is Heading to Auctionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-of-david-hockneys-famous-double-portraits-is-heading-to-auction-180987380/Featuring English novelist Christopher Isherwood and his partner, artist Don Bachardy, the painting is one of Hockney's most celebratedFri, 26 Sep 2025 18:37:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-first-of-david-hockneys-famous-double-portraits-is-heading-to-auction-180987380/'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' Started Out as a Critical Flop. Fifty Years Later, the Beloved Film Is a Cultural Phenomenonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-started-out-as-a-critical-flop-fifty-years-later-the-beloved-film-is-a-cultural-phenomenon-180987393/Creator Richard O’Brien reflects on how the 1975 movie musical became a haven for the "marginalized and disenfranchised"Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:38:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rocky-horror-picture-show-started-out-as-a-critical-flop-fifty-years-later-the-beloved-film-is-a-cultural-phenomenon-180987393/Frank Kameny Helped Chart a Path to Liberation for Millions of Gay Americanshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/frank-kameny-helped-chart-part-liberation-millions-gay-americans-180987148/Personal notebooks reveal what life was like for the Washington activist who spent decades advocating for equal rights in the federal government and elsewhereThu, 04 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/frank-kameny-helped-chart-part-liberation-millions-gay-americans-180987148/A New Biography Offers the Most Intimate Portrait Yet of One of the 20th Century's Greatest Authorshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-biography-offers-most-intimate-portrait-yet-20th-century-greatest-authors-180986815/Research into James Baldwin's archives reveals incisive details about the writer's personal relationships, both platonic and romantic, with other menWed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/new-biography-offers-most-intimate-portrait-yet-20th-century-greatest-authors-180986815/A Bold Finnish Artist Brought These Precious Little Hippopotamus-Like Trolls to the World 80 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-bold-finnish-artist-brought-these-precious-little-trolls-to-the-world-80-years-ago-180986897/Tove Jansson was a trailblazing illustrator and author—and the inventor of the beloved Moomins, the central characters of her whimsical children's booksFri, 27 Jun 2025 19:00:51 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/a-bold-finnish-artist-brought-these-precious-little-trolls-to-the-world-80-years-ago-180986897/America Deported Her for Publishing a Book Titled 'Lesbian Love.' Years Later, She Was Murdered by the Nazis for Being Jewishhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-deported-her-for-publishing-a-book-titled-lesbian-love-years-later-she-was-murdered-by-the-nazis-for-being-jewish-180986864/Eve Adams, an immigrant and the proprietor of a 1920s lesbian tearoom, was imprisoned for disorderly conduct and obscenity, then sent back to Europe, where she became a target of the HolocaustThu, 26 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/america-deported-her-for-publishing-a-book-titled-lesbian-love-years-later-she-was-murdered-by-the-nazis-for-being-jewish-180986864/Rejected by Museums Around the World, This New Art Exhibition Explores the Historical Roots of the Term 'Homosexual'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rejected-by-museums-around-the-world-this-new-art-exhibition-explores-the-historical-roots-of-term-homosexual-180986632/"The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869-1939" is a sprawling collection of more than 300 works at Chicago's Wrightwood 659 galleryThu, 15 May 2025 18:23:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rejected-by-museums-around-the-world-this-new-art-exhibition-explores-the-historical-roots-of-term-homosexual-180986632/