The California Historical Society is in the process of digitizing two collections of photographs and negatives from the wild and heady early days of LGBTQ liberation in San Francisco.
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Tee Corinne broke ground for lesbian photography as both historical document and erotic fantasy: her celebrations of women's passion in non-male terms layer frank sexual acts with elaborate symbolism.
Alice Austen, who was born March 17, 1866, was one of America's earliest and most prolific female photographers. And while she lived a life of privilege until her later years, she took many photographs of working-class people as well as women.
An iconoclastic, socialist-leaning, gender-fluid feminist and Black civil rights activist, Murray broke barriers in every aspect of her life. And the barriers she broke, the paths she created single-handedly and single-mindedly, quite literally changed hi
Growing up on the San Diego-Tijuana border, Alberto B. Mendoza was excited when some friends nicknamed him 41. That is, until his father told him what it meant.
Cherry Grove, located on Fire Island, was a popular vacation spot for LGBT people. "Safe/Haven" chronicles the atmosphere of these lively parties, as well as intimate moments between couples.
Glenn Burke was the first MLB player to come out as gay to teammates and team owners during his professional career and the first to publicly acknowledge it, stating, "They can't ever say now that a Gay man can't play in the majors, because I'm a Gay man.
After months of research, the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida recently launched a major digital exhibit just in time for LGBTQ History Month in October.
October is LGBTQ+ History Month and the SGN will share stories from the LGBTQ+ History Project all month. Here, we bring you the story of Exler v. Disneyland.
October is LGBTQ+ History Month and the SGN will share stories from the LGBTQ+ History Project all month. Here, we bring you the story of Willem Arondeus.