Queer History: April
For my fellow Texans, April hasn’t given us many “showers” the last few years, but we can still approach May with a bouquet of a thousand queer flowers blooming. Rain or shine, no month passes without us making history! »
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Queer History: March
Doing something a little different this time with queer history this month by reaching not only into the distant past, but also taking a look into the future. And I want to use this space at least the once to raise questions about how we think about our own history, who we include, exclude, what any of it means to us today. »
Queer History: February
Special greetings to any queer siblings across The Pond, as February is the UK’s month of choice for celebrating our shared history! And while that’s wonderful, I think we ought pay closer attention to the fact that it is also Black History Month in the United States, and make a point of honoring LGBT African Americans. While ideally their contributions and lives would never be forgott... »
Queer History: January
So how have those New Year’s resolutions held up? If you’re forced to admit you’ve faltered or slipped, take inspiration from more figures and facts from our shared queer history, and resolve anew. »
Queer History: October
Been far, far too long since we had an update. Mea culpa, everyone. But how could we ever let actual LGBT History Month in the US pass without getting back on track? This of course means there’s a much greater variety of sources to get in touch with our roots and remember those who came before. This is just one fantastic place curating our stories*, which gives you tools to help spread the k... »
Queer History: June Part Two
This installment starts our look back with a peek into just last year. Seriously, check out that interview and book if you’d like a great big slice of what real queer American history looks like beyond a few nibbles of names and dates. But we won’t skip on the names and dates either. Though a long ways yet from October, LGBT History Month, it was June of 1999 that then President Bill C... »
Queer History: June Part One
Welcome to Queer History for the first half of June! Let’s get to it. June 3, 2009 – Marriage equality signed into law in New Hampshire. June 5, 1981 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) publish first official documentation of AIDS. June 7, 1954 – English mathematician and computer genius Alan Turing dies from cyanide poisoning. See Courtney’s wonderful post about Turing here. Ju... »
Alan Turing: computing pioneer, codebreaker, gay icon
Today, the 23rd of May, marks exactly one month until the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth. Events have been going on, and will continue to go on, through the whole of this year to celebrate the milestone. You may have seen that next month’s Skepchick Book Club book will be David Leavitt’s biography of Turing, but you may not know much about the man himself – much less about why he warrants ... »
