History
Historical Queen Female Icons - Anne Lister (1791 - 1840)
A Brief History of Anne Lister. Anne, born in 1791, was brought up in a wealthy family that managed land in Halifax, England. When her uncle died, Anne was left to manage Shibden Hall and the estate that surrounded it, leaving her as a young, unmarried female landowner. At the Age of 15, Anne started a series of diaries. Within these preserved diaries, she had recorded the majority of her life, spanning across 26 volumes, with an estimate of 7'722 pages or approximately 5 million words. These diaries allowed historians an insight into what the real Anne Lister was like.
Gueniver WarrenPublished 3 years ago in PrideWho was Alan Turing?
Alan Turing has only recently come to the surface of the mainstream; part due to The Imitation Game, a fantastic film on the topic of Bletchley Park and its success of breaking the German Enigma Machine, and partly due to the British government releasing horrific facts on how Turing was treated post-war as he was a gay man living in a homophobic society. As some of you may not have heard of the brilliance of Turing, first, I recommend watching The Imitation Game – it's brilliant. While you get your friend to find the movie online, here is an account of his brilliant work and some extra information that the film misses.
People! Just say Something!Published 3 years ago in PrideRead These Books To Understand LGBTQIA+ Struggles
These people have a whole month dedicated to themselves. They are getting enough rights, alright! Anyway, what do they even have to cry about so much?
Anshu KumariPublished 3 years ago in PridePostmortem
Jonathan wrestled to free a rubber-banded wad from his cubbyhole mailbox and in the process scraped his thumb against the aluminum plating. He sucked on the scarlet smear, shook off the pain, then proceeded to sort through correspondence next to the junk mail bin.
Jobert AbuevaPublished 3 years ago in PrideLGBTQ+ Music is History
This month marks the 51st anniversary of the first Pride march. That's true. But we didn't start living authentically in 1970. We started that long before there were protests that blanketed the streets of New York City. As a matter of fact, three years before Stonewall, a riot in San Francisco led by trans women and drag queens erupted at Compton's Cafeteria in response to constant police violent against the community.
Jordan ReevesPublished 3 years ago in Pride- Top Story - June 2021
Being Gay in Ancient Greece and Rome
The Ancient Greeks and Romans had very different ideas of sexuality and gender than we do today. Bisexuality was considered the natural state for men in the Ancient World, and male homosexuality was also accepted. Unfortunately, we know very little about queer women in Ancient Greece and Rome—female queerness was mostly ignored by Greco-Roman society, except in Lesbos and Sparta. As for gender, the Greeks and Romans had some concept of a third sex and transgender priestesses were common in certain cults such as that of Cybele. However, unfortunately, just as with lesbians, we have few examples of real life trans people in Ancient Greece and Rome. Our ancient texts are awash with prominent bisexual and gay men, but unfortunately very few queer women or trans people. But here is a very incomplete list of 10 Ancient Greek and Roman LGBTQIA+ figures you need to know about.
A. Walter CoxPublished 3 years ago in Pride