Many consider Halloween 'queer Christmas'. Connection between Halloween & the Queer are complex. In the 50s & 60s anti-cross-dressing laws were not enforceable on Halloween. It's also a holiday that embraces upheaval of normalcy & the social order, which is entwined with Queer identity. #QHM25
Casa Susanna was a retreat in upstate NY that catered to trans women during the 50s & 60s, providing a safe space for them & their wives, if they had them, to exist & present themselves authentically. #QHM25 #TransHistory #USHistory
Romaine-la-Prophétesse was a leader of the Hatian Revolution. At the start of the revolution Romaine claimed to be possessed by a female spirit & began dressing & living as a woman. Romaine also claimed to be the godson of The Virgin Mary, & claimed to be a prophetess. #QHM25 #TransSky
A 'Lavender Marriage' was a euphemism referring to a marriage that a queer person engaged in to appear straight. One or both members of a couple could be queer. The term is used less now, as same-sex marriage becomes legal in more countries. #QHM25 #MarriageEquality #QueerHistory
Two spirit is a modern pan-indigenous term used by Native American & First Nations folks who identify as having both a male & female spirit within them. Those who are Two Spirited may also id as trans. The term is not a translation. #QHM25 #2S #TransHistory #QueerHistory
Holly Woodlawn's birthday is today! She was most known as an Andy Warhol Superstar & the 'Holly' of Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side' and was unapologetically ambitious. To learn more abt her beyond Andy Warhol & Lou Reed, check out her post in my 'Not Just Cistory' series. buff.ly/7CXN667 #QHM25
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy's birthday is today! Born in 1946 she was an activist for trans & gnc folks & created House of gg, a safe space & retreat for other Black trans folks, which still exists to this day. She passed away on October 13th this year. #QHM25 #BackTransLivesMatter #TransHistory
Takatāpui, a Māori word that refers to an intimate companion of the same sex, was reclaimed as an identity by Māori individuals in the 80s, It is a term similar, but not synonymous, with Queer or LGBT+, & many of the individuals who id as Takatāpui also id as queer. #QHM25 #NZHistory #QueerHistory
Elagabalus was a Roman emperor who ruled while a teen from 218 to 222 CE was an AMAB individual who identified as a woman. She demanded her royal physicians devise gender affirming surgeries for her, as well as referred to herself as a woman and lived as such. #QHM25 #TransSky #QueerHistory
Rosa Bonheur was a French artist who both dressed & 'painted' like a man. Born in 1822 she lived openly with other women, one of whom was her partner for 40 years. About her first partner she said, 'If I were a man, I would have married her" #ArtSky #QHM25 #QueerHistory #ArtHistory
In 1994, for Stonewall 25 (the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Riot), Gilbert Baker sewed a 1-mile-long pride flag to break the world record for longest flag! He later went on to break his own record. #QHM25 #PrideSky #QueerHistory
Adah Issacs Menken was a writer & actress who is best known for performing a male role in 'Mazeppa', riding a horse topless across the stage. She wrote her intimate relationships with women. She also presented more masculinely, wearing men's clothes, having short hair, & smoking #QHM25 #TheatreSky
In 1791, during the French Revolution, homosexuality was decriminalized when the anti-Sodomy laws were removed from the French Penal Code. Homosexuality was not explicitly outlawed, but was still repressed indirectly by other laws, the last of which were repealed in the 1960s. #QHM25 #HistorySky
The Queen James Bible, also called the 'Gay Bible' is a version of the King James Bible that has been rewritten to rework the parts that are often interpreted as homophobic. The intent to is to produce a translation/interpretation that is less ambiguous and homophobic. #QHM25 #GayBible #QueerHistory
The Hays Code was a set of rules regarding what topics could not be featured in movies produced in Hollywood from 1934-68. One of the topics included in these self-imposed guidelines was homosexuality. Other forbidden topics included interracial relationships & violence. #QHM25 #FilmHistory #FilmSky
The novel Dracula, is one that can be, and often is, read through a queer lens. The author, Bram Stoker, himself, may have also been gay or bisexual. One of the most prominent relationships that appears queer is between Dracula and Jonathan Harker. #QHM25 #Dracula #BookSky #QueerHistory
Carmilla is a novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, published in 1872. It is known for its sapphic themes, and has become a cult classic. It set the literary stage for possibly the most famous vampire of them all; Dracula, which was published 26 years later. #QHM25 #BookSky #QueerHistory
Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore were a pair of cross-dressing lesbian couple. Artists who defied the Nazis during WW2, they created subversive art, satirizing propaganda & creating their own versions of photographs and literature with the intent to sow discord amongst the Germans. #QHM25 #QueerHistory
FTM International was a newsletter that was created by Lou Sullivan and ran from 1987 to 2008. It was a resource for trans masculine folks to connect, share resources & stories, & create an international FTM community #QHM25 #LouSullivan #QueerHistory
Dr. James Barry, the first British doctor to successfully perform a C-Section, was discovered to be 'a woman' at death, & based on his personal dictates and beliefs is considered a trans man by many rather than a woman disguising herself in men's clothing. #QHM25 #QueerHistory #HistorySky
I had so much fun sharing a fact a day with y’all in June, that I decided to do it again in October for Queer History Month. This time they’ll be separate skeets with #QHM25 to collect all of them. Feel free to share your own too!
