It described where the “Margarines” cruised to make money, the secret gestures they used for the services they offered, & went into great detail about where one could go to find men who enjoyed #QueerSex. All “for the sake of public safety”! HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
DYK Carol Cassell says this #HistSex, HOW SEX GOT SCREWED UP, is “…a masterpiece about “…why we feel and act the way we do about sex” from the #StoneAge to #MeToo? HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #GayMarriage #QueerHistory #QueerSex #SexWork #TrumpKKKristian #WmnHist #Zoophilia
CHARLOTTE - A look at the Queen City from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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#CharlotteHistory #LGBTQHistory #1950s #QueerHistory #CharlotteNC #LGBTQArchive #HiddenHistory #QueerResilience #NCHistory #LGBTQHeritage
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On this day in queer history: 13 April 2014
Finland announces stamps honoring Tom of Finland, celebrating an artist once censored for his unapologetically homoerotic work.
#QueerHistory #TomOfFinland #Stamps #StampCollecting #Philately
It's my latest Rainbow Bouquet 💐 🌈 Substack note!
This week, I discuss how the pansy flower became an iconic symbol associated with the rise of drag performances in the US 💃✨️
Read more below ⬇️ #LGBT #BookSky #QueerHistory
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A black-and-white image of a protest march with people holding a large banner that reads "FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES." The scene includes a crowd of participants and a person filming the event.
🌈 Queer History — April 12
In 1981, San Francisco saw one of the earliest large-scale AIDS protests, as the community demanded attention, funding, and dignity in the face of a growing crisis.
We’ve always fought back.
#QueerHistory #QueerLegacy #LGBTQStories #ForgottenIcons
On this day in queer history: 12 April 2013
Navy veteran Autumn Sandeen receives official recognition of her gender as female in military records—a milestone for transgender inclusion.
#QueerHistory #TransRights #TransHistory #USnavy
A person with shoulder-length hair wearing a black leather jacket, holding an electric guitar, stands against a dark background.
🌈 Queer Figure — Happy Birthday Amy Ray (b. 1964)
One half of the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray has been out for decades & unapologetically herself blending folk, rock, & activism into a career rooted in queer identity & social justice.
#QueerHistory #QueerLegacy #LGBTQStories
A woman with short, blonde hair, wearing a blue jacket and a silver necklace, poses against a dark background.
🌈 Queer Figure — Happy Birthday Magda Szubanski (b. 1961)
Actor, comedian, and proud lesbian voice best known for Kath & Kim and Babe. Came out publicly in 2012 and has been a fierce advocate for LGBTQ rights ever since.
#HappyBirthday #QueerHistory #QueerLegacy #LGBTQStories
A smiling man with curly hair, wearing a white shirt, is seated in a classroom or lecture hall setting.
🌈 Queer Figure — Happy Birthday Guy Hocquenghem (b. 1946)
French writer, philosopher, and revolutionary gay activist who challenged norms around sexuality and politics in the 1970s.
#HappyBirthday #QueerHistory #QueerLegacy #LGBTQStories #ForgottenIcons
DYK ancient Rome strictly forbade anyone from penetrating a free youth? A 3rdC male citizen who opened his body “like a woman” was guilty of “infamia —criminal unmanliness. The jurist, Julius Paulus, held that there were no excuses. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
DYK Carol Cassell says this #HistSex, HOW SEX GOT SCREWED UP, is “…a masterpiece about “…why we feel and act the way we do about sex” from the #StoneAge to #MeToo? HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #GayMarriage #QueerHistory #QueerSex #SexWork #TrumpKKKristian #WmnHist #Zoophilia
An illustration featuring several coffee cups labeled "Happiness," "Goals," "Love," and "Dreams," with coffee being poured from a larger cup. The text reads, "Refill all your cups. Not just the loudest one. Good Morning!"
Good morning, queers & weirdos🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤓Busy weekend over here wrapping up the play & getting my next Forgotten
Queers episode ready (George Michael, dropping Tuesday!). Weekend? No😏, but hey… it’s been worth it.
I love you,take your fiber.❤️
#QueerHistory #Podcast #LGBTQ
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Raising the Bottom by Alix Chapman
An exploration of bounce music and Black queer performance in post-Katrina New Orleans, Raising the Bottom examines how artists transformed displacement into community, power, and joy.
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#QueerBooks #QueerHistory #BounceMusic
On this day in queer history: 11 April 1953
The Mattachine Society holds its first convention in Los Angeles, becoming one of the earliest U.S. organizations to advocate for gay rights.
#QueerHistory #MattachineSociety #HarryHay
After that lover died, he traveled around & had one-night stands all over Europe. He asked,
“Can this really be a crime?…I may never see them again but I think of them as often as they think of me & we shall never forget one another.
HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
DYK Congress’ 1948 Miller Act, made it illegal to take in the mouth or anus the genitals of any other person or animal? The sentence was 10 years, or 20 if w/anyone under 16. Blog7 HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #bestiality #HistSex #OralSex #sodomy #QueerHistory #zoophilia #ZooSex
My latest LGBT + Victorian mystery is now available from Amazon. 'A Night of Opposites' is the 11th book in the highly popular Delamere Files series of queer love mysteries.
Universal book link: mybook.to/Opposites
#queerhistory #gaylit #LGBTstories
A blue hardcover book titled "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, featuring a gold geometric design on the cover.
🌈 Queer History — April 10
📚 1925 — The Great Gatsby is published.
A story of reinvention, hidden truths, and longing—no wonder queer readers have connected to it for generations.
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Love you—take your fiber 💊
#QueerHistory #ForgottenQueers
A tattooed boxer in a fighting stance with gloves raised, ready for a match.
Good Morning Queers & Weirdos! 🌈
🌈 Happy Birthday Orlando Cruz (b. 1981)
Came out and kept fighting—literally. Living proof you don’t have to hide to be strong.
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Love you—take your fiber 💊
#ForgottenQueers #QueerHistory
Don't sleep on the last episodes. Its wild and intriguing
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#QueerTrueCrime #LGBTQTrueCrime #QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #1930s #GreatDepression #MarginalizedHistory
#QueerTrueCrime #LGBTQTrueCrime #QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #1930s #GreatDepression #MarginalizedHistory
- Babur's couplets of love to Barburi (c.1500) from "Baburnama", trans. Thackston (1996).
The art is yours again. Will you continue the exchange? #SilkRoadQueerAlliance #SRQA #QueerHistory #QueerIndia #Culture #Poetry
A close-up portrait of a man with short hair, light skin, and green eyes, wearing a white textured sweater. He is resting his chin on his hand and looking directly at the camera. The background is softly blurred.
Good Morning Queers & Weirdos! 🌈
🌈 Happy Birthday Omar Sharif Jr. (b. 1983)
Out, proud, and advocating where it’s still dangerous to be queer. That’s real courage.
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Love you—take your fiber 💊
#ForgottenQueers #QueerHistory
A female singer performs passionately on stage, wearing a sparkling jacket and bright pink shorts, with vibrant boots and a colorful background.
Good Morning Queers & Weirdos! 🌈
🌈 Happy Birthday Haley Kiyoko (b. 1991)
“Lesbian Jesus” giving queer women the spotlight they deserve.
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Love you—take your fiber 💊
#ForgottenQueers #QueerHistory
From then on, the community referred to them as “partners”. Most young men of the times had this kind of relationship. If an attractive young man in Crete did not take a lover, he dishonored his family. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
“of which I was barely aware. I would have liked for him to lie beside me, to feel his blond, burnished body.…My desires went no further & I never imagined anything else.” HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #QueerHistory
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