Estelle Griswold

Sexual Rights Pioneer

Esther Eng (1914-1970): Filmmaker, Restaurateur, Gender Rebel, by Christianne A. Gadd

Esther Eng made a name for herself as the world's first female Chinese American filmmaker, a successful restaurateur, and—rejecting social expectations—a woman who felt little need to hide her romantic and sexual relationships with other women.…

Esther Eng Behind Camera

Esther Eng Portrait

Jewelle Gomez

Jewelle Gomez, writer

Timeline: Transgender History

OutHistory presents a chronology of important events in transgender history, including stories of cross-dressing, scientific advancements, pop cultural representation, and other actions complicating notions of sex, gender, and the binary. This…

Timeline: African American LGBTQ+ U.S. History, 1912-2009

In light of the BlackLivesMatter movement, OutHistory presents a timeline chronicling the distinct and important history of LGBTQ people in African American communities. Our aim is to create a representation of black queer and trans history that pays…

Timeline: Activism and Organizing, 1836-2016

OutHistory presents a timeline tracing the actions of LGBTQ activists throughout history. This chronology includes many different types of protest acts, from publishing poetry to rioting, expanding our notions of what should be considered activism…

“Books: Cruise of a Dowager Queen,” Mattachine Review, Mar. 1962, 21-22.

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“Calling Shots,” Mattachine Review, Nov. 1964, 15-18.

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“Directory of Homophile Organizations and Publications,” Mattachine Review, Nov. 1964, 11-12.

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“Breakthrough: When Will it Come?,” Mattachine Review, Apr. 1964, 4-24.

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“Calling Canada,” Ladder, Apr. 1964, 8.

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“New Mattachine Review Reprint Booklet,” Mattachine Review, Mar. 1964, 31.

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Gene Damon, “Literary Scene,” Mattachine Review, Mar. 1964, 20-27.

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“Morality and the Criminal Law,” Mattachine Review, Jul. 1963, 11-13.

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“Calling Shots: Now the Public Knows,” Mattachine Review, Jul. 1962, 2, 33-34.

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No Red-Baiting! No Race-Baiting! No Queen-Baiting! by Allan Bérubé

This is a 90-minute illustrated talk narrated by Allan Bérubé (1946-2007) on the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. Introduced by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle Freedman, the talk tells the surprising and inspiring story of how ship stewards…

The Well of Horniness

From "The Well of Horniness," WOW 1983. Left to right, Sharon Jane Smith, Helen Frankenthal. Photo credit: Eva Weiss.

The Lady Dick

From The Lady Dick by Holly Hughes, 1985. Left to right; Susan Young, Carmelita Tropicana, Sharon Jane Smith. Photo credit: Dona Ann McAdams.