LGBT History
Celebrating Fire Island’s fabled “Invasion of the Pines”
Photographer Phillip Gutman’s recent exhibition pays homage to an important chapter of LGBTQ history with a sumptuous array of hand printed scenes.
Written by: Miss Rosen
In Photos: The secret gay language still in use today
A hot soup of influences and cultures, Polari offered queer people protection and freedom to communicate Professor Paul Baker tells us alongside a photo essay by photographer Felix Pilgrim.
Written by: Josh Jones
A vivid history of LGBTQ+ counterculture in 1980s New York
With the exhibition ‘Drag Show’, curator Paul Baker Prindle revisits this fabled chapter of LGBTQ+ history, celebrating the iconoclasts, radicals, and renegades who forged their own path during the height of the AIDS crisis.
Written by: Miss Rosen
We mustn’t forget the tabloids‘ sins against the gays
Facing the past — When AIDS emerged in the ‘80s, it presented the perfect opportunity for tabloids to stir public fears. Holding the media accountable will mean acknowledging their bigotry – both past and present.
Written by: Jack King
We watched activists ad-hack London to commemorate LGBT history
Sexual Avengers — Blue plaques might commemorate important sites across London, but they're the reserve of the white, straight and male. We tagged along as activists ad-hacked important sites of LGBT history across central London to commemorate London's queer culture.
Written by: Matt Broomfield