Tracing the Internal Queer Revolution
Riots and parades have made LGBTQ people visible. But a new anthology of writings from before, during, and after Stonewall shows the inward changes as more essential.
An American Revolution
The Stonewall uprising, 50 years later.
The Forgotten History of Gay Entrapment
Routine arrests were the linchpin of a social system intended to humiliate LGBTQ people.
Celebrating My (Gay) Divorce
Marriage equality means divorce equality—and I feel pride, as well as sadness, about my split from my husband.
The Photographer Who Captured 20th-Century Queer Life
Joan E. Biren’s images from the ’70s and ’80s—which appear in the new exhibit “Art After Stonewall”—reflect an effort to document and encourage lesbian love.
Cruising in the Age of Consent
Gay men once developed codes to ensure safety in the hunt for sex. Can they help #MeToo do the same?
The Queasy Double Message of Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’
The singer’s pro-gay single strangely compares her struggles with fame to more dangerous kinds of persecution.
The British Empire's Homophobia Lives On in Former Colonies
Activists argue it is homophobia, not homosexuality, that has been imported from the West.
The Three-Letter Word That Triggered a Revolution
Fifty-five years ago, a congressman made a single addition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that changed everything.
Why Drag Is the Ultimate Retort to Trump
RuPaul versus the White House
How Gay Marriage Became a Constitutional Right
The untold story of the improbable campaign that finally tipped the U.S. Supreme Court.