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A series of illustrated children’s books endures as a classic. Was it also the author’s attempt to come out?

His story of coming out was so shrouded in scandal, so drenched in professional embarrassment, that its broader significance may forever be overshadowed.

A UC Berkeley student’s award-winning research shines a light on LGBTQ+ life in Japanese American concentration camps during World War II.

My hunt for one man across the lonely expanse of the queer past ended in a place I never expected.

All coed camps can be like this. But Jewish ones were different.

A new history of the environmental movement places too much emphasis on famous figures like Rachel Carson and shies away from confronting failures.

Deferrals for gay men who wish to donate blood are outdated, stigmatizing, unnecessary, and need to be removed.

At least 20 states have introduced “Don’t Say Gay” laws this year. But in a handful of states, versions of the legislation have existed for decades.

How a team of fearless American women overcame medical skepticism to stop whooping cough, a vicious infectious disease, and save countless lives.

Acknowledging the queer culture of the Harlem Renaissance is essential in order to paint a full picture of the period.

Frances Perkins was the first female Cabinet secretary in U.S. history, paving the way for the record number of women serving in President Biden’s Cabinet.

The authors of a new photography book explain how their project took shape.

What seemed to enrage a former inmate most was the mutual consent of the men he lived with.

A new biography and TV show present Emily Dickinson as a self-aware artist who created a life that defied the limits placed on women.

Colonial Williamsburg has acknowledged to the LGBTQ community that people like them “have always existed.”

Lost letters between Jane Addams and her best friend leave questions for historians,