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fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

The queer suffragette known for scandalous affairs, bold protests & writing famous operas - LGBTQ Nation

Ethel Smyth was a prominent suffragette and queer musician who actively participated in the women's voting rights movement in 1910s Britain, including direct action campaigns and imprisonment.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

In Defense of Effeminate Gay Boys

Gender nonconformity in boys is a natural male variation, not an indicator of being female, and conflating the two undermines acceptance of diverse expressions of masculinity.
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fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

This Victorian era teen lesbian love affair ended in murder, consumption... & an opera - Queerty

Alice Mitchell murdered her lover Freda Ward in 1892 Memphis, shocking Victorian society with evidence of a passionate lesbian relationship between two middle-class women.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Unintentionally among the queerest releases of its time': why Calamity Jane is my feelgood movie

Calamity Jane blends musical and western elements, featuring a gender-nonconforming heroine, infectious songs, and regressive, violent colonial undertones.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

'Transphobia and authoritarianism go hand in hand - they must be resisted'

My friend got away but the man chased me down the street punching me on the forehead and kicking me in the back. The reason? A "man [my friend] was wearing a skirt". More than seven years on, I bear no physical scars from the attack but that moment when I locked eyes with that stranger is etched indelibly in my memory. This person had never seen me in his life but still he hated me.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
4 months ago

Leslie Cheung: The 1970s pop star who lived a queer life in plain site - LGBTQ Nation

Cheung was born in 1956, the youngest of ten children in a family that made suits for British businessmen. Fabric, gesture, and presentation were part of his upbringing. After a short stint studying in England, he returned home and entered a TV talent contest in 1977. He didn't win, but his voice - tender, pure, and edged with melancholy - caught the city's ear. By the early 1980s, he was a household name.
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