People march with a large rainbow flag in Reykjavik, Iceland. (Image by Photolibrary / Getty Images Plus)

LGBTQ+ history

Black-and-white historical photograph of Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna standing in a Red Cross nurse uniform alongside surgeon Vera Gedroits as medical personnel assist a patient.

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This lesbian Lithuanian princess went to war with Rasputin – but that's not what she's most famous for. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Vintage black-and-white studio portrait of a seated aristocrat wearing an ornate theatrical costume with a winged headdress

Edwardian

Is Madfabulous based on a true story? The real history of ‘Dancing Marquess’ Henry Cyril Paget

A black‑and‑white photograph of early LGBTQ+ activists standing on a city street in front of a large banner reading “GAY PRIDE” with a white triangle symbol beneath it. Several people face the camera, some holding newspapers or pamphlets. One person holds a sign that says “MARY WHITEHOUSE? HANDS OFF GAY NEWS BUY ONE TODAY.” Tall buildings line the street behind them.

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This sex poem sparked outrage in 1970s Britain – but who triumphed in the courtroom?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A seated person wearing an elaborate costume poses with one hand resting on their face. They wear a large, ornate headdress with wing‑like extensions and pearls, and a richly decorated outfit with detailed embroidery and an eagle motif on the chest.

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"It wasn't very open about its queer connections": the hidden history of the National Trust. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A British government poster highlighting the dangers of Aids, 1987

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Aids: the epidemic that changed Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Sexuality on trial in colonial America. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

American actress Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hayes. (Image by Alamy)

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How Georgian and Victorian same-sex couples co-opted marital traditions and made them their own. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A cup depicting a male couple making love

Roman

The boy that emperor Nero made his ‘wife’: what the tragedy of the castrated Sporus tells us about homosexuality in ancient Rome

Women enjoy life on two wheels in this 1895 photograph. The bicycle was a key part of the image of the ‘New Woman’ (Photo by Glasshouse Images/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Challenging gender in the Victorian Age: the 'masculine' New Woman and 'effeminate' New Man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jason Okundaye (Photo by Damien McFadden)

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Jason Okundaye on the Black gay community and its tensions: “The movement has always been a broad church”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A surprising history of sex between men. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Being Black and gay in postwar Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

James VI and I and his favourites, Robert Carr and George Villiers

Stuart

James VI and I and his favourites: what were their relationships like?

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Stonewall: the 1969 fight for gay rights. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Drag: a British history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Christina, Queen of Sweden

General History

LGBTQ people who changed the world

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin

20th Century

Bayard Rustin: the quiet force behind the March on Washington

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Fight like a man? Masculinity in WW2. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Men kiss in a medieval illumination.

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Are some LGBTQ histories being overlooked?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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My history heroMichelle Gayle chooses James Baldwin. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Oscar Wilde on trial. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Which LGBTQ+ histories get told – and which get overlooked?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Brian Epstein (centre) with the Beatles, who he managed from 1962 until his death in 1967 (Photo by Harry Benson/Getty Images)

20th Century

Brian EpsteinThe brilliant but troubled man behind The Beatles

Photograph of Pauli Murray

20th Century

Pauli MurrayThe Civil Rights and LGBTQ+ icon who fought Jim and Jane Crow

Sat in his Spitfire adorned with Figaro the Cat is decorated Second World War fighter pilot Ian Gleed, who had to hide his homosexuality (Photo by Royal Air Force Official Photographer/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)

Second World War

Hiding in plain sightThe prejudice and tolerance of homosexuality in WW2 armed forces

Two women share a tender moment, c1902

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Q&AHas it ever been a crime to be lesbian in England?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historian Fern Riddell

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15 minutes of fameFern Riddell chooses Charley Wilson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Victorian

Charley WilsonVictorian transgender working-class man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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From bohemian Brighton to military Plymouth: the LGBTQ history of four British cities. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

New Yorkers outside the Stonewall Inn in June 1969.

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Why we should remember…The 1969 raid on the Stonewall Inn. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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