This Day in Gay: Skaters, Singers, and Smithsonian Artifacts
September 7 has given birth to icons, taken them away, and put their artifacts under glass at the Smithsonian. It's a day of arrivals...
This Day in Gay: August 24, When Queer History Refused to Behave
August 24 is doing a lot. It gives us Marsha P. Johnson’s birthday, marks the death of Bayard Rustin, and celebrates the arrival of...
This Day in Gay: August 3 and the Queer Fight to Own the Story
August 3 is one of those dates that refuses to behave like a tidy timeline. It gives us a trans wrestling pioneer, a bedroom...
This Day in Gay: July 27
Some dates whisper through history. July 27 grabs the mic.
If you’re looking for a single day on the calendar that captures the full arc...
This Day in Gay: July 20
Happy Monday, gentlemen. If you’re sitting at your desk, nurse-drinking an iced matcha and pretending to analyze spreadsheets, let’s take a quick break. While...
Remembering Barney Frank
Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the...
This Day in Gay: Elton John
Happy 79th Birthday to Captain Fantastic himself, Sir Elton John. The (self-proclamed) world’s most famous homosexual continues to perform, write, and work at...
This Day in Gay: Steve Grand
Happy Birthday to actor/model/musician/entrepreneur Steve Grand.
With the release of his first album, All American Boy, in 2015, Steve Grand broke the mold for the traditional...
This Day in Gay: Cesar Romero
Cesar Romero was an American actor. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost 60 years. His wide range of screen roles...
This Day in Gay: Grant Wood
GRANT WOOD was an American painter, born on this date (d. 1942) best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest, particularly American Gothic, which has become an...
