History


[Image description: Gay pride marchers with signs that say "love is a human right".] Via Unsplash

Here is the timeline of gay rights history you absolutely should know

Laurie Melchionne
[Image description: Gertrude Stein smiling at the camera on the left, and on the left, Pablo Picasso's portrait of her.] Via Flickr

Gertrude Stein, the queer feminist at the centre of the art movement

Amal Als
[Image description: Christine Jorgensen being awarded Woman of the Year in 1953.] Via nationalww2museum.org

Here is the story of Christian Jorgensen, America’s first transgender G.I.

Laurie Melchionne

[Image Description: Electronic music DJ and producer, Kaytranada posing with the two Grammy Awards he won at the 63rd Grammy Awards. He won for Best Dance Song and Best Dance/Electronic Album.] Via We Rave You

The forgotten queer and Black foundations that built electronic house music

Unathi Nkhoma
"A Quaker's Meeting" by Egbert van Heemskerck (photo of original oil painting, Public Domain).

There’s no better friend than Public Universal Friend

Jamie Saoirse O'Duibhir
An image of Wu Zetian from "An 18th century album of portraits of 86 emperors of China, with Chinese historical notes".

Let me tell you about Wu Zetian, China’s only empress and most hated woman

Neha Merchant

Two portraits of Jahanara Begum side by side.

Jahanara Begum was the princess we should aspire to be

Neha Merchant
A rose gold ring with a large pink gem surrounded by smaller clear gems.

So it looks like rose gold is not the color you think it is

Neha Merchant
Junko Tabei smiling as she climbs Pico Bolivar, a mountain in Venezuela

Junko Tabei, the woman who defied gravity and gender expectations

Simi Segun

A woman sits cross-legged with her smiling toddler outdoors.

Why is Mother’s Day celebrated on different dates throughout the world?

Thira Mohamad
Close-up photo of raisins and dates served in a dish next to a lantern.

The real reason why dates are important during Ramadan… not those dates

Thira Mohamad
Black and white photo of actress Nadira in the film Shree 420. Nadira is wearing a black dress and long necklace with her hair up, holding a cigarette holder, surrounded by people.

The forgotten tale of Indian Jewish actresses who dominated Bollywood

Rebecca Azad