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Sylvia Rivera: A True Drag Queen

Sylvia Rivera: A True Drag Queen

✍️Marrisa Doud | Eva ClarkSylvia Rivera was one of the most active and prominent trans activists during the 1960s and 70s. She frequently spoke out on behalf of transgender and nonbinary people, as well as sex workers, people of color, poor people, and addicts, as she was all of these things

Who Was Marsha P. Johnson?

Who Was Marsha P. Johnson?

✍️Marrisa Doud | Eva Clark> “Darling, I want my gay rights now! I think it’s about time the gay brothers and sisters got their rights, especially the women!” says Marsha P. Johnson, as she watches a Pride Parade stroll by in an old recording. Aside from being the generous queen

Jeanne Córdova: Iconic Lesbian Activist and Proud Butch

Jeanne Córdova: Iconic Lesbian Activist and Proud Butch

✍️Marrisa Doud | Ellie Brown> “That was step one in recognizing my social movement when it came knocking – the persistent noise in your head that tells you that the world’s reality and your own don’t match.” – Lesbian feminist activist Jeanne Córdova in her memoir When We Were Outlaws: A

Colette, Prolific Author and Woman of Letters

Colette, Prolific Author and Woman of Letters

✍️Marrisa Doud | Ellie Brown> “My name is Claudine, I live in Montigny; I was born there in 1884; I shall probably not die there,” is the opening line of one of Sidonie Gabrielle Colette’s most iconic novels, Claudine. Colette was a French novelist who pushed the boundaries of society

The Alan Turing Law

The Alan Turing Law

✍️Marrisa Doud | Ellie BrownHistory is full of notable figures who did the kind of work that shaped the future – take, for example, Alan Turing. Born in London, England in 1912, Turing made major contributions to the mathematical, logistic, and analytic fields, as well as with computer science, cognitive science, and

The History of Drag

The History of Drag

✍️Erin Reilly | Esme AC“Ru-Paul’s Drag Race” [https://www.instagram.com/rupaulsdragrace/] has put a practice from the history of entertainment into the spotlight. However, most people haven’t taken the time to actually look into the rich history of this practice. From theater to simply expressing oneself, here