LGBTQ History – Page 2 – People's World

‘The Red Raven’: A quartet of crime fiction novels ends in AIDS-era L.A.

December 27, 2021 By Eric A. Gordon

The literary world has lost an important voice that spoke not just to the LGBTQ community but to any reader who loves a good crime story with a redemptive ending. Steve Johnson’s work survives him.

Being Black and gay in the USA: Interview with dancer Diego Mugler

June 29, 2021 By Maicol David Lynch

“I was afraid of being feminine. I just mastered this balancing act at 32 years of age. The things you may hide from some people are the same things that other people will celebrate and love,...

Before Stonewall: Queer liberation’s Communist Party roots

June 24, 2021 By C.J. Atkins

The groundbreaking role of Harry Hay and Mattachine in theorizing gay identity was first lost in the fog of anti-communism and again later under the pressures for queer people to assimilate to the standards and social...