Vintage pride

Like most civil rights movements in the U.S., the gay rights movement began much earlier than popular histories tell us, dating at least as far back the early 1950s with the founding of the Mattachine Society. Named after medieval bards who wandered around challenging injustices, the society had some impressive early success, then fractured over … Continue reading "How the First Pride Parades Radicalized the Gay Rights Movement in the 1970s"

These photos highlight the evolution of LGBTQ Pride over decades.

To celebrate Pride month, we explore the major events and cultural milestones from the last 70 years of LGBTQ+ history

Here's what New York City looked like during the 70s, one of the city's most tumultuous decades.

From the earliest Pride marches to the ongoing fight for trans rights.

"GAY ME. WE ARE YOUR SISTERS DAUGHTERS FRIENDS TEACHERS MOTHERS NEIGHBORS," Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade, New York City, June 1971. Photo © Charles Gatewood. #lgbthistory...

Striking shots of Pride parades from the 70s, 80s and 90s.