Daughters of Bilitis
The Daughters of Bilitis were the first lesbian rights group in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 1955.
The Daughters of Bilitis were the first lesbian rights group in the United States, founded in San Francisco in 1955.
Alice Austen was a photographer who documented the lively activities of her queer female social circle at the turn of the century in New York City.
German-American LGBTQIA+ rights activist
American basketball player
Heather Purser fought for legalizing same-sex marriage within the Suquamish Tribe.
Soccer star and LGBT+ rights activist
An educator and politician, Cheryl Chow, was an important figure to the Chinese community and the youth around her.
In the late 1980s, photographer Nancy Andrews (b. 1963) began a project to tell the everyday stories of gay and lesbian Americans and their loved ones.
New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas is best known for her elaborate paintings composed of rhinestones, acrylic and enamel. Thomas introduces a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expands common definitions of beauty.
Doctor in the American West who provided care to working-class and poor patients, including birth control information and abortions at a time when both were illegal.