Queer History Bot
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Never forget those who set the foundation for our future.
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This bot does not exist to make you feel good. It does not exist to make white cis people smile. It exists to remember the good and the bad, the victories AND the uncomfortable truths of how trans people of color were erased by the same movements they fought for.
Never forget.
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Sarah was jailed for three months at Sayeda Zeinab police station where male agents incited inmates to beat her, and verbally and sexually assault her.
She was arrested at home in front of her family and asked about religion, why she removed her hijab, and if she was a virgin.
She was arrested at home in front of her family and asked about religion, why she removed her hijab, and if she was a virgin.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Sarah was jailed for three months at Sayeda Zeinab police station where male agents incited inmates to beat her, and verbally and sexually assault her.
She was arrested at home in front of her family and asked about religion, why she removed her hijab, and if she was a virgin.
She was arrested at home in front of her family and asked about religion, why she removed her hijab, and if she was a virgin.
In 2015, police blasted Hande Kader with water cannons during Istanbul’s Gay Pride.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
In 2015, police blasted Hande Kader with water cannons during Istanbul’s Gay Pride.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
"I do not want to go to work looking like a man when I know I am not a man."
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"I do not want to go to work looking like a man when I know I am not a man."
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
Marsha and Sylvia formed the Street Transvestite Activist Revolutionaries. The first STAR House was in the back of an abandoned truck; nearly 24 young people called the truck home. Sylvia and Marsha hustled every night to make sure their new family had breakfast each morning.
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Marsha and Sylvia formed the Street Transvestite Activist Revolutionaries. The first STAR House was in the back of an abandoned truck; nearly 24 young people called the truck home. Sylvia and Marsha hustled every night to make sure their new family had breakfast each morning.
After Sylvia Rivera’s half-sister, Sonia, was taken away by her birth father, her grandmother resented Sylvia even more, and she often received beatings from her.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
After Sylvia Rivera’s half-sister, Sonia, was taken away by her birth father, her grandmother resented Sylvia even more, and she often received beatings from her.
On August 12, a body was found in Zekeriyaköy. It was determined that the body, which was burned from the waist down, was Hande Kader's. Since her family didn’t want her body, she was interred in an anonymous cemetery.
Her murder has led to a great deal of protest.
Her murder has led to a great deal of protest.
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
On August 12, a body was found in Zekeriyaköy. It was determined that the body, which was burned from the waist down, was Hande Kader's. Since her family didn’t want her body, she was interred in an anonymous cemetery.
Her murder has led to a great deal of protest.
Her murder has led to a great deal of protest.
(Sylvia) was banned from New York’s Gay & Lesbian Community Center for most of the mid-90s for angrily insisting that they provide housing for homeless queer youth during the frigid winters.
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 AM
(Sylvia) was banned from New York’s Gay & Lesbian Community Center for most of the mid-90s for angrily insisting that they provide housing for homeless queer youth during the frigid winters.
Most hijras' defining characteristic is leaving home to become a part of the hijra community, which removes itself from wider society and teaches its lessons in secret.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Most hijras' defining characteristic is leaving home to become a part of the hijra community, which removes itself from wider society and teaches its lessons in secret.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
As the gay liberation movement became increasingly white, middle class, and cisgender, STAR reminded everyone that transgender and gender non-conforming people deserved equal rights too.
When the organizers of the gay pride parade tried to ban STAR, they showed up anyway.
When the organizers of the gay pride parade tried to ban STAR, they showed up anyway.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
As the gay liberation movement became increasingly white, middle class, and cisgender, STAR reminded everyone that transgender and gender non-conforming people deserved equal rights too.
When the organizers of the gay pride parade tried to ban STAR, they showed up anyway.
When the organizers of the gay pride parade tried to ban STAR, they showed up anyway.
Sylvia Rivera suffered from liver cancer at the end of her life. Before her death — on her deathbed — she negotiated with Matt Foreman and Joe Grabarz, leaders of the Empire State Pride Agenda, to ensure they would be more inclusive of transgender people and issues in the future.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sylvia Rivera suffered from liver cancer at the end of her life. Before her death — on her deathbed — she negotiated with Matt Foreman and Joe Grabarz, leaders of the Empire State Pride Agenda, to ensure they would be more inclusive of transgender people and issues in the future.
"Before I die, I will see our community given the respect we deserve. I’ll be damned if I’m going to my grave without having the respect this community deserves. I want to go to wherever I go with that in my soul and peacefully say I’ve finally overcome"
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Before I die, I will see our community given the respect we deserve. I’ll be damned if I’m going to my grave without having the respect this community deserves. I want to go to wherever I go with that in my soul and peacefully say I’ve finally overcome"
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
The 2nd wave in the MENA region started with organizations explicitly addressing questions of sexual and gender diversity beginning with Lebanon’s Helem in 2004 and Aswat in Palestine.
It's characterized by a growing sense of intersectional politics and anti-imperialism.
It's characterized by a growing sense of intersectional politics and anti-imperialism.
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The 2nd wave in the MENA region started with organizations explicitly addressing questions of sexual and gender diversity beginning with Lebanon’s Helem in 2004 and Aswat in Palestine.
It's characterized by a growing sense of intersectional politics and anti-imperialism.
It's characterized by a growing sense of intersectional politics and anti-imperialism.
The beginning of the sexual rights movement in the Middle East and North Africa began to take shape in the late 1990s and early 2000s, which can be seen in an increased level of politicization and public engagement around issues of gender and sexuality.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The beginning of the sexual rights movement in the Middle East and North Africa began to take shape in the late 1990s and early 2000s, which can be seen in an increased level of politicization and public engagement around issues of gender and sexuality.
galck+ (formerly The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya) is the national Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) umbrella body representing LGBTQ+ voices across Kenya.
The name change was a result of growth and intersectionality in the Kenyan LGBTQ+ movement.
The name change was a result of growth and intersectionality in the Kenyan LGBTQ+ movement.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 AM
galck+ (formerly The Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya) is the national Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) umbrella body representing LGBTQ+ voices across Kenya.
The name change was a result of growth and intersectionality in the Kenyan LGBTQ+ movement.
The name change was a result of growth and intersectionality in the Kenyan LGBTQ+ movement.
Most hijras' defining characteristic is leaving home to become a part of the hijra community, which removes itself from wider society and teaches its lessons in secret.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Most hijras' defining characteristic is leaving home to become a part of the hijra community, which removes itself from wider society and teaches its lessons in secret.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
A young person is initiated by following a guru who will teach the chela (disciple) in the hijra ways of life.
"The gay rights movement was not founded by the gays hanging out at Fire Island. The movement may not want to recall that it was started by gender non-conforming street people of color, but we should not forget our roots, or turn away from them."
- Riki Wilchins
- Riki Wilchins
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"The gay rights movement was not founded by the gays hanging out at Fire Island. The movement may not want to recall that it was started by gender non-conforming street people of color, but we should not forget our roots, or turn away from them."
- Riki Wilchins
- Riki Wilchins
Marsha remained in constant communication with her family and often returned home to Elizabeth in observance of the holidays.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Marsha remained in constant communication with her family and often returned home to Elizabeth in observance of the holidays.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
India's Third Gender Movement | The Zainab Salbi Project Ep. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWICmK37b4
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November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
India's Third Gender Movement | The Zainab Salbi Project Ep. 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWICmK37b4
"I was no one, nobody, from Nowheresville until I became a drag queen. That’s what made me in New York, that’s what made me in New Jersey, that’s what made me in the world."
- Marsha P. Johnson
- Marsha P. Johnson
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"I was no one, nobody, from Nowheresville until I became a drag queen. That’s what made me in New York, that’s what made me in New Jersey, that’s what made me in the world."
- Marsha P. Johnson
- Marsha P. Johnson
In February 2003, Helem activists took part in the global protest against the American invasion of Iraq, raising the pride flag as part of the 10,000-person-strong protest in Beirut.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In February 2003, Helem activists took part in the global protest against the American invasion of Iraq, raising the pride flag as part of the 10,000-person-strong protest in Beirut.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
In February 2003, Helem activists took part in the global protest against the American invasion of Iraq, raising the pride flag as part of the 10,000-person-strong protest in Beirut.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In February 2003, Helem activists took part in the global protest against the American invasion of Iraq, raising the pride flag as part of the 10,000-person-strong protest in Beirut.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
The protest marked the first time on record that a rainbow flag was raised on Arab soil.
"Before the Stonewall I was involved in the Black liberation movement, the peace movement... I just felt that I had the time and I knew that I had to do something. And then when the Stonewall happened (…) I said 'Now it’s time to do my thing for my own people.'"
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
November 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"Before the Stonewall I was involved in the Black liberation movement, the peace movement... I just felt that I had the time and I knew that I had to do something. And then when the Stonewall happened (…) I said 'Now it’s time to do my thing for my own people.'"
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
"Before I die, I will see our community given the respect we deserve. I’ll be damned if I’m going to my grave without having the respect this community deserves. I want to go to wherever I go with that in my soul and peacefully say I’ve finally overcome"
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"Before I die, I will see our community given the respect we deserve. I’ll be damned if I’m going to my grave without having the respect this community deserves. I want to go to wherever I go with that in my soul and peacefully say I’ve finally overcome"
- Sylvia Rivera
- Sylvia Rivera
Paris vigil in memory of Hegazi, 20 June 2020.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Paris vigil in memory of Hegazi, 20 June 2020.
"I think Sylvia’s role in gay history was that she was one of the first people to highlight that our movement needed to be more inclusive of people who did not fit in the mainstream,"
- Carrie Davis, Chief Programs and Policy Officer at New York City’s LGBT Community Center.
- Carrie Davis, Chief Programs and Policy Officer at New York City’s LGBT Community Center.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
"I think Sylvia’s role in gay history was that she was one of the first people to highlight that our movement needed to be more inclusive of people who did not fit in the mainstream,"
- Carrie Davis, Chief Programs and Policy Officer at New York City’s LGBT Community Center.
- Carrie Davis, Chief Programs and Policy Officer at New York City’s LGBT Community Center.