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A public history project that celebrates the broad expanse of queer history and actively seeks to rectify historical erasure. Created by Amanda W. Timpson. https://yesterqueers.com

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · 14d

Hermann Kallenbach was perhaps the single most important figure in Gandhi’s life during his time in South Africa. He has been described as Gandhi’s “white brother” and as his “soulmate,” but was their relationship purely platonic?

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Was Gandhi Bisexual? | Yesterqueers #queerhistory

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · May 17

Professor / Writer / Tattoo Artist / Kinsey Collaborator / Historian Samuel Steward did so much work under so many names that it took decades after his death to piece together the scope of his life.

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Samuel Steward | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · May 16

Emma Stebbins, the artist behind NYC's iconic 'Angel of the Waters' sculpture, described herself as “a soft-shelled crab, forced by circumstances into hard-shelled positions.”

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Emma Stebbins and 'Angel of the Waters' | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 26

#onthisday

Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 24

We've talked about keys, so now let's talk about the hanky code! #queerhistory #hankycode

Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 22

It's not about the carabiners, but about the keys clipped to them. Let's talk about the queer history of displaying keys!

#queerhistory #lesbianhistory #carabiner

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Madame Askew ➡️ Convalescing with cats @madameaskew.bsky.social · Apr 16

I am chuffed as chips that Amanda from @yesterqueers.com is coming to Sip the Tea with me this Saturday, April 19th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) live on YouTube and Twitch

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Sip the Tea with special guest Amanda from Yesterqueers

Saturday, April 19th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 1 PM Eastern (Montreal) I am pleased as punch to welcome Amanda from Yesterqueers to come Sip the Tea with me this Saturday, April 19…

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 16

For Day 16 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're honoring one of the pioneers of the Beat Generation: Jack Kerouac.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: JACK KEROUAC | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 13

For Day 13 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating Arab-American Heritage month by honoring arguably the most accomplished Arab-American writer of the 20th century: ETEL ADNAN.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: ETEL ADNAN | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 11

For Day 11 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating a poet whose 2023 book "Falling Back in Love With Being Human" is required reading for queer people right now: KAI CHENG THOM ( @razorfemme.bsky.social ).

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30 Days of Queer Poets: KAI CHENG THOM | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 10

Day 10 of 30 Days of Queer Poets celebrates the Pakistani-American writer and activist who was the first to publish a collection of gay poems in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan: IFTI NASIM.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: IFTI NASIM | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 9

Day 9 of 30 Days of Queer Poets celebrates a poet whose work was not known while he was alive, but who has since been recognized as one of the most distinguished Greek poets of the 20th century: C.P. Cavafy.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: C.P. CAVAFY | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 8

Don't you hate it when the towel attendants interrupt your fun at the bathhouse?

For Day 8 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating a hedonistic, bisexual poet from the Islamic Golden Age: ABU NUWAS.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: ABU NUWAS | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 8

Day 7 of 30 Days of Queer Poets falls on the first day of Deaf Queer Awareness Week, so today we're celebrating deaf queer poet RAYMOND LUCZAK (@raymondluczak.com).

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30 Days of Queer Poets: RAYMOND LUCZAK | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 6

Today we're celebrating Day 6 of 30 Days of Queer Poets and International Asexuality Day by honoring a poet for whom asexuality and aromanticism are recurring themes in their work: KELLY WEBER.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: KELLY WEBER | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 5

It's Day 5 of 30 Days of Queer Poets and today we're celebrating bisexual and bilingual poet, memoirist, translator, and immigration advocate MARCELO HERNANDEZ CASTILLO.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: MARCELO HERNANDEZ CASTILLO | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 5

Day 4 of 30 Days of Queer Poets celebrates Korean-American poet, essayist, activist, and educator FRANNY CHOI.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: FRANNY CHOI | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 3

For Day 3 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating indigenous poet, screenwriter, and podcaster Tommy Pico.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: TOMMY PICO | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 2

For Day 2 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating Saeed Jones (@theferocity.bsky.social), whose most recent volume of poetry is essential reading for these times.

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30 Days of Queer Poets: SAEED JONES | Yesterqueers #queerhistory

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Apr 1

We’ve made it to April and we all need some joy in our lives, so Amanda is celebrating National Poetry Month with 30 Days of Queer Poets!

Day 1 is Colorado’s Poet Laureate, @andreagibson.bsky.social

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30 Days of Queer Poets | Yesterqueers

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Mar 26

Lesbian war correspondent Evelyn Irons’ daring 40-year career spanned the globe from Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest to the jungles of Guatemala. youtu.be/iX3EhLrBRyw

Evelyn Irons: The Lesbian War Correspondent Who Was First to Reach Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Mar 5

Amanda’s back at E3 Radio for Women’s History Month having conversations with Anna DeShawn about queer women who made history!

The first episode is up today: Lesbian socialite and hero of the French Resistance Isabel Pell. youtu.be/rE5_jen4z20

Meet Isabel Pell: Lesbian Socialite and Hero of the French Resistance

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Mar 1

Wrapping up Black History Month by honoring a brilliant visionary who changed the landscape of modern dance: Alvin Ailey. youtu.be/ZzL99Q5knkU?...

ALVIN AILEY: Dancer, Choreographer, Visionary

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Feb 22

Award-winning journalist Gail Christian was KCET’s first News Director, and the only Black woman News Director in the country at the time.

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Yesterqueers @yesterqueers.com · Feb 14

I love that. 😍