The timeline and evolution of LGBTQ+ culture, politics, and movements. It accounts for significant events, people, and literature that shape the LGBTQ+ community's identity and narrative.
Stonewall riots: This was a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ+ community in response to a police raid that took place in June 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan, NYC.
LGBTQ+ activism: The history of LGBTQ+ activism covers a range of social, political, and cultural movements that have sought to win recognition and rights for marginalized sexual and gender identity groups.
HIV/AIDS crisis: In the early 1980s, the HIV/AIDS epidemic emerged as a significant public health crisis, which affected the LGBTQ+ community disproportionately.
Queer rights movements in history: A review of movements that fought for the rights of LGBTQ+ communities and the challenges they overcame.
Queer literature: Studies of various iconic queer literary figures, their works and how they shaped the discourse around LGBTQ+ representation in literature.
Queer cinema/film studies: Exploring various queer cinema/film and how they tackled themes of LGBTQ+ issues.
Gender and Sexuality: Exploring gender and sexual identity, how it intersects in culture, representation in media and history.
Trans representation: This topic seeks to explore trans representation in art, media and literature, and the experience of the trans community in society.
Historical erasure: Discussing how narratives are formed and what is left out, and how that has affected and skewed the historical representation of LGBTQ+ communities.
Coming out stories: Listening to LGBTQ+ people tell their stories regarding when they came out or how they navigated their different sexual and gender identities, and exploring themes that have emerged across stories.
Gay and Lesbian History: This type of LGBTQ+ history focuses on the experiences of homosexuals, specifically gay and lesbians.
Transgender History: This type of LGBTQ+ history focuses on the experiences of transgender individuals.
Bisexual History: This type of LGBTQ+ history focuses on the experiences of individuals who are attracted to both men and women.
Queer History: This type of LGBTQ+ history is more inclusive and focuses on the LGBTQ+ community as a whole.
Lesbian Feminist History: This type of LGBTQ+ history focuses on the intersection of lesbian identity and feminist activism.
AIDS History: This type of LGBTQ+ history focuses on the LGBT community's response to the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s.
Queer of Color History: This type of LGBTQ+ history focuses on the experiences of individuals who are both LGBTQ+ and people of color.