- 1. Queer Period Pieces Like Abbi Jacobson's "A League Of Their Own" Are A Reminder That LGBTQ Rights Are Still Under Atta
- (TV)
- ... 50s, and 60s government-led attacks on queer and transgender people destroyed lives. Stonewall for instance, was a literal riot with drag and trans legends like Stormé Delarverie and Marsha P. Johnson ...
- Created on 13 October 2022
- 2. Remember: Queer Black Womxn Paved The Way For LGBTQ+ Rights
- (Feminism)
- ... Storme DeLarverie Image via itlmedia on YouTube Storme DeLarverie was the self-proclaimed guardian of lesbians in the Village and, reportedly, the owner of the fist that threw the first punch ...
- Created on 01 June 2020
- 3. India's Supreme Court Revokes Colonial-Era Ban On Gay Se
- (Feminism)
- ... stands with you.’” Image Source: Bangalore Pride parade, Wikimedia Commons/Nick Johnson More From BUST Learn About Stonewall Hero Stormé DeLarverie 7 LGBTQ Artists To Listen To This Pride Month ...
- Created on 06 September 2018
- 4. How Civil Rights Activist Mary McLeod Bethune Revolutionized America
- (Feminism)
- ... F Yeah History and is reprinted here with permission. More from BUST Learn About Stonewall Hero Stormé DeLarverie In Defense Of Pop Culture Adaptations Of History 5 Bad Bitches You've Never Heard ...
- Created on 27 August 2018
- 5. How "Female Python" Carol Cleveland Became A British Comedy Legen
- (TV)
- Carol Cleveland is a face you’ll recognise if you’re a British comedy fan. She’s been in SO many comedy shows and sketches throughout her career, including Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Carol!!! ...
- Created on 20 August 2018
- 6. The Story Of Chavela Vargas, Barrier-Breaking Singer And Queer Icon
- (Music)
- Chavela (born Isabela Vargas Lizano) was a famous Costa Rican singer and was a huge influence on Latin American music from the 1950s to today. She was known for her soulful, intense, and gravelly voice; ...
- Created on 10 August 2018
- 7. How Mae West Turned Her Arrest For Obscenity Into Her Big Break
- (Movies)
- ... Drag debuted. The police stormed Sex, carrying out a mass arrest of Mae and her company before completely shutting the play down. Front page of the New York Daily Mirror BUT those that thought ...
- Created on 06 August 2018
- 8. Why Are We So Awful to Female Historians?
- (Feminism)
- Recently, there has been a spate of female history experts being undermined. First, history nerd and curator extraordinaire Helen Antrobus appeared on BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are. She was there ...
- Created on 23 July 2018
- 9. Learn About Stonewall Hero Stormé DeLarverie
- (Feminism)
- Althought it is no longer Pride month, it is always a good time to champions of LGBTQIA+ rights—so we're today we're telling the story of a stone cold butch babe, Stormé DeLarverie. Stormè working ...
- Created on 13 July 2018
