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Xtra‘s video series highlighting the queer trailblazers and movements that have shaped our history.
In 1981, Toronto police arrested nearly 300 gay men as part of a six-month undercover operation called “Operation Soap”
Claude Cahun’s gender-bending self portraits were ahead of their time—and nearly erased from art history
In 1970, Sir Ian McKellen and James Laurenson made history with a kiss in a filmed production of “Edward II”
The late trailblazer made history when he came out in 2013
The former tennis player broke barriers for trans athletes in 1977. Then she changed her tune
“On Our Backs” filled a void by authentically documenting—and celebrating—lesbian sexuality
Photographer Peter Hujar’s work revelled in eroticism, pain and the thin line between life and death
Photos of beloved organizer Alison Laing show how trans visibility has persisted for decades
From 1916 to 1940, “Urania” imagined a world beyond gender—and documented feminist movements around the globe
Gladys Bentley was a beloved and successful gender outlaw, but the world would ultimately fail her
Director Dorothy Arzner and choreographer Marion Morgan were collaborators and life partners for over 40 years
Radclyffe Hall’s “The Well of Loneliness” was the target of obscenity laws in 1928
Jack Smith’s 1963 film “Flaming Creatures” was deemed legally obscene by the U.S. Supreme Court
Trans Day of Remembrance is a time to honour lost lives—and a stark reminder of how much work there is to be done
Kiss-ins have been used as a nonviolent form of activism since the 1970s
In the mid-20th century, Casa Susanna was a refuge for trans women and crossdressers
The late Miss Major was a pivotal activist and organizer for trans liberation for decades
Glenn Burke made history as the first Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. He’s also credited with inventing the high-five
