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History

Art and porn in Edo period Japan
Opinion

Art and porn in Edo period Japan

Young men get hot and bothered in the ROM’s special collections

By Michael Lyons
Preserving one of Canada’s first LGBT TV shows

Preserving one of Canada’s first LGBT TV shows

Daily Xtra seeks community support to help save Gayblevision archives

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The silent gay witch hunt of 1730
Opinion

The silent gay witch hunt of 1730

It was the worst massacre of homosexual men before the Nazis

By Jeremy Willard
Beautiful, buff Mamluk warriors
Opinion

Beautiful, buff Mamluk warriors

The homosexual military ruling class slaves of Syria and Egypt

By Michael Lyons
Women’s education and love affairs in 19th-century America
Opinion

Women’s education and love affairs in 19th-century America

All-girl colleges meant a new world of independence, possibility and intimate friendships

By Jeremy Willard
Homosexual marriage in 19th-century Africa
History

Homosexual marriage in 19th-century Africa

Shield-bearing Azande boy-wife traditions reveal intriguing way of life

By Michael Lyons
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Lesbian life in the 1930s
History

Lesbian life in the 1930s

Though a difficult choice, some women found ways to live a happy, female friendly existence

By Jeremy Willard
Sodomites, crime and punishment
History

Sodomites, crime and punishment

The story of the first men convicted of homosexual sex between two consenting adults in Canada

By Michael Lyons
Chasing Oscar Wilde to the Windy City
History

Chasing Oscar Wilde to the Windy City

What one gay history nerd got up to on his Christmas vacation

By Jeremy Willard
Lesbian love in historic China
History

Lesbian love in historic China

How women romanced and fucked each other throughout millenniums

By Michael Lyons
Five historical homosexual rulers
History

Five historical homosexual rulers

The power of gay love in high places dates as far back as ancient Greece

By Jeremy Willard
A pharaoh’s nightly wandering
Opinion

A pharaoh’s nightly wandering

Filling in the gaps of an epic love affair between two Egyptian gods

By Michael Lyons
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Homosexual Nazis and The Night of the Long Knives
History

Homosexual Nazis and The Night of the Long Knives

Hitler used homophobia to justify murder and pave the way for further state violence

By Jeremy Willard
How European settlers destroyed two-spirit tradition
Opinion

How European settlers destroyed two-spirit tradition

Colonialists tried to erase what they didn’t understand

By Michael Lyons
Gay love letters
History

Gay love letters

A small collection of noteworthy love letters from historical queers

By Jeremy Willard
One thousand and one Islamic nights
Opinion

One thousand and one Islamic nights

How homosexuality influenced Islamic culture

By Michael Lyons
The story of our struggle
Books

The story of our struggle

The American gay rights movement in one big book

By Scott Dagostino
Cruising controversy, Putin protests and box office bombs
The Daily Package

Cruising controversy, Putin protests and box office bombs

Your Daily Package of newsy and naughty bits from around the world

By Niko Bell
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