LGBTQ History of the U.S.

This is the blog for History 128, LGBTQ History of the U.S., Claremont McKenna College, spring 2019. It is open only to members of the class. Please post items relevant to the themes of our course, and please comment on other posts as well. Check back regularly for updates!

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Tom of Finland House

Last weekend, I went to an art gallery opening at the Tom of Finland House in LA. The house has been around for a long time and has been a...

Family Guy announce that they will not make "gay jokes" anymore

Basically, a show that I have been watching for many years, Family guy, is known for constantly making fun of every minority group in the ...

Thursday, May 9, 2019

A TV Show Tackling the Transgender Experience in High School

This TV show is currently airing in Germany and this season introduced a transgender character played by a transgender actor. I think it doe...

California sex-ed curriculum

Feels related to our discussion about California's inclusion of queer history in the classroom: the state just passed a new sex ed frame...

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Lena Waithe honors black drag queens with Met Gala outfit

This year, the Met Gala-- an annual fundraising gala for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York C...

FAQ: Anti-LGBT Curriculum Laws

https://www.lambdalegal.org/dont-erase-us/faq#Q1 Here is a quick FAQ page from Lamda Legal on anti-LGBT curriculum (so-called "No Pro...

Caster Semenya, "Breathtakingly Butch"

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/11/30/eitheror While reading through coverage of the Caster Semenya case, I was reminded of an old...

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