History of LGBT

Activism

Sergey Gortov · 22 July 2026

LGBTQ+ … is it time to add the letter "H"? Why the abbreviation of the main human rights movement continues to grow and what heterosexuals have to do with it

The LGBTQ+ community is often criticized for having names that are too long — sometimes they are ironically referred to as "alphabet soup." However...

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Culture

Sergey Gortov · 30 June 2026

Saint Sebastian: How a Roman Martyr Became a Major Queer Icon in Art History

Usually, when we talk about "gay icons," Madonna, Cher, or Judy Garland come to mind. However, for a long time...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 28 June 2026

How one raid in a New York bar changed the world. We tell you how Stonewall forced doctors and politicians to reconsider their attitude towards homosexuality

On the night of June 28, 1969, an event took place that forever changed the course of the history of the struggle for...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 27 June 2026

The Invention of "Tradition": A Brief History of Homophobia in Russia – From Freedom to Prohibitions

Modern state propaganda in Russia persistently builds a barrier between "us" and "them", opposing certain "traditional values"...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 19 June 2026

"He prefers sodomy to his wife." What "traditional values" really looked like in Russia — and why they were freer than European ones

The history of LGBT people in Russia demonstrates that the traditional values of the past were much more flexible and free than...

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Society

Sergey Gortov · 3 June 2026

"Our lives were happy because we belonged to each other." The story of the secret marriage of three teenagers in a Christian school in the 1920s

Andrew Monteith, Professor of Religious Studies at Elon University, has published a study based on a unique find in the archives...

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Culture

Sergey Gortov · 27 May 2026

"Sex, Clubs and Protest". A book has been published that reconstructs the "unfair" history of queer night: from the discos of the 70s to the fight against AIDS

Mack has published the anthology "Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife" ("Sex, Clubs, Protest: Visualizing Queer Nightlife...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 25 May 2026

Cradle of Liberation: Why Gay Bars Are Not Just About Cocktails, But About Revolution

For many of us, going to a bar is a way to relax after work, flirt or dance...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 12 May 2026

Music critic Barry Walters wrote a history of LGBT culture from 1969 to 2000. We tell you the main things about this book

Music journalist Barry Walters, whose lyrics have been published for decades in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice and The...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 8 May 2026

One Bed for Two: The Story of an African American and a Dane Who Fought to Save Their Love During World War II in Fascist Italy

In 1939, two people met in Paris: a dark-skinned Harvard graduate Reed Peggram and a Danish artist Arne...

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History of LGBT

Sergey Gortov · 30 March 2026

From the Gallows to Equality: How Britain Persecuted and Finally Recognized Queer People Over the Centuries

The history of the British LGBTQ+ community is not a straight line of progress, but a chaotic movement between repression, underground...

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Persons

Siaržuk SDWSK · 24 March 2026

The "invisible billionaire" who turned male erotica and gay sex into a legitimate business. The owner of OnlyFans has died

Leonid Radvinsky, a reclusive billionaire, owner of the adult content platform OnlyFans, died on March 23, 2026 of cancer....

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