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  2. History of lesbianism - Wikipedia

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    Into the mid-1970s, lesbians around the world were publishing their personal coming out stories, as these came few and far between at the time. In addition to coming out stories, lesbians were publishing biographies of lesbian writers who were misplaced in history, looking for examples of who they were and how their community came to be.

  3. History of lesbianism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly lesbian or gay senator in American history. [356] Another first for lesbians in politics came that year when the first lesbian Super PAC, LPAC, was founded by lesbian Urvashi Vaid to represent the interests of lesbians in the United States, and to campaign on LGBT and women's rights issues.

  4. LGBTQ history - Wikipedia

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    LGBTQ history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love, diverse gender identities, and sexualities in ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer peoples and cultures around the world. What survives after many centuries of persecution—resulting in shame, suppression, and ...

  5. LGBTQ history in the United States - Wikipedia

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    LGBTQ history in the United States consists of the contributions and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, as well as the LGBTQ social movements they have built. [4] [5] Up until the 20th Century, it was uncommon for LGBTQ individuals to live open lives due to persecution and social ostracization.

  6. Lesbian - Wikipedia

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    Before the mid-19th century, [11] the word lesbian referred to any derivative or aspect of Lesbos, including a type of wine. [b] In Algernon Charles Swinburne's 1866 poem "Sapphics", the term lesbian appears twice but capitalized both times after twice mentioning the island of Lesbos, and so could be construed to mean ' from the island of ...

  7. The Lesbian Pride Flag Has Evolved A Lot Over The Years ...

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    Though the creator wasn't a lesbian, the flag's symbolism is rooted in lesbian history and referenced significant lesbian imagery. The labrys is front and center since, in the 1970s, it was a ...

  8. A lesbian archive inside a Brooklyn brownstone has ... - AOL

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    The Lesbian Herstory Archives, the home of an LGBTQ history trove in Brooklyn, New York, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. A lesbian archive inside a Brooklyn brownstone has documented decades ...

  9. Timeline of LGBTQ history - Wikipedia

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    Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. New York, Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-3629-6. Lattas, Judy, "Queer Sovereignty: the Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands", Cosmopolitan Civil Societies journal, UTS September 2009; Miller, Neil (1995). Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present. New ...