Thom Higgins is credited for coining the term “gay pride.” He also earned national headlines when he threw a pie in anti-gay ...

Anita Bryant, shown here in May 1977, was once a popular singer in the early 1960s who is now best known as an outspoken opponent of gay rights.

Over more than a decade, Doyle has turned his website, Houston LGBT History, into one of the most comprehensive online ...

Founded in 1978, the Montrose Center and its leader, Avery Belyeu, advocate for a thriving Houston LGBTQ community whose very ...

Tinderbox' author Robert W. Fieseler on moments of loss and recovery for the queer community — and a stolen bronze monument. The memorial plaque honoring the victims of the Up Stairs Lounge arson ...

In 1977, the Houston-born gay rights activist Ray Hill led a pivotal protest against Anita Bryant in Montrose that helped spark Houston’s first Pride events.

Suzanne Pharr’s career as an organizer and so-called “political handywoman” spans over five decades, much of which has been ...

Long before Between The Lines became Michigan's leading LGBTQ+ publication, Metro Detroit had a rich tradition of queer ...