History
This uprising is regarded as the "beginning" of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, despite at least three documented uprisings before it.
The Stonewall Uprisings (NYC)
This state has banned discrimination based on gender identity in youth sports since 2012 (aka trans youth can play on teams that align with their gender identity!)
Massachusetts!
This British TV show launched in 2022 and played several times at BAGLY follows the love story between two classmates.
Heartstopper
This organization, founded in 1980, is a beacon of hope for queer and trans youth.
BAGLY!
This fashion style, often known through its flamboyant and blend of high and popular culture, is popular within queer communities and queer expression.
Camp
Historians are unsure whether these Founding Fathers, now the subjects of a famous musical, were involved platonically or romantically, AKA a "historical romantic friendship."
Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens
This LGBTQ+ sports event, launched in 1982 by Olympic decathlete Dr. Tom Waddell, has held 10 competitions to celebrate queer joy and accomplishments.
The Gay Games
This Canadian actor best known for his performances in Inception and the Umbrella Academy came out as trans in 2020 and has been outspoken about his transition.
Elliot Page
This person was the first LGBTQ+ person elected to a governor's office in the US.
Maura Healey of MA (and Tina Kotek of OR)
While once used to attempt to oppress the LGBTQ+ community, this color of the rainbow has now been reclaimed by the queer community especially when it comes to fashion expression and an expression of queer identity.
This cultural movement of the 1920s spurred Black and queer culture with creatives like Langston Hughs, Gladys Bentley, and Zora Neale Hurston.
The Harlem Renaissance
This 2023 Netflix biopic followed Diana Nyad's journey breaking a world record for...
Swimming 110 miles from Cuba to Florida
This magical agender character from Doctor Who is best known for their use of their magic wand and stunning piano dress.
Maestro
In this year, Boston held its first organized annual Pride Parade. About 300 people attended.
1971
This artistical style, popularized to the mainstream by the likes of David Bowie, is characterized through the use of bending gender norms, intensive use of rock music, and sometimes through the excessive use of glitter.
Glam rock
This formerly enslaved person is considered the Queen of Drag, throwing drag balls with their partner to challenge white Victorian heteronormative beauty standards.
William Dorsey Swann
John Curry, a British athlete, was the first openly gay Olympic Gold Medalist for which winter sport?
Figure skating
Staring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal, this critically acclaimed 2023 film following the relationship of a London man and his neighbor.
All of Us Strangers
This walking tour path follows Boston's queer history, including entertainment establishments, queer rights organizations, public gathering spaces, and LGBTQ-affirming religious sites.
The Boston Equality Trail
This transgender fashion model is best known for her comedic social media posts, appearing in major fashion runways, and being an avid fan of Angelina Jolie.
Alex Consani
This lyricist and playwright wrote your favorite songs in The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, and inspired the queering of many popular characters like Ursula the Sea Witch.
Howard Ashman
He is the first known trans person to hold an Olympic record, although he came out after he obtained the record.
Zdenek Koubek of then-Czechoslovakia
Besides RuPaul, who has been a main judge on RuPaul's Drag Race for every season besides the first two?
Michelle Visage
This LGBTQ+ law clinic started in Boston in 1978, but has since grown into a nationwide firm fighting for issues like discrimination, HIV status, free speech, and ID markers.
GLAD (GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders)
During the Reagan administration, this team of six created this iconic poster for awareness about the AIDS crisis.
Silence=Death/Inverted pink triangle on black