Marielle Franco: Brazilian LGBTQ activist fought for human rights
Marielle Franco was a queer Afro-Latina Brazilian politician and LGBTQ activist who fought for human rights. She was assassinated on March 14, 2018. Franco identified as bisexual. She and her partner, Mônica Tereza Benício, were planning to marry later that year....
Symeon the New Theologian wrote queer spiritual imagery
Symeon the New Theologian was an influential 10th-century monk who used homoerotic imagery to describe human connections with God. His feast day is March 12. He lived in Galatia (modern-day Turkey). Some scholars suggest that he was a eunuch, based on his writings and...
Feminist Forum: International magazine covered women in Japan and the world
“Feminist Forum: Feminism in Japan and the World” was an influential international monthly magazine covering women in politics, culture, religion and language. It was produced in Tokyo from 1979-86 and became a rare source of news on lesbians in Japan. Audrey...
Perpetua and Felicity: Patron saints of same-sex couples, early Christian martyrs and friends to the end
Perpetua and Felicity are 3rd-century North African paired saints who were executed together for their Christian faith. Some consider them lesbian saints or patrons of same-sex couples. Transgender people also draw inspiration from Perpetua because she had a queer...Send an anniversary gift in May
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