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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Rose Antonia Maria Valland (1 November 1898 – 18 September 1980) was a French art curator, member of the French Resistance, captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated women in French history.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Sally Ride. Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space in 1982.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Who was the first VERIFIABLE LGBTQ resident of the White House? Rose Cleveland, sister of Grover Cleveland and acting first Lady from 1885-1886.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Remembering Gay 9/11 Heroes Mychal Judge & Mark Bingham 24 years after September 11, mourners remember the lives of Mark Bingham and Mychal Judge, two heroes who lost their lives in the attacks.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Keith Hering 4/4/58-2/16/90 Known for his graffiti pop art on New York subways He produced over 50 public works in hospitals and schools He often addressed LGBTQ+ themes, sex, the AIDS epidemic, and promoted community and visibility for the gay community during a time of great stigma and suffering

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Sally Field's son slams 'hideous bitch' Kim Davis for asking Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage - Entertainment Weekly

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Homosexuality in ancient Greece The most common form of same-sex relationships between elite males in Greece was pederasty. It was a relationship between an older male and an adolescent youth. A boy was considered a "boy" until he was able to grow a full beard. The older man was called erastes.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

The Secret Gay Lives of Historical Figures Leonardo da Vinci is known for his artistic genius and innovative scientific discoveries his personal life has been shrouded in mystery However research suggests that he may have been gay and his sexuality played a significant role in his life and work

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Catherine Duleep Singh: The Nazi-defying Indian royal Openly living in a same-sex relationship in early 20th-century Germany, she later used her privilege, resources and courage to help Jewish families flee Nazism.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Mexico, Central America, and South America: Among Mayans, there was a strong association between ritual and homosexual behavior. Some shamans engaged in homosexual acts with their patients, and priests engaged in ritualized homosexual acts with their gods.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Anne Lister (1791–1840), now known as ‘the first modern lesbian,’ was a wealthy, independent landowner who was renowned in her time for dressing always in black, without bothering to indulge in the feminine frills like the others of her sex.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The men of Renaissance Florence were so renowned for sodomy that "Florenzer" in German meant "sodomite." Indeed, in the late fifteenth century, as many as one in two Florentine men had come to the attention of the authorities for sodomy by the time they were thirty.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Hermaphroditus was the son of Hermes and Aphrodite in Greek mythology. He was born as a boy, and was raised by naiad nymph on Mount Ida. When he reached the age of fifteen, he decided to explore further from his surroundings Source: www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/M...

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Alan Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist logician cryptanalyst philosopher and theoretical biologist He was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science providing a formalisation of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

With threats by the North Dakota Legislature and others to have the Supreme Court ruling legalizing same sex marriage in 2015, how did it initially come to be and what part did Edie Windsor play?

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Sappho (630–570 BCE): Sappho, a poet from the island of Lesbos, is one of the most famous figures associated with same-sex relationships in ancient Greece. While specific details about her personal life are limited, her poetry often expresses love and desire for women.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The Passion of the Cut Sleeve is an Ancient Chinese story depicting homosexual love and desire. Homosexuality is not a new phenomenon or a Western invention. Homosexuality has been present at least since the dawn of civilization.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Todays news is tomorrows history We study the past to learn what was done right and wrong going back thousands of years to recreate successes and not make past mistakes when we can predict the outcome. Know your past and be a part of tomorrows history, visit and support lgbtqworldhistorymuseum.org

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LGBTQ+ History Museum | Palm Springs Museum | LGBTQ+ World History Museum

Immerse yourself in the vibrant heritage of the LGBTQ+ community at our Palm Springs museum. Discover the only museum in the United States dedicated to showcasing 10,000 years of LGBTQ+ history.

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Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Research shows that LGBTQ+ inclusion can drive economic activity. Open For Business’ latest report shows the economic case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Poland: open-for-business.org/poland

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

National Parks Service website for Stonewall National Memorial removed T from LGBTQ Don't be a missing letter don't be erased Know the long proud history of all the letters LGBTQ, trials, triumphs, noteable people, the unknown so important in 2025 Visit and support www.lgbtqworldhistorymuseum.org

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

How LGBT Civil Servants Became Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1950s Denounced, questioned, pressured to resign and even fired, LGBT people were once rooted out of the State Department in what was known as the Lavender Scare.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Homosexuality in Mythology Most ancient religions were polytheistic in nature and had adherents of different beliefs and philosophies. Moral values and concepts of love and sex, as well as good and evil, differed from cultures. In many old religions, mythology is replete with same-sex experiences

Dionysis, God of Wine and ally of the homoerotic

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Setting up for the Palm Springs LGBTQ Info-A-Go-Go 2025. If you’re in the Palm Springs California area stop in and say hi. We are here from 11 - 3

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Visit the museum and learn more at � Info-A-Go-Go 2025: Building a stronger LGBTQ+ community together. � Join us on Saturday, February 1st, from 11am - 3pm, at the Palm Springs Pavilion for a day of connection, empowerment, and collective action.

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INFO-A-GO-GO – The Center

INFO-A-GO-GO is a one-stop-shop for all things LGBTQ+ in the desert.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Over 5000 years ago, the first civilization began to emerge in the fertile region between the Tigris and Euphrates known as Mesopotamia (literally “the land between the rivers”). In this first civilization, known as Sumeria,

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Baron Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian military man hired by George Washington to whip the Continental Army into shape during the Revolutionary War, known for bravery, discipline and grit he brought to the troops. Historians think he was homosexual and served as an openly gay man in the military.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u... DONT let them erase our rights and our history. Help the LGBTQ+ World History Museum show that LGBTQ people have been on earth since the beginning of time, are natural, normal and will always be here.

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Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision

A state legislative committee has advanced a resolution asking that the power to regulate marriage be returned to the states.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

It wasn’t until Europeans took over North America that natives adopted the ideas of gender roles. For Native Americans, there was no set of rules that men and women had to abide by in order to be considered a “normal” member of their tribe.

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

10,000 BCE cave art in Mount Pellegrino, Palermo, Sicily. Same-sex sexual activity appears to have existed throughout human history. Although sexual orientation cannot be preserved directly as part of the archaeological record, depictions of sexual behaviors involving same-sex individuals do exist

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LGBTQ+ World History Museum @lgbtqwhm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Visit the LGBTQ+ World HIstory Museum website, www.LGBTQWorldHistoryMuseum.org Learn about plans for a traveling exhibiton and a permanent home. Learn about 10,000 years of LGBTQ history, rock art in ancient Sicily, global civilizations, to the middle ages, to modern times. Be a part of history.

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LGBTQ+ History Museum | Palm Springs Museum | LGBTQ+ World History Museum

Immerse yourself in the vibrant heritage of the LGBTQ+ community at our Palm Springs museum. Discover the only museum in the United States dedicated to showcasing 10,000 years of LGBTQ+ history.

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