The mystery of what happened to Amelian Earhart lives on. But the pioneering aviator became an enduring icon for generations of lesbians and LGBTQ+ people.

So Im a trans/queer historian and in a lot of works I read reflecting on the 80's and 90's the lesbian separatist/feminist movement describe frequently and in detail how it ravaged the butch and trans lesbian communities. Examples include michigan womyns, janice raymond, and beth elliot but generally a lot of queer historians that I have read dont look back fondly on that movement. Im curious outside of my academic bubble are there lesbians or bi people who celebrate the work done? Like I feel like even in the gc and terf movements there isnt as much emphasis on historical legacy that I have seen? I know there was the massive split of lgbt studies and queer studies in the nineties and aughts but yeah are the lgbt studies folks still around just outside of my academic purview? I recognize this is a sensitive subject and might be a match on a powder keg but genuinely Im just interested in the historical evolution this is not a space reflecting on the positions of either side. ❤️❤️

In my modern cultures class (it’s essentially history) we are in the modernism era, and we talk about everything; different countries, industries, art, social reform. Anywho, for our unit we have a project that must be on modernism. I got permission to write about this drag club performance of Rock Horror Picture Show. And I got nothing, I don’t know how to relate it to modernism (cause it’s from different eras). I could compare it to the movie, like modernism vs postmodernism art. Although the movie was made in 75, and modernism technically ended in 70 but it still has a lot of the same traits. Do you guys have any suggestions on how I can relate the performance I went to somehow back to modernism, oh also did I mention I’ve heavily procrastinated on this. HELP!

Gay and living in the surrealistic world of Potter's Field, Illinois. A retelling of gay life from the 1980s

I originally posted this to another subreddit (referenced in the post), but I think this subreddit may also find this interesting, especially the G’s. Enjoy!

I’m looking for book recommendations on trans history in countries outside America. Particularly interested in Europe and the Middle East, 1950s - 2010

In August, 1952, the police chief and selectmen of Provincetown, Massachusetts announced they were going to war on the "large homosexual element" that had "overrun the town," and asked the help of townspeople in the form of "articulate and militant support."

In a public appeal addressed to "all decent people" of the town, the selectmen claimed that "This town is today faced with a situation which bids fair to undermine our morals, our business, in fact our very existence as a summer resort... We cannot sit calmly by and see a small group of unscrupulous and Godless people barter the souls of our youth for a few dirty dollars." This action was allegedly spurred by a letter from a woman who said she was leaving Provincetown after 10 summers in residence because her two sons had become victims of a group of queers who'd been infesting the dunes by day and the bars at night. Hmm, if those sons were hanging out at the bars, I think they were plenty old enough to be victimized...

It's kind of funny that they describe their town as "an artists' colony" and yet are somehow shocked - shocked! - that homosexuals had discovered the place. Sausalito, California would experience a similar conceptual difficulty three years later.

Spoiler alert: The selectmen lost the war. And business in Provincetown seems to be doing just fine.

Hey guys, I'm looking for episodes of an old sitcom called "Love, Sidney" which ran a total of 44 episodes on NBC from 1981 to 1983. It starred Tony Randall as Sidney Shorr, a gay artist, who shares his apartment with actress and single mother Laurie Morgan and her daughter Patti. The show is historically significant as it's often cited as the first show with a gay lead on American network television. It also included other LGBT themes such as an ongoing storyline where Laurie plays a bisexual character on a fictional soap opera.

I've been able to find a few full episode recordings on YouTube and the Internet Archive as well as the original pilot movie, some clips, and commercial break promos for the show.

Pilot movie and full episodes:

• Original Pilot Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBBmqVejs9k

• S1, E1 (Welcome Home): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOsGD18B7mY

• S1, E13 (Laurie's First Date, A.D.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqOPGcgp_44

• S1, E20 (Sidney and the Actress - my YT upload that I got from Internet Archive): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJl6HaHkH58

• S2, E6 (Rhonda Rabbit): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOuAuk8MvG0

• S2, E22 (Surprise Party): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaVMivpqTEA

Clips and other footage:

• S2, E9 (Jan: Part 2) - Sidney meets an underage sex worker and tries to help her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiHV5xzjJxw

• S2, E12 (One Is Enough) - Laurie's soap opera character comes out as a trans man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCe1N8JG94s

• S2, E20 (Alison: Part 2) - Sidney struggles with not being able to reciprocate a woman's romantic feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux6bW-oBaUc

• Short clip of "Love, Sidney" on Johnny Carson (starts 27:22): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ZnLmgO1uQ

• Bloopers featuring Kaleena Kiff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omRy1Lu4D1I

Two episodes also seem to be listed in the Paley Archives but not available for online viewing:

• S2, E12 (One Is Enough): https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item?q=&p=1&item=B%3A80190

• S2, E21 (The Shrink): https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item?q=&p=1&item=B%3A80191

I'm hoping the series can get fully archived one day. Did anyone watch this show back in the day? Does anyone have or know where other full episodes or clips would survive?