queer data
(Data) Visualizing the Lesbian Herstory Archives
On archival materials and uteri as backup gear and primary materials, and what comes from drinking a tea for a year in the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
queerspaces
academic
My "First" Queer Data
The kids today are super into the concept of queer data. Nerdy LGBTQ+ youth and middle-aged folks keep saying to me, "Have you read this Queer Data book? It's awesome." And then a month later, "Oho! Did you know they reference you?" I did
whiteness
We Never Left Laramie: White LGBTQ Consciousness
Some thoughts on the queerness and whiteness of leftist protests.
1940s
"The Gender of Desire: Joan Nestle’s Last Interview"
Not long after we popped on our screens to record together, Joan Nestleannounced, "I'm 84. I'm very tired. This will be my last interview with you all today." I couldn't breathe.
OurDykeHistories
"Queer Pulp, Dark Bars & the Police State, 1940s-1960s"
Along with a lush photo spread of some queer highlights, awfulness, and delicious everyday life from the 1940s-1960s, enjoy a deep dive into NYC queer history with Joan Nestle, Hugh Ryan, and Alix Genter.
bispaces
It's Closed Now: Our Decades-Long Fixation with Lost Dykedom
A meditation on the it's-closed-now rhetoric of lezbiqueertrans spaces--why it's true and how it traps anyone wanting to build a better world.
1920s
Why Did U.S. Lesbian Bars Start in the 1930s?
On dykes and the mafia: a tale of the Prohibition sex tourism, racialized racist tourism, policing, graft, and desire.
1920s
"When Paris and Berlin Were Dyke Bars*"
Enjoy the detailed transcript of the second episode of my Our Dyke Histories podcast.
OurDykeHistories
"1920s & 1930s: The LezQueer World before Bars"
My podcast with Sinister Wisdom, Our Dyke Histories has launched! I'm sharing the transcript from the first 1920s-1930s episode with some images to bring it to life even further.
dykebars
Is 1928's Café Dorian Gray Actually Cubbyhole 2025?!
I'm enamored with Café Dorian Gray in 1928 Berlin – maybe because I've been to its twin(!), none other than the renowned Cubbyhole in 2025. Yes, really.
academic
Why We Need(ed) a Gender, Sexuality, & Space Reading List
There are nearly 1,000 citations in here. As I said, I am *very* passionate about citations. Proof of life means so much to queers and transes, especially through records that we exist.
dykebars
"My Lesbian Bar"
One of the first things my partner Rachel said to me was, "My lesbian bar was a babyfeeding café in Boston 2014-2015." And I've been thinking how I didn't bat an eye.