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Sarah Hegazi was an Egyptian socialist, writer, and lesbian activist. She was arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Egypt for three months after flying a rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in 2017 in Cairo.
December 3, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sarah Hegazi was an Egyptian socialist, writer, and lesbian activist. She was arrested, imprisoned and tortured in Egypt for three months after flying a rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in 2017 in Cairo.
Marsha P. Johnson Monument in Christopher Park (New York City, USA), with the Gay Liberation Monument in the background.
Installed by activists in 2021.
Installed by activists in 2021.
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Marsha P. Johnson Monument in Christopher Park (New York City, USA), with the Gay Liberation Monument in the background.
Installed by activists in 2021.
Installed by activists in 2021.
Marsha never visited home empty-handed, she would bring her nieces and nephews trinkets and flowers for her mother.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Marsha never visited home empty-handed, she would bring her nieces and nephews trinkets and flowers for her mother.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
Sarah Hegazy at a protest in Canada. (Photo courtesy of HuMENA)
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Sarah Hegazy at a protest in Canada. (Photo courtesy of HuMENA)
In the Indian subcontinent, hijra are eunuchs, intersex people, or transgender people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In the Indian subcontinent, hijra are eunuchs, intersex people, or transgender people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
Marsha never visited home empty-handed, she would bring her nieces and nephews trinkets and flowers for her mother.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Marsha never visited home empty-handed, she would bring her nieces and nephews trinkets and flowers for her mother.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
Her family was very dear to Marsha’s heart.
Sylvia's life serves as a testament to the power of resistance, and as a stark reminder that the fight to appear acceptable and palatable to mainstream America adopted by the mainstream gay rights movement is not everyone’s struggle.
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Sylvia's life serves as a testament to the power of resistance, and as a stark reminder that the fight to appear acceptable and palatable to mainstream America adopted by the mainstream gay rights movement is not everyone’s struggle.
Hijra are expected to perform dances, songs, and blessings at both births and weddings of Hindus.
To many Hindus, a hijra's blessings of a baby will confer fertility, prosperity, and long life on the child.
To many Hindus, a hijra's blessings of a baby will confer fertility, prosperity, and long life on the child.
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Hijra are expected to perform dances, songs, and blessings at both births and weddings of Hindus.
To many Hindus, a hijra's blessings of a baby will confer fertility, prosperity, and long life on the child.
To many Hindus, a hijra's blessings of a baby will confer fertility, prosperity, and long life on the child.
Sylvia Rivera (front) and Arthur Bell at gay liberation demonstration (1970)
November 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Sylvia Rivera (front) and Arthur Bell at gay liberation demonstration (1970)
Sarah Hegazi was born in 1989 to an Egyptian conservative middle-class family; she was the eldest of four siblings. She helped her mother take care of her siblings after her father died.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Sarah Hegazi was born in 1989 to an Egyptian conservative middle-class family; she was the eldest of four siblings. She helped her mother take care of her siblings after her father died.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
In the Indian subcontinent, hijra are eunuchs, intersex people, or transgender people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
In the Indian subcontinent, hijra are eunuchs, intersex people, or transgender people who live in communities that follow a kinship system known as guru-chela system.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
Indian society and most hijras consider themselves to be third gender—neither male nor female.
Paris vigil in memory of Hegazi, 20 June 2020.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Paris vigil in memory of Hegazi, 20 June 2020.
In 2015, police blasted Hande Kader with water cannons during Istanbul’s Gay Pride.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
In 2015, police blasted Hande Kader with water cannons during Istanbul’s Gay Pride.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
When the police attempted to disperse the parade, Hande Kader sat down in protest. This action transformed her into the figurehead of the Turkish LGBTI community.
Marsha remained in constant communication with her family and often returned home to Elizabeth in observance of the holidays.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Marsha remained in constant communication with her family and often returned home to Elizabeth in observance of the holidays.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
During her commute home, Marsha would invite wayward people to join her for a hot meal with her family.
Paris vigil in memory of Hegazi, 20 June 2020.
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Paris vigil in memory of Hegazi, 20 June 2020.
Hande Kader was a politically active Turkish transgender woman.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
November 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Hande Kader was a politically active Turkish transgender woman.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
Hande Kader was a politically active Turkish transgender woman.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Hande Kader was a politically active Turkish transgender woman.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
Kader became a figurehead for the LGBT community after being photographed at the forefront of the resistance against police forces suppressing the 2015 Gay Pride event in Istanbul.
"We felt such an empty invitation didn't really mean anything. My instant reaction was, no. You haven't done enough for LGBTQ people. You haven't done enough for women's rights issues. You haven't done enough for racial justice."
- Jennicet Gutiérrez
- Jennicet Gutiérrez
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
"We felt such an empty invitation didn't really mean anything. My instant reaction was, no. You haven't done enough for LGBTQ people. You haven't done enough for women's rights issues. You haven't done enough for racial justice."
- Jennicet Gutiérrez
- Jennicet Gutiérrez
Sarah Hegazi was born in 1989 to an Egyptian conservative middle-class family; she was the eldest of four siblings. She helped her mother take care of her siblings after her father died.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Sarah Hegazi was born in 1989 to an Egyptian conservative middle-class family; she was the eldest of four siblings. She helped her mother take care of her siblings after her father died.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
Hegazi wore the hijab until she came out as a lesbian in 2016.
Sylvia Rivera at a gay rights demonstration, Albany, New York, 1971.
Credit: ©Diana Davies
Credit: ©Diana Davies
November 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Sylvia Rivera at a gay rights demonstration, Albany, New York, 1971.
Credit: ©Diana Davies
Credit: ©Diana Davies
"You get beaten up by your own and that’s what hurts."
Interview with Sylvia Rivera: https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/sylvia-rivera-part-2/
Interview with Sylvia Rivera: https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/sylvia-rivera-part-2/
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"You get beaten up by your own and that’s what hurts."
Interview with Sylvia Rivera: https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/sylvia-rivera-part-2/
Interview with Sylvia Rivera: https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/sylvia-rivera-part-2/
Marsha P. Johnson Monument in Christopher Park (New York City, USA), with the Gay Liberation Monument in the background.
Installed by activists in 2021.
Installed by activists in 2021.
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Marsha P. Johnson Monument in Christopher Park (New York City, USA), with the Gay Liberation Monument in the background.
Installed by activists in 2021.
Installed by activists in 2021.
In an episode that made headlines worldwide, in 2015 Jennicet Gutiérrez interrupted the US president as he spoke, shouting, "President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations!" Obama told her to be quiet or leave.
November 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In an episode that made headlines worldwide, in 2015 Jennicet Gutiérrez interrupted the US president as he spoke, shouting, "President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations!" Obama told her to be quiet or leave.
Hande Kader was born in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa in 1993. She was living in İstanbul and she was working as a sex worker.
She was last seen getting in a customer’s car before her body was found raped, mutilated, and burnt on 12 August 2016.
She was last seen getting in a customer’s car before her body was found raped, mutilated, and burnt on 12 August 2016.
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Hande Kader was born in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa in 1993. She was living in İstanbul and she was working as a sex worker.
She was last seen getting in a customer’s car before her body was found raped, mutilated, and burnt on 12 August 2016.
She was last seen getting in a customer’s car before her body was found raped, mutilated, and burnt on 12 August 2016.
In an episode that made headlines worldwide, in 2015 Jennicet Gutiérrez interrupted the US president as he spoke, shouting, "President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations!" Obama told her to be quiet or leave.
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
In an episode that made headlines worldwide, in 2015 Jennicet Gutiérrez interrupted the US president as he spoke, shouting, "President Obama, release all LGBTQ immigrants from detention and stop all deportations!" Obama told her to be quiet or leave.