Sexuality and Biological Determinism, 1995, by Jonathan Ned Katz

Two 1995 letters to the editor by OutHistory founder Jonathan Ned Katz.

Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson, 1846-1918, by Jonathan Ned Katz

An essay, originally published in The Advocate in 1989, about U.S. President Grover Cleveland's sister Rose and her partner.

Revolution: American Colonial Settlers Make a New Nation, 1775-1860, Jonathan Ned Katz

Links for exhibits on Alexander Hamilton/John Laurens and Moreau de Saint Méry, along with profiles of Frederick von Steuben and Deborah Sampson, published originally on OutHistory in 2020.

Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] Celebrates the Contributions of All LGBTQ+ Black Americans in U.S. history, February 26, 2021, by Barbara Lee

A resolution introduced by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Black History Month in February 2021.

Barbara Lee

Religion and Homosexuality in the United States, by John D'Emilio and His Students

An essay by historian John D'Emilio, "On Teaching Religion and Homosexuality in the U.S.," and six chronologies on religion and homosexuality in the United States. First published on OutHistory in December 2014; updated in August 2026.

Queering African American History: A Bibliography, by Kevin J. Mumford

OutHistory is grateful to historian Kevin J. Mumford for creating this bibliography, and for research assistance he sends special thanks to Olivia Hagedorn, a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign. First…

Queer Workers I Have Known, June 16, 2020, by Anne Balay

An essay by a queer labor historian.

Queer History of Colleges and Universities

A collection of links to OutHistory projects and other materials on LGBT history in higher education, along with a timeline on Columbia University and a bibliography of sources. First published on OutHistory in 2021.

Proud to be Working Class and Queer in 2020, by Anne Balay

Pride month opens in 2020 at a moment of crisis for the USA and for its unions.

Poems by Jonathan Ned Katz

A series of poems written by OutHistory's founder over many years. Published originally in 2023.

Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020): Feminist Lesbian Icon, Human and Civil Rights Advocate, Friend, Mentor, by Marcia Gallo

A historian recalls the life of an early lesbian activist. First published on OutHistory in 2020.

Patricia Highsmith/Jonathan Ned Katz Correspondence, 1980

In June 1980, OutHistory founder Jonathan Ned Katz wrote to Patricia Highsmith, asking her about her book The Price of Salt (1952), perhaps the first novel about lesbians that ended happily. This exhibit, first published on OutHistory in 2019,…

Neil Derrick (1931-2018), by Edward Field

An introduction, by his long-time partner, to the life and work of a gay writer who specialized in "soft-porn." Born in Visalia, California, raised in Exeter, California, and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Derrick…

My Beloved Friend Carol Joyce (1926-2020), by Jonathan Ned Katz

Forced by the coronavirus pandemic to vacate the safe-house she occupied with her husband, Bob, Carol Joyce moved with him and a beloved cousin, Isabel Soffer, to Soffer’s country home. There, Carol, who had withdrawn in old age into herself, was…

Adam Badeau (1831-1895): Civil War Officer and Presidential Biographer

This exhibit features notes from an anonymous OutHistory contributor about a Civil War officer and biographer of U.S. President Ulysses Grant.

Adam Badeau

Marc Stein, c. 1994

Discriminating Sex: White Leisure and the Making of the American "Oriental"

[ID: The cover of Discriminating Sex: White Leisure and the Making of the American “Oriental” by Amy Sueyoshi. The cover features an illustration of three Japanese women in kimonos holding hands with one another as they spin in a circle. The color of…

Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards: The Life of a Wartime Celebrity

[ID: The cover of Doctor Mom Chung of the Fair-Haired Bastards: The Life of a Wartime Celebrity by Judy Tzu-Chun Wu. The cover shows a monochrome sienna colored photograph of Dr. Margaret Chung, a Chinese American woman wearing a hat, floppy bow tie,…