LGBTQ HISTORY

The Lavender Scare: When the U.S. Government Persecuted Employees for Being Gay

During the Lavender Scare, an estimated 10,000 LGBTQ people were pushed out of U.S. government and military positions.

15 Riveting Facts About Alan Turing

More than six decades after his death, Alan Turing’s life remains a point of fascination—even for people who have no interest in his groundbreaking work in computer science.

Protestors blocking the stairs of the National Board of Health and Welfare in 1979. Image Credit: Courtesy RFSL

The Time Swedes Called in Gay to Work in 1979

Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested by calling in sick to work, claiming they felt gay.