Susan Love, Outspoken Lesbian Doctor and Breast Cancer Expert, Dies at 75
Love's innovative ideas on breast cancer detection and treatment will survive.
July 8, 2023
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Honoring the Lesbian Activists of the '90s
A new exhibit in West Hollywood recalls those (seemingly) halycon days.
June 27, 2017
Accomplished Ugandan LGBTQ Activist Renounces Lesbianism
After over a decade of advocating for LGBTQ rights, Val Kelende says she's no longer a lesbian.
August 7, 2018
Phyllis Lyon, Pioneering Lesbian Activist, Dies at 95
Lyon and her longtime partner, Del Martin, had fought for equal rights since the 1950s.
April 9, 2020
Pioneering Lesbian Activist Connie Kurtz Dies at 81
Kurtz was an activist for decades, suing the NYC Board of Education for domestic-partner benefits, cofounding chapters of PFLAG, and advocating for LGBT elders.Â
May 30, 2018
Prominent Church of England Activist Comes Out as Lesbian
Jayne Ozanne says she tried to reconcile her faith and sexuality for years, a process that saw her go through 'conversion therapy' and contemplate suicide.
February 4, 2015
Lesbian Activist Short-listed for Position of Labor Secretary
American Rights at Work founder Mary Beth Maxwell could become America's first openly gay cabinet member if chosen to lead the Department of Labor in Barack Obama's administration. Though candidates including Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius and Michigan congressman David Bonior may be seen as higher-profile candidates, Maxwell has the backing of the Human Rights Campaign -- and fellow short-list candidate Bonior.
December 5, 2008
Longtime Lesbian Activist Achebe Betty Powell Dies at 82
She was involved with several organizations and was part of the first gay and lesbian contingent to have a meeting at the White House.
February 27, 2023
Shatzi Weisberger, Lesbian, Activist, and Death Educator, Dies at 92
Weisberger worked for many causes, and one of her interests was preparing for death in a conscious and positive fashion.
December 19, 2022
WATCH: Dallas County Commissioner Calls Lesbian Activist A Gentleman
The Dallas County Commissioner's Court approved domestic partnership benefits for county employees, but not before a Commissioner incorrectly referred to a lesbian activist as "he."
October 31, 2012
Pioneering Lesbian and Feminist Activist Ivy Bottini Has Died at 94
From her roots in the women's movement of the 1960s through the AIDS epidemic and to advocating for LGBTQ+ elders, Bottini led the way.Â
February 25, 2021
Minnie Bruce Pratt, Lesbian Poet, Essayist, and Activist, Dead at 76
Pratt was a lesbian and feminist who fought oppression in all its forms and was the longtime partner of trans activist Leslie Feinberg.
July 4, 2023
Google Doodle Honors Barbara May Cameron, Lesbian Native American Activist
It would have been the activist's 69th birthday.
May 22, 2023
Men's Rights Activist: Lesbians Are 'Ugly' Women Who Can't Land Men
Misogynist and homophobe "Coach Dave" Daubenmire made his conclusion after a trip to Walmart.
November 28, 2018
Maine Pol Draws Ire for Calling Gun Control Activist 'Skinhead Lesbian'
Leslie Gibson has apologized to Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez, but some still say he should end his state legislative candidacy.
March 14, 2018
