"Whom again must I persuade
to lead you back to her love? Who, Sappho,
is doing you wrong?

For if she flees, swiftly she will pursue;
if she refuses gifts, soon she shall give them;
and if she does not love, swiftly she will love
even if she does not wish to.

Come to me again and ease my pain;
Take bitter care from my mind and give me
all I long for. Stand beside me,
#Aphrodite, as my sister in arms."

#Sappho 1

#PrideMonth #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #lesbianHistory #sapphic @antiquidons

From an obit of Dolores Alexander, who opened the feminist restaurant “Mother Courage” with her girlfriend Jill Ward in NYC in 1972 #foodhistory #restaurants #lesbianhistory #lgbtq

"'O why must #Juno, goddess of sweet brides, and why should #Hymen also, favour us when man with woman cannot join in wedlock, but both are brides?'
The other maiden flamed with equal love, and often prayed for Hymen to appear."

#Ovid, Metamorphoses, Iphis and Ianthe

🎨 Stephanie Sonhj:
https://mohtz.tumblr.com/post/151338608261/greek-mythology-the-lovers-part-1-2-prints

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A Swedish documentary called Nelly & Nadine about 2 women who met & fell in love at Ravensbrück, now talking about Natalie Barney's literary salon for women. The Chinese ambassador to Spain's daughter + a French singer later living together in Venezuela.

Nadine Hwang as I recall the name was, Nelly Mousset or Vos. Watch if you can.

#LesbianHistory

"Unsuspected love had filled their hearts with equal longing—but how different! Ianthe waits in confidence and hope the ceremonial as agreed upon, and is quite certain she will wed a man. But Iphis is in love without one hope of passion's ecstasy, the thought of which only increased her flame and she a girl is burnt with passion for another girl!"

Ovid, Metamorphoses, Iphis and Ianthe

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"Tribas of the very tribades, Philaenis,
you rightly call the woman you fuck your girlfriend."

Martial 7.70

tribas, plural tribades: a woman who takes the masculine, active role during sex

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For when I look at you, even for a moment, no speaking
is left in me.
No: my tongue breaks, silently, and thin
fire is racing under my skin
and no sight in my eyes and drumming
fills my ears
and cold sweat holds me and shaking
seizes all of me, and greener than grass
I am. Dead — or almost
so I seem to me.

#Sappho 31, vividly describing her love for another woman.

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Rosyfingered #Selene [the moon]
surpasses all the stars. And her light
stretches over salt sea
equally and flowerdeep fields.

And the beautiful dew is poured out
and roses bloom and frail
chervil and flowering sweetclover.

But she goes back and forth remembering
gentle Atthis and in desire
she bites her tender mind.

#Sappho 96

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Romantic and erotic love between women has always existed. But there is very little source material of women loving women from antiquity. Most surviving texts deal with male desires. However, there are some glimpses into the past lives of sapphic women. Let's get to know them:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/women-loving-in-51960036

Free to read for #PrideMonth ❤️💛💚💙💜
#LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #SapphicHistory #LesbianHistory @antiquidons @histodons @lgbtqbookstodon #sapphic

51 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1972, the National Coalition of Gay Organizations held a Gay Pride rally at Lafayette Park in Washington D.C. This event marked an important moment in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, helping to solidify the community's visibility and strength in fighting for their rights.

#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBTQ #Pride #GayHistory #BiHistory #LesbianHistory #QueerHistory #TransHistory

51 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1972, the Gay Activists Alliance and Gay Liberation Party demonstrated at the Statue of Liberty. I was not able to find more details on the purpose of the demonstration (yet), but the FBI and National Park Service surveilled it leaving this fragment of information to follow.

#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #GayHistory #LesbianHistory #BiHistory #QueerHistory #OTD

69 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1954, the FBI considered paying to attend a Mattachine convention after their informant declined over the expenses. Under J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI was intensely involved in surveilling LGBTQ groups and organizations, an extension of the fear and paranoia that existed in this period known as the Lavender Scare.

#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #GayHistory #BiHistory #LesbianHistory #QueerHistory #OTD

69 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1954, Senator Wiley of Wisconsin reported the public sales and use of the postal service by "One" magazine, a gay publication, to the FBI. Obscenity laws at the time were used against LGBTQ publishers, prohibiting them from using the service for their media. Over the next decade, publishers would fight these laws in courts which would overturn many of these restrictions.

#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #GayHistory #QueerHistory #BiHistory #LesbianHistory #OTD

33 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Hate Crime Statistics Act which requires the Attorney General to collect data on hate crimes. This law was the first in U.S. history to explicitly name lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities.

#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LesbianHistory #GayHistory #BiHistory #QueerHistory #OTD

94 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1929, a U.S. court declared Radcliffe Hall's novel "The Well of Loneliness" not to be obscene. There were numerous attempts by censorship organizations to suppress its publication. The novel, which featured lesbian themes. Historical artifacts like this show victories even in the past as we face an ongoing need to combat censorship and promote free expression for marginalized voices today. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #LGBTQHistory #LesbianHistory #GayHistory #BiHistory #OTD

51 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1972, members of the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) disrupted a ballroom event at a hotel to protest against the handling of LGBTQ stories by the media. During the third intermission, a group of approximately 25 individuals identified themselves as members of the GAA, invaded the ballroom, and began distributing fliers; one member even attempted to take the event mic.

#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #GayHistory #LesbianHistory #BiHistory #Queerstory #QueerHistory

76 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1947, newspapers began publishing clarifications on "blue discharges," a practice that denied GI benefits for veterans, sometimes on discriminatory grounds. Thousands of LGBTQ individuals were given blue discharges, which Congress recognized as a bar to benefits. Let's remember and honor the sacrifices made by LGBTQ+ veterans, and continue to fight for justice and equality for all.

#LGBTQHistory #GayHistory #LesbianHistory #BiHistory #QueerHistory #Queerstory #OTD

On this day in 1953, the Mattachine Society's board unanimously agreed to issuing a statement opposing the Eisenhower policy of firing LGBTQ federal employees as security risks. Part of it states:

"... the new standards can be used to hound and harry not only every homosexual in government and in basic industry, but all his friends, acquaintances, and associates, be they homosexual, homosexually inclined, bi-sexual, or heterosexual."

#LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #OTD #gayhistory #lesbianhistory

162 years ago, #OnThisDay in 1861, twelve people were arrested in New York for taking part in a drag ball, also called a "Macintosh ball" by this paper. The article describes people "dressed in gorgeous style, sporting the most costly silks and satins, and having their hair dressed in curls and other feminine attractions."

#LGBTQHistory #DragHistory #GayHistory #LesbianHistory #OTD #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Finally made it to the "lesbian potlucks" section of my ms, which will occupy a whole paragraph! (That's what you get for researching the same book for 10 years.) Let Tofushu, the goddess of lesbian potlucks, guide my fingers on the keyboard! #lesbianhistory #LGBTQ #foodhistory