The UK celebrates LGBT History Month in February, so I went to check it out. Between speaking at three locations in Manchester and Leeds, I got to see so many LGBT history sites and projects. Here are the photos and videos from Quist’s February 2015 England trip. First stop: The village of Wilmslow, outside of
Quist is proud to announce the receipt of a $25,000 grant from the Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and throughout nature. “These funds will help us carry out our mission even more effectively and more broadly,” said Sarah Prager, Quist’s director. “We will be able instill the importance of
We’ve heard you – Sometimes the stories in Quist aren’t long enough or even have mistakes. New intern to the rescue! Adriana is going to edit our whole database. Aud and Mariano are also continuing their internships with their important work. (Interns are accepted on a rolling basis, so reach out if you’re interested.) Meet
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Chicago is an incredible place for queer history studies. I’m hard-pressed to think of a city in the world with more tributes, libraries, and museums dedicated to it. I was in town to speak at the Illinois Institute of Technology on tech’s quistory and I made a whirlwind day of it, visiting three different locations
Of course I have to start this series in San Francisco! How did it get to be a queer mecca? During World War II, thousands of soldiers were processed out of the San Francisco port for being homosexual and many ended up settling there. This was under a flurry of “blue discharges” – neither honorable
Which new feature would you rather have for your Quist app? QUIZZES – Each user could take quizzes about LGBTQ history and share their scores with social media BADGES – Each user could earn badges and level up for reading more, clicking more, sharing more, etc BOTH – I am equally interested in both of
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Learning queer history with Quist to know where we’ve come from is awesome. Taking that knowledge and building on it for the future is fabulous. Your future as a LGBTQ person is the future of our movement. So My2024 is asking you: What do you think our lives might be like in the year 2024? October
I can’t overstate how thrilled I am to have these two people on the Quist team. Name: Mariano Ruiz Quist Role: Outreach Intern Age: 27 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina LGBTQA Identity: Gay What He Does: I’m an enthusiastic 27-year-old activist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. As an International foreign policy student, I have been working with