Looking Back at Pacific Northwest Queer History in October
Take a stroll through Pacific Northwest Queer history in these October issues from Spokane, Portland, and Seattle.
LGBTQ+ History & Lore
185 Years of Gay Cruising: A Brief History
Twenty-three events that outline the evolution of how gay men would seek out casual sex in bathhouses, parks and eventually online. This story was produced in partnership with hankycode, an LGBTQ+ history publication. While it’s widely believed that cruising culture has existed for hundreds of years, the official
Inside Matelotage, The Same-Sex Partnerships Between Colonial-Era Pirates
During the Golden Age of Piracy, some buccaneers engaged in matelotage, a form of civil union. Sometimes these arrangements were purely financial — but often they were affectionate, romantic, or sexual. by Andrew Milne | Edited by John Kuroski Published on All That’s Interesting, https://allthatsinteresting.com/matelotage Pirates have been
