On the National Mall, a group of women gather, with several banners, before the Equal Rights Amendment March, Washington DC, July 9, 1978. One woman...
Two women wearing "Wife" signs around their necks, smile for the camera, at the 1989 Gay Pride Parade in Greenwich Village, Manhattan commemorating...
American film director Dorothy Arzner and Alfred Gilks, her cinematographer, survey a scene as they stand by a camera on the set of her film, 'Get...
Book cover art to a "pulp" paperback that focused on lesbian or gay love as the subject matter. Artist unknown, 1956
San Francisco, CA-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt is pictured leaving her San Francisco hotel, July 29th, en route to Portland...
Nancy Kulp: Jane Hathaway on The Beverly Hillbillies. If Nancy Kulp hadn't been applauded so wildly during her impulsive show-business debut at the...
View of a demonstrators as they carry a banner that reads 'Lesbianas Liberan Todo' at the NGO Forum during the Fourth World Conference on Women,...
Ex-patriate American author and salon hostess Natalie Clifford Barney wears a cape and stands in front of a Greek-style temple in the garden of her...
Attending the Pan American Day concert are Miss. Lorena Hickok; her friend Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the president; and Secretary of...
Close-up of a couple as they embrace outside the Civic Center during the International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade, San Francisco, California,...
Colorized photo of patrons, a number of whom wear elaborate evening gowns, in a bar in Montmartre, Paris, France, 1927. The original caption contains...
Pauli Murray of New York, the winner of a 1946 Mademoiselle Merit Award for signal achievement in law is shown here. A graduate of Howard University...
Edith Morgan and American poet, playwright, and novelist Mercedes de Acosta , Suffragettes of the Woman Suffrage Party, march during the 'Wake Up...
Caribbean-American writer, poet and activist Audre Lorde lectures students at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Lorde...
Author and cultural critic bell hooks poses for a portrait on December 16, 1996 in New York City, New York.
Texas attorney Barbara Jordan smiles and makes a V sign as she talks on the phone after winning the Democratic nomination to the Texas State Senate,...
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth , the English composer and suffragette who composed the battle song of the women's social and political union and also wrote...
British transgender woman, Roberta Cowell , on the cover of the 13th March 1954 edition of Picture Post magazine. Cowell, a former Spitfire pilot,...
Helen Brearley and Teresa Millward hold hands during their wedding ceremony at Halifax Register Office, the day gay marriage becomes legal on March...
English author Dawn Langley Simmons shows a copy of her book 'Man Into Woman' to her adoptive mother, actress Dame Margaret Rutherford , during the...
Maureen Colquhoun, a British Economist and former Labour MP for Northampton from 1974 to 1979. Maureen Colquhoun was Britain's first openly lesbian...
British fashion model, showgirl and socialite April Ashley pictured at her Pimlico flat. April had gender reassignment surgery in Morocco in 1960 and...
Joe Carstairs, stands amidst her trophies, stuffed fish, leopard skin and weapons plus a pool table, in her museum on her private island, Little...
Linda Bellos, the Leader of Lambeth Council, London, addressing the Labour Party Conference at Blackpool.
Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby , known as the Ladies of Llangollen, dressed in their customary black riding habits and men's top hats, circa 1825....
Group portrait of British band Skunk Anansie. Left to right are bassist Cass , lead singer Skin , guitarist Ace and drummer Mark Richardson in 1995.
Parade through the streets of New York, promoting awareness of lesbian issues. Under a globe, a placard reads: 'We Are Everywhere. Lesbians Unite!'.
Miss May Belfort Welcoming', c.1895, . Portrait of the Irish singer, May Belfort, who lived and worked in Paris. She gained notoriety for her song,...
American Folk and Rock musicians Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, both of the duo Indigo Girls, play acoustic guitars as they perform onstage during the...
Katharina 'Toto' Koopman, the Dutch / Javanese actress, appeared in London Films Production ' The Private Life of Don Juan'.
One Sheet movie poster advertises 'The Watermelon Woman' , a lesbian drama directed by and starring Cheryl Dunye, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996.
Sleater Kinney at Free 2 Fight event of the Riot Grrrl Convention, Carrie Brownstein on guitar at Macondo in East Hollywood on July 28, 1995 in Los...
American cultural anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead sits before a RCA microphone and conducts an interview on United Nations Radio. Dr. Mead, curator...
April 1959: Writer and playwright Lorraine Hansberry poses for a portrait in her apartment at 337 Bleecker Street in April, 1959 in New York City,...
American gay liberation activist Marsha P Johnson and an unidentified woman in facepaint, on 7th Avenue South, between Grove and Christopher streets,...
Sandi Toksvig holds her OBE , after it was presented to her by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales during an Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on...
American revolutionary and educator Angela Davis sits with her head on her hand, shortly after she was fired from her post as philosophy professor at...
And Dream of Sheep" - Ties are strained as Andrew and Carina confront an unforgiving family history. Meanwhile, Teddy and Owen work together on a...
Laverne Cox attends the exclusive premiere event for Lifetime's new show "Glam Masters" with the cast and executive producer at Dirty French on...
Participants display a banner during the Gay Rights March April 25, 1993 in Washington, DC. Over 500,000 gays, lesbians and bisexual activists and...
