#Historian

[gayest-historian]

Creating the Transgender Flag

So today I'll be talking about the history and creation of the trans flag! This will probably be a shorter post but still equally as important of course

The transgender flag was originally created by Monica Helms, a trans woman from America, in 1999. She got the idea from Micheal Page who had created the bisexual flag a year earlier. Helms describes the meaning of each stripe in the flag as:

"The stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender."

- Monica Helms

The original flag (pictured below) was later donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2014 by Helms.

Later on, in 2019, Helms published a book in which she expresses shock that her flag design has been adopted so wholeheartedly by the trans community. I'd like to end off this post with that quote.

The speed with which the flag’s usage spread never fails to surprise me, and every time I see it, or a photo of it, flying above a historic town hall or building I am filled with pride.

- Monica Helms

[meandtheveggies]

back to school 🍎

[historynerdj2]

History memes #36

[cellulardreams]

Boygenius by Joe Calixto

11.30.2018 / The Wiltern / Los Angeles,CA

[thunder-pierogi]

Historian 1: We need to ask you a few questions

Historian 2: We’re from the future, you see. We’re trying to piece together lost media and culture from archived internet data. We were wondering if you could help

Me: Oh, shit. Ok. Wow. Yeah, sure.

Historian 1: Ok then. Let’s start with this film - Goncharov. Our research states that it’s from the mid-1980s, and was directed by Martin Scorsese-

Historian 2: But all we can find of it is various discussion and analysis of it. All copies of the film seem to have been lost over the years. Could you possibly direct us to where we could find one?

Me: Yeah, no, that’s not actually a real film. It’s a meme. It was made up as a commentary of the internet’s- erm- commentary.

Historian 1: Wait, what. Really? So we’ve been on a goose chase this whole time?

Historian 2: Oh, so it’s like that Lock Picking Lawyer.

Me: Oh no he’s a real guy.

Both: WHAT?!

[Hours later]

and there we go folks, now let me do that one more time to show that it wasn’t a fluke

Historian 2: (in awe) Who the hell is this man

Historian 1: (eyes wide) It- it wasn’t a fluke. None of them are flukes.

[panimoonchild]

"This is 1938 but Czechoslovakia has chosen to fight. If Ukrainians give up or if we give up Ukraine, then we are in 1939" - said Timothy Snyder

What a wise and beautiful man. There will never be enough words to Ukrainian thank you.

Don't be indifferent. Make Russia pay. Please hear our cry out to the world, keep spreading our voices, and donate to our army and combat medics (savelife.in.ua, prytulafoundation.org, Serhii Sternenko, hospitallers.life, ptahy.vidchui.org, and u24.gov.ua).

[imbalancesokka]

always an angel never a god 🦷🦷🦷

[lezarus]

[yourdailyqueer]

G. Samantha Rosenthal

Gender: Transgender woman (she/they)

Sexuality: Queer

DOB: 24 January 1983

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Nationality: American

Occupation: Historian, writer, activist, professor

[f1ght-me]

angelic sunshine☀️

[bizarreauhavre]

Eva Palmer-Sikelianos, 1907.

[brandyschillace]

Can I just say, being a historian is a weird thing just this minute

[someoctober]

what happened to the charm of a small town?

[cellulardreams]

dreamy Lucy Dacus shot by David Lee

[creaturecannibal]

my favourite red & black album covers

bat for lashes - lost girls // fiona apple - when the pawn // interpol - turn on the bright lights // radiohead - amnesiac // lucy dacus - historian // beck - true love will find you in the end // mitski - laurel hell // car seat headrest - commit yourself completely // tv girl - french exit