Jack Shoulder
@jackshoulder.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️Co-writer and Co-Curator of @museumbums: https://museumbums.com/book/museum-bums/
Queer history, comics and lots of running.
Queer history, comics and lots of running.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 11 (2016)
#OTD trans pioneer Michael Dillon's autobiography Out of the Ordinary: A Life through Gender and Spiritual Transitions is published posthumously - he completed the manuscript in 1962. He also wrote Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology in 1946.
November 11 (2016)
#OTD trans pioneer Michael Dillon's autobiography Out of the Ordinary: A Life through Gender and Spiritual Transitions is published posthumously - he completed the manuscript in 1962. He also wrote Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology in 1946.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 11 (2016)
#OTD trans pioneer Michael Dillon's autobiography Out of the Ordinary: A Life through Gender and Spiritual Transitions is published posthumously - he completed the manuscript in 1962. He also wrote Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology in 1946.
November 11 (2016)
#OTD trans pioneer Michael Dillon's autobiography Out of the Ordinary: A Life through Gender and Spiritual Transitions is published posthumously - he completed the manuscript in 1962. He also wrote Self: A Study in Ethics and Endocrinology in 1946.
Hadrian's Gate looked very pretty in the sunset this evening. I love exploring Athens with @thehistoryboy.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Hadrian's Gate looked very pretty in the sunset this evening. I love exploring Athens with @thehistoryboy.bsky.social
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 10 (2014)
To commemorate Bangladesh's legal recognition of their gender a year earlier, which enabled the Hijra community to identify themselves as a separate gender in passports and other state papers, the Hijra community hold the first Hijra Pride.
November 10 (2014)
To commemorate Bangladesh's legal recognition of their gender a year earlier, which enabled the Hijra community to identify themselves as a separate gender in passports and other state papers, the Hijra community hold the first Hijra Pride.
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 10 (2014)
To commemorate Bangladesh's legal recognition of their gender a year earlier, which enabled the Hijra community to identify themselves as a separate gender in passports and other state papers, the Hijra community hold the first Hijra Pride.
November 10 (2014)
To commemorate Bangladesh's legal recognition of their gender a year earlier, which enabled the Hijra community to identify themselves as a separate gender in passports and other state papers, the Hijra community hold the first Hijra Pride.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 9
(1928) The Well of Loneliness' trial begins. It came under fire for defending "unnatural practices between women". It wasn't published in England again until 1949.
(1965) Master of camp baroque TV, Ryan Murphy is born. Pose is the jewel in his televisual crown.
November 9
(1928) The Well of Loneliness' trial begins. It came under fire for defending "unnatural practices between women". It wasn't published in England again until 1949.
(1965) Master of camp baroque TV, Ryan Murphy is born. Pose is the jewel in his televisual crown.
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 9
(1928) The Well of Loneliness' trial begins. It came under fire for defending "unnatural practices between women". It wasn't published in England again until 1949.
(1965) Master of camp baroque TV, Ryan Murphy is born. Pose is the jewel in his televisual crown.
November 9
(1928) The Well of Loneliness' trial begins. It came under fire for defending "unnatural practices between women". It wasn't published in England again until 1949.
(1965) Master of camp baroque TV, Ryan Murphy is born. Pose is the jewel in his televisual crown.
I went the distance!
I've been doing all this to raise money for a cause that is so close to my heart: if you can donate please do www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
I've been doing all this to raise money for a cause that is so close to my heart: if you can donate please do www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I went the distance!
I've been doing all this to raise money for a cause that is so close to my heart: if you can donate please do www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
I've been doing all this to raise money for a cause that is so close to my heart: if you can donate please do www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
Brb just getting ready for a little run in actual Marathon with @thehistoryboy.bsky.social and @richwithtea.bsky.social
Here's the all important giving link :)
www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
Here's the all important giving link :)
www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
November 9, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Brb just getting ready for a little run in actual Marathon with @thehistoryboy.bsky.social and @richwithtea.bsky.social
Here's the all important giving link :)
www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
Here's the all important giving link :)
www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...
November 8 (1977)
Harvey Milk, self-dubbed Mayor of Castro Street, was elected City Supervisor of San Francisco #OTD. He was in post for 11 months before he was assassinated.
He introduced a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations, housing, and employment.
Harvey Milk, self-dubbed Mayor of Castro Street, was elected City Supervisor of San Francisco #OTD. He was in post for 11 months before he was assassinated.
He introduced a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations, housing, and employment.
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
November 8 (1977)
Harvey Milk, self-dubbed Mayor of Castro Street, was elected City Supervisor of San Francisco #OTD. He was in post for 11 months before he was assassinated.
He introduced a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations, housing, and employment.
Harvey Milk, self-dubbed Mayor of Castro Street, was elected City Supervisor of San Francisco #OTD. He was in post for 11 months before he was assassinated.
He introduced a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations, housing, and employment.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 7 (1961)
José Julio Sarria enters the race for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the 1st out & proud queer person to run for office.
José was a drag performer and was known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I of San Francisco and later, the Widow Norton.
November 7 (1961)
José Julio Sarria enters the race for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the 1st out & proud queer person to run for office.
José was a drag performer and was known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I of San Francisco and later, the Widow Norton.
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 7 (1961)
José Julio Sarria enters the race for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the 1st out & proud queer person to run for office.
José was a drag performer and was known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I of San Francisco and later, the Widow Norton.
November 7 (1961)
José Julio Sarria enters the race for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the 1st out & proud queer person to run for office.
José was a drag performer and was known as The Grand Mere, Absolute Empress I of San Francisco and later, the Widow Norton.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 6 (1494)
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is born. Known as a fair ruler who brought law and fought corruption, Suleiman can be described as LGBTQIA+.
He admired of Alexander the Great, and bestowed titles and honours on his favourite Pargali Ibrahm Pasha.
November 6 (1494)
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is born. Known as a fair ruler who brought law and fought corruption, Suleiman can be described as LGBTQIA+.
He admired of Alexander the Great, and bestowed titles and honours on his favourite Pargali Ibrahm Pasha.
November 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 6 (1494)
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is born. Known as a fair ruler who brought law and fought corruption, Suleiman can be described as LGBTQIA+.
He admired of Alexander the Great, and bestowed titles and honours on his favourite Pargali Ibrahm Pasha.
November 6 (1494)
Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent is born. Known as a fair ruler who brought law and fought corruption, Suleiman can be described as LGBTQIA+.
He admired of Alexander the Great, and bestowed titles and honours on his favourite Pargali Ibrahm Pasha.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 5 (1605)
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Tonight, across the UK and parts of the commonwealth, fireworks light up the night sky. But why?
Queer monarch James I and VI survives an assassination attempt as Guy Fawkes and other conspirators try to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
November 5 (1605)
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Tonight, across the UK and parts of the commonwealth, fireworks light up the night sky. But why?
Queer monarch James I and VI survives an assassination attempt as Guy Fawkes and other conspirators try to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 5 (1605)
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Tonight, across the UK and parts of the commonwealth, fireworks light up the night sky. But why?
Queer monarch James I and VI survives an assassination attempt as Guy Fawkes and other conspirators try to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
November 5 (1605)
Bang!Bang!Bang!
Tonight, across the UK and parts of the commonwealth, fireworks light up the night sky. But why?
Queer monarch James I and VI survives an assassination attempt as Guy Fawkes and other conspirators try to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 4 (2019)
Listen up! 🎙️🎧
The first episode of the Log Books aired today. The award winning podcast explored the log books from switchboard, the LGBTQIA+ helpline.
Grab a cuppa and give it a listen!
November 4 (2019)
Listen up! 🎙️🎧
The first episode of the Log Books aired today. The award winning podcast explored the log books from switchboard, the LGBTQIA+ helpline.
Grab a cuppa and give it a listen!
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 4 (2019)
Listen up! 🎙️🎧
The first episode of the Log Books aired today. The award winning podcast explored the log books from switchboard, the LGBTQIA+ helpline.
Grab a cuppa and give it a listen!
November 4 (2019)
Listen up! 🎙️🎧
The first episode of the Log Books aired today. The award winning podcast explored the log books from switchboard, the LGBTQIA+ helpline.
Grab a cuppa and give it a listen!
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 3 (1989)
🕵️♂️
Be gay, solve crime!
Caper in the Castro, the first videogame to deal with queer themes gets a review in the Washington Blade.
You can still play this game online, what do today's gaymers make of it?
November 3 (1989)
🕵️♂️
Be gay, solve crime!
Caper in the Castro, the first videogame to deal with queer themes gets a review in the Washington Blade.
You can still play this game online, what do today's gaymers make of it?
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 3 (1989)
🕵️♂️
Be gay, solve crime!
Caper in the Castro, the first videogame to deal with queer themes gets a review in the Washington Blade.
You can still play this game online, what do today's gaymers make of it?
November 3 (1989)
🕵️♂️
Be gay, solve crime!
Caper in the Castro, the first videogame to deal with queer themes gets a review in the Washington Blade.
You can still play this game online, what do today's gaymers make of it?
Better late than never, happy pumpkin season from me and @thehistoryboy.bsky.social 🎃🔥🎃
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Better late than never, happy pumpkin season from me and @thehistoryboy.bsky.social 🎃🔥🎃
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 2 (971)
Mahmud of Ghanzi, an Emperor whose territory included Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India and a lot of Iran was born #OTD.
A great lover of art and poetry, Mahmud is said to have had a relationship with Malik Ayaz (seen below in green. Mahmud is in red).
November 2 (971)
Mahmud of Ghanzi, an Emperor whose territory included Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India and a lot of Iran was born #OTD.
A great lover of art and poetry, Mahmud is said to have had a relationship with Malik Ayaz (seen below in green. Mahmud is in red).
November 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 2 (971)
Mahmud of Ghanzi, an Emperor whose territory included Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India and a lot of Iran was born #OTD.
A great lover of art and poetry, Mahmud is said to have had a relationship with Malik Ayaz (seen below in green. Mahmud is in red).
November 2 (971)
Mahmud of Ghanzi, an Emperor whose territory included Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwest India and a lot of Iran was born #OTD.
A great lover of art and poetry, Mahmud is said to have had a relationship with Malik Ayaz (seen below in green. Mahmud is in red).
PLEASE. Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
November 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
PLEASE. Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
This tree ornament is serving puss.
November 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This tree ornament is serving puss.
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 1 (1512)
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled to the public. Art historian Vasari said "When the chapel was uncovered, people from everywhere [rushed] to see it, and the sight of it alone was sufficient to leave them amazed and speechless."
November 1 (1512)
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled to the public. Art historian Vasari said "When the chapel was uncovered, people from everywhere [rushed] to see it, and the sight of it alone was sufficient to leave them amazed and speechless."
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
November 1 (1512)
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled to the public. Art historian Vasari said "When the chapel was uncovered, people from everywhere [rushed] to see it, and the sight of it alone was sufficient to leave them amazed and speechless."
November 1 (1512)
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled to the public. Art historian Vasari said "When the chapel was uncovered, people from everywhere [rushed] to see it, and the sight of it alone was sufficient to leave them amazed and speechless."
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 31 (1969)
Lee Brewster founded the Queen's Liberation Front (QLF) to advance the rights of "transvestites and drag queens", to use the language of the time.
Notably, some members lobbied politicians in full drag, and they overturned local laws against cross-dressing
October 31 (1969)
Lee Brewster founded the Queen's Liberation Front (QLF) to advance the rights of "transvestites and drag queens", to use the language of the time.
Notably, some members lobbied politicians in full drag, and they overturned local laws against cross-dressing
October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 31 (1969)
Lee Brewster founded the Queen's Liberation Front (QLF) to advance the rights of "transvestites and drag queens", to use the language of the time.
Notably, some members lobbied politicians in full drag, and they overturned local laws against cross-dressing
October 31 (1969)
Lee Brewster founded the Queen's Liberation Front (QLF) to advance the rights of "transvestites and drag queens", to use the language of the time.
Notably, some members lobbied politicians in full drag, and they overturned local laws against cross-dressing
I saw some nice mushrooms today
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I saw some nice mushrooms today
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 30 (130)
While on a cruise down the Nile, Antinous, beloved of Hadrian, mysteriously dies.
Hadrian's grief is immense: he declares Antinous a god, commissions statues made in his likeness and names cities after him.
October 30 (130)
While on a cruise down the Nile, Antinous, beloved of Hadrian, mysteriously dies.
Hadrian's grief is immense: he declares Antinous a god, commissions statues made in his likeness and names cities after him.
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 30 (130)
While on a cruise down the Nile, Antinous, beloved of Hadrian, mysteriously dies.
Hadrian's grief is immense: he declares Antinous a god, commissions statues made in his likeness and names cities after him.
October 30 (130)
While on a cruise down the Nile, Antinous, beloved of Hadrian, mysteriously dies.
Hadrian's grief is immense: he declares Antinous a god, commissions statues made in his likeness and names cities after him.
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 29 (2015)
🧼🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🧼
Annie Wallace makes history as the first trans actor to play a trans character on a major UK soap. You might recognise Annie as Hollyoaks' Sally St. Claire who debuted #otd.
Real life Annie also inspired soap icon Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street.
October 29 (2015)
🧼🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🧼
Annie Wallace makes history as the first trans actor to play a trans character on a major UK soap. You might recognise Annie as Hollyoaks' Sally St. Claire who debuted #otd.
Real life Annie also inspired soap icon Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street.
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 29 (2015)
🧼🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🧼
Annie Wallace makes history as the first trans actor to play a trans character on a major UK soap. You might recognise Annie as Hollyoaks' Sally St. Claire who debuted #otd.
Real life Annie also inspired soap icon Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street.
October 29 (2015)
🧼🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🧼
Annie Wallace makes history as the first trans actor to play a trans character on a major UK soap. You might recognise Annie as Hollyoaks' Sally St. Claire who debuted #otd.
Real life Annie also inspired soap icon Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street.
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 28 (2009)
#OTD President Obama enacts the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crime Prevention Act.
This widens federal hate crime laws to include those motivated by actual or perceived sexuality, gender or ability. It also extended protection to the trans community.
October 28 (2009)
#OTD President Obama enacts the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crime Prevention Act.
This widens federal hate crime laws to include those motivated by actual or perceived sexuality, gender or ability. It also extended protection to the trans community.
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 28 (2009)
#OTD President Obama enacts the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crime Prevention Act.
This widens federal hate crime laws to include those motivated by actual or perceived sexuality, gender or ability. It also extended protection to the trans community.
October 28 (2009)
#OTD President Obama enacts the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr Hate Crime Prevention Act.
This widens federal hate crime laws to include those motivated by actual or perceived sexuality, gender or ability. It also extended protection to the trans community.
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 27 (2021)
#OTD ⚽er Josh Cavallo came out. At the time, no other gay, male player in professional top flight football was publicly out.
"I hope that in sharing who I am, I can show others who identify as LGBTQ+ that they are welcome in the football community."
October 27 (2021)
#OTD ⚽er Josh Cavallo came out. At the time, no other gay, male player in professional top flight football was publicly out.
"I hope that in sharing who I am, I can show others who identify as LGBTQ+ that they are welcome in the football community."
October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 27 (2021)
#OTD ⚽er Josh Cavallo came out. At the time, no other gay, male player in professional top flight football was publicly out.
"I hope that in sharing who I am, I can show others who identify as LGBTQ+ that they are welcome in the football community."
October 27 (2021)
#OTD ⚽er Josh Cavallo came out. At the time, no other gay, male player in professional top flight football was publicly out.
"I hope that in sharing who I am, I can show others who identify as LGBTQ+ that they are welcome in the football community."
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 26 (1996)
#OTD Morgan Holmes and Max Beck of Intersex Society of North America, and allies from other organizations protested the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston.
The protest is remembered today as Intersex Awareness Day. 💛💜💛
October 26 (1996)
#OTD Morgan Holmes and Max Beck of Intersex Society of North America, and allies from other organizations protested the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston.
The protest is remembered today as Intersex Awareness Day. 💛💜💛
October 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#TodayInQueerHistory
October 26 (1996)
#OTD Morgan Holmes and Max Beck of Intersex Society of North America, and allies from other organizations protested the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston.
The protest is remembered today as Intersex Awareness Day. 💛💜💛
October 26 (1996)
#OTD Morgan Holmes and Max Beck of Intersex Society of North America, and allies from other organizations protested the American Academy of Pediatrics conference in Boston.
The protest is remembered today as Intersex Awareness Day. 💛💜💛
Me, as I change the clocks this weekend.
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Me, as I change the clocks this weekend.