Here is the article I found on the life and work of Nancy Valverde for anyone interested! It was written by Caitlin Hernandez, a queer Latine journalist. You can find more of their work through their profile on LAist (the website linked) or their profile on Twitter/X @ caitlinherdez

Photos of Nancy Valverde, a Chicana gender nonconforming lesbian who was routinely arrested for violating L.A.’s cross-dressing ban throughout the 50s and has been credited as helping overturn the ban. Valverde died at the age of 92 in March of 2024.

personal/blog update post:

I’m sorry I haven’t posted in so long, wonderful people! My first year of college is coming to a close in a month and it’s been a pretty intense semester! I am taking some classes this summer but I think I will have more time to dedicate to this blog now. I love updating when I can and appreciate all of you for supporting this project <3

Photos of Nancy Valverde, a Chicana gender nonconforming lesbian who was routinely arrested for violating L.A.’s cross-dressing ban throughout the 50s and has been credited as helping overturn the ban. Valverde died at the age of 92 in March of 2024.

Charlotte Cushman, 19th century Shakespearien actress, and her partner, writer Matilda Hays

Life partners Lori Sheffer (left) and Daria Pascale (right) at the 1993 March on Washington. Lori posts content about the couple on her TikTok account @IAMShamanicMedium. They have now been together for 35 years.

Lesbian couple (1972), photographed by Kay Tobin at the National Student Association in Washington, D.C., Summer of 1972

Sandi Toksvig (television presenter, comedian, and political activist) and her wife Peta Stewart with their newborn daughter, Jesse, in 1988

great addition thank you!

Tove Jansson (right), creator of Moomin, and her life partner Tuulikki Pietilä (left), an accomplished Finnish artist

fun fact for the Moomin fans out there: the character Too-Ticky was inspired by Tuulikki, who Tove called Tooti. Too-Ticky appears in the sixth Moomin book, Moominland Winter.

Tove Jansson (right), creator of Moomin, and her life partner Tuulikki Pietilä (left), an accomplished Finnish artist

Tove Jansson (right), creator of Moomin, and her life partner Tuulikki Pietilä (left), an accomplished Finnish artist

back cover of a 1993 volume of the Bay area magazine Aché, a “journal for lesbians of African descent”, featuring artwork by Jackie Hill

for ppl commenting on me censoring the word dykes in the original post (@decaffeinatedfoxchild , @ang3l-t33th) I had a post deleted off a different site for including the word. I wasn’t sure if it was allowed on tumblr. Not trying to erase/misrepresent anything!

there’s dykes in Oklahoma too! (1972)

there’s dykes in Oklahoma too! (1972)

lesbians over 60, photographs by elana freedom, published in common lives/lesbian lives no. 15/16, june 1985

Bonnie and Laura lie on the grass and embrace at the Civic Center during the International Lesbian & Gay Freedom Day Parade, June 15, 1985

Lesbian couple Gloria and Charmaine, 1979 as photographed by JEB

signs at the Heritage of Pride Parade, New York City, June 24, 1984