EditorialAn undated photo of Barbara Love, right, talks about her lesbian relationship with Sidney Abbott, left, during a panel discussion about changing concepts of marriage in 1973. (Christopher E. Jones/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople embrace in front of Cubbyhole, a lesbian bar in the West Village of New York, during a reopening event on April 8, 2021. (Jeanette Spicer/The New York Times)
EditorialCharles Busch, right, and the actor Kendal Sparks during a rehearsal for Busch's newest romp, "The Confession of Lily Dare," in Manhattan, Dec. 18, 2019. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)