This was a really popular question but I just couldn't get to it right away, so I thought maybe some of you would be interested still:

• What was drag and LGBTQ+ culture like outside of NYC in the 60s-90s?

Fair warning, my answer focuses on the creation of "the lesbian community" (including the exclusions that implied/implies) and lesbian culture in the pivotal 1970s. But LGBTQ+ history is very dominated by studies of cis gay men, so I thought it would be nice to offer at least one of the different perspectives.

Welcome folks to another exemplary edition of the Sunday Digest! Only the finest collection of history threads available this weekend. We’ve got a great line up this week, with some truly fantastic work from flairs and non flairs alike! I’m away next weekend, so next week will be both late and not nearly as big. So enjoy this while you can, and I’m counting on some of you readers/lurkers to post up your favorite threads next Sunday!

As per my usual spiel, don’t forget to check out our regular features, upvote your favorite writers, and have yourself a fantastic week. Particular shout out this week to the diligent folks who’ve been posting links to older answers to help answer threads. I’ve noticed lots of you this last week. Keep it up, and considering trying out for a FAQ Finder flair if you do it regularly.

I love the Tuesday Trivia. This week was all about health and health care.

Looking for some good reading, or perhaps hunting for some sources? Then the Thursday Reading and Recommendation thread is perfect for you.

Check out the bangin’ Friday Free For All, and I want to draw everyones attention to this comment. /u/almost_useless has been hard at work making their extension even better! So if your tired of seeing that high comment count, only to find nothing in thread, you should absolutely check it out and give it a spin.

/u/Klesk_vs_Xaero has a 19 part post in the Saturday Showcase. That’s, that’s just wow man.

That’s it for me this week. See you fine folks in July!

Busy last weekend, but plenty to run through today that means as I play catch-up.

/u/Abrytan answered "What role, if any, did the Russian Navy play in the Bolshevik Revolution?"

/u/amp1212 on "We at least have a basic understanding of what happened to the Mainland United States (the Contiguous 48) during the Great Depression. But how did this period affect the other territories of the United States? Namely, Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands?"

/u/Antiochene answered "What was the difference between the Western European feudal system and Byzantine themes?" and "How did the title of holy roman emperor transition for being awarded by the pope/inherited to an elected office?" and "I’m having a hard time really grasping the feudal system of medieval Europe."

That Georgy Zhukov guy was pretty damn busy too:

• Why did United States coinage frequently feature Native Americans during the period of the American Indian Wars?
• Before 1967 when interracial marriage was illegal in all Southern states, was this prosecuted with different severity depending on whether the groom or the bride was the black partner in the marriage?
• In WW2 how big a problem was sunburn for US troops fighting in the Pacific?
• In Ken Burn's The War, an American WWII Veteran recounts a story of how a captured German POW was very knowledgeable of his small city in Connecticut because before he went to the front, he was "in training for the administration of the territories". What do we know about Nazi plans for America?
• How much history is the English speaking world ‘missing out’ on?
• My History Teacher said that most slave owners were nice to their slaves and some slave owners did see them as family. Is this true?

Not sure about the rules around this but I had a question around the role of the titular counselor and its place in Imperial Russian society. I was hoping some of our Russian area scholars might have an answer. Thanks for any insights!