19th century in LGBTQ history

provision of the German Criminal Code forbidding homosexual acts, repealed 1994

First organization of a homosexual emancipation movement, founded in Germany in 1897

, also known as Taboo, is a 1999 Japanese film directed by Nagisa Ōshima. Its subject is homosexuality in the Shinsengumi during the bakumatsu period, the end of the samurai era in the mid-19th century. The production was Õshima's final film before his death, thirteen years after Gohatto's premiere.

the cohabitation of two women, independent of financial support from a man

homosexual men

thumb|200px|right|Köçek in Ottoman miniature. The '''' (plural ) was typically a young, male, and physically attractive enslaved dancer (rakkas''), who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire, and was employed as an entertainer.

Discovery in 1889 of male brothel in London

historical meeting place for homosexual men either as a brothel or social club

Koekchuch is an extinct gender identity recorded among the Itelmens of Siberia. These were male assigned at birth individuals who behaved as women did, and were recorded in the late 18th century and early 19th century.

1885 law in the UK

' (also spelled '; ) is a Māori term that is used in a similar way to LGBT. When speaking Māori, LGBT people of any culture are referred to as . In English, a person is a Māori individual who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, Intersex () and/or transgender.

American autobiographer

secret society for homosexuals

United Kingdom legislation

British entertainers and cross-dressers