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#PRIDE2021 – June 28, 1969: The True and Unadulterated History of the Stonewall Riots
In 1969 the world was a very different place. The Vietnam war was in full swing and its bloody images…
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Gay History – June 24, 1973: The UpStairs Lounge Fire In New Orleans Kills 32 – VIDEO
48 years ago on June 24th, 1973 the final day of Pride Weekend, thirty-two lives were lost when an arsonist…
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PRIDE MONTH: Celebrating Tommy Gene Brown “The Waco Bride”
April 12, 1953: A well-planned raid early Sunday morning broke up a statewide “homosexual convention” while a mock wedding was…
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Ye Olde Gay History – June 23, 1629: Five “Beastly Sodomitical Boys” Busted By Puritan Preacher On His Way To Salem
June 23, 1629The Rev. Francis Higginson, a preacher with a Puritan bent in the Church of England, left his parish…
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Forgotten Gay Sites NYC: The Cock Ring and The Hotel Christopher – – 180 Christopher Street
The once infamous Cock Ring and Hotel Christopher was located at 180 Christopher Street at West Street on the SE…
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Gay History – June 21, 1977: The Brutal Murder Of Robert Hillsborough Rocks San Francisco and the Nation
A brutal murder that took place over 40 years ago in San Francisco shocked and catalyzed that city’s gay community…
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Gay History – 1919: The First Gay Movie Was Made Over 100 Years Ago – “Different From The Others” [Video]
Made in 1919 Different From The Others was a 90 minute film centered around a famous violinist and his male student.…
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June 20, 1980 – The Biggest Gay History Day Since Stonewall: “Can’t Stop The Music” Opens Starring Bruce Jenner and The Village People!
Forty years ago on June 20, 1980 the absolutely GAYEST, non-gay movie musical comedy ever: a movie so bad it may have…
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1 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured As Car Slams Into Wilton Manor’s Pride Parade
1 person is dead and 1 person has been seriously injured after a driver slammed into spectators Saturday evening at…
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Congressional Democrats Push for US Apology To “Hundreds Of Thousands” Fired LGBT Federal Workers
LGBT civil servants and service members were systematically fired or forced to resign due to their sexual orientation or gender…
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