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Gay History – June 10, 1922: Happy Birthday Judy Garland! The Queen of Gay Icons.
Forget Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and yes, (Sorry Matthew Rettenmund of Boy Culture) even Madonna. Judy Garland was and always will…
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PRIDE Month History – June 9: Shipwrecked Sodomite Sailors, Cole Porter, David Hockney, Franco Zeffirelli, and Christine Jorgensen
On June 9, 1989 - The ashes of pioneer transsexual Christine Jorgensen were scattered off Dana Point by her two…
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PRIDE Month + Gay History – June 8: The First Gay Activist Priest, Lambda Rising Bookstore, and So Much More!
LGBT History: June 8, 1923 - Malcolm Boyd (pictured above), was the first openly gay clergyman in a mainstream U.S.…
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Gay History – June 7: Anita Bryant’s “Save Our Children” Dade County Gay Rights Repeal Vote Succeeds + MORE!
1977 - A referendum, in Dade County, Florida forced by fundamentalist Christian Anita Bryant, husband Bob Green and their "Save…
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12 Year Old Beaten Up At Florida School For Wearing Gay PRIDE Flag [WARNING: Sensitive Video]
Leo Hoffman, a 12-year-old is child was beaten up at Seminole Middle School in Largo, Florida last weekend for wearing…
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#PRIDE2021 – “You Make Me Feel” Sylvester – Biography and Videos
Sylvester James, Jr. better known as just Sylvester, was an openly gay disco and soul singer-songwriter. Known for his flamboyant appearance…
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Gay History- June 6, 1671: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Plymouth Colony Makes Gay Sex Punishable By Death
On June 6, 1667, the General Court of Plymouth, Massachusetts added several capital crimes to those listed in the previous…
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PRIDE MONTH + Gay History – June 5: Torch Song Trilogy, Federico Garcia Lorca, The Committee for Homosexual Freedom and MORE!
PRIDE MONTH + Gay History – June 5: Torch Song Trilogy, Federico Garcia Lorca, The Committee for Homosexual Freedom and…
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Gay History – June 4, 1971: Gay Activist Alliance Takes Over the NYC Marriage License Bureau – Rare Videos of the Protest
On June 4, 1971 less than two years after the Stonewall uprising, a group of men and women from the…
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Gay History – June 2: AIDS Tax Introduced in Congress, Bill Clinton Introduces PRIDE Month, and Crimes Against Nature Charges in 2008
June 2, 1983 - US Congressman Lawrence McDonald (D-GA) proposed that a "user-tax" be imposed on people with AIDS to…
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