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Gay Rights Pioneer Dick Leitsch Whose Famous ‘Sip-In’ Helped Change NYC , Dies at 83
Dick Leitsch, a leading gay rights activist in 1960’s New York, where he helped end police entrapment of gays and…
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The Forgotten Lost – 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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Breitbart.com Endorses Ex-Gay Torture Therapy During Pride Month
In a recent column on the GOP/Tea Party propaganda news site Brietbart.com interviewed Joseph Nicolsi Jr., the son of NARTH…
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Today In Leather PRIDE – June 20th, 1975 : DRUMMER Magazine Hits The Newsstands
June 20, 1975 Drummer Magazine the iconic granddaddy of gay leather magazines hits the streets on June 20th. 1975. Founding editors John H.…
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Counter Own Policy of Separating Families at Border
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to solve the issue of family separation at the border, which his administration…
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Today In Gay History- June 19, 1983: Founder of the Moral Majority Jerry Falwell: “AIDS Is God’s Punishment For Homosexuals.”
June 19, 1983 – In Lynchburg, Virginia, hate-monger Jerry Falwell told his followers that “AIDS is not just God’s punishment…
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Gay State Rep Brian Sims Welcomes Mike Pence to Pennsylvania: Fuck You!
OFFICIAL WELCOME: Vice President Mike Pence let me be the first person to officially welcome you to the City…
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Gay History – June 18, 1992: Daytime Soap One Life To Live Introduces First Gay Teen Character
ABC’s One Life to Live, which debuted in 1968 had many a storylines tackling women’s issues and race, so it…
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The Very Gay and Interesting History of the Almost Lost Tradition of the Sunday Tea Dance
This is one of Back2Stonewall.com’s most popular Gay History posts. We hope that you enjoy revisiting it or…
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Gay History – June 17th: Liberace: ‘I’m NOT Gay!’, Walter Mondale, and NYC Funeral Homes Refuse to Embalm AIDS Victims
June 17th: 1883 – Birth date of Mauritz Stiller, the Finnish film director. Stiller was Greta Garbo’s discoverer, mentor, and…
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