Gay History
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March 1950 – The Lavender Scare: McCarthy and Cohn Hunt Homosexuals in the Federal Government
March 1950 - The Lavender Scare: McCarthy and Cohn Hunt Homosexuals in the Federal Government
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GAY HISTORY – March 18, 1986: William F. Buckley, Jr. Proposes Tattooing All “AIDS Carriers” in New York Times Op-Ed
William F. Buckley was an American conservative author, journalist and commentator who founded National Review magazine in 1955. He hosted 1,429…
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Illinois House Approves Bill That LGBT History Be Taught In Schools
The Illinois state House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve a bill to includes historical figures in the LGBT civil…
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Gay History – March 16, 1680: New Hampshire Makes Gay Sex Punishable By Death
Legislators of New Hampshire pass the colony’s first capital laws, copied almost word for word from the Plymouth laws of…
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Gay History – March 10,1958: WABD-NY Hosts First Televised Daytime Discussion With Gay Panelist
While not the first television station to feature a televised panel discussion on “homosexuality” (that honor would go to WRCA…
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March 5, 1933: The Infamous Gay Nightclub The Eldorado Cafe In Berlin Closes As Nazi Gay Persecution Begins – Rare Pictures
The Eldorado Cafe in its long history featured regular performances by the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Claire Waldoff and the…
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Burned at the Stake, Institutionalized, and Sent to Death Camps: A Brief History of Gay Persecution and Oppression
n 17th century Malta, there was harsh prejudice and laws towards those who were found guilty or even spoke openly…
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March 8, 1970: After Stonewall – The Forgotten NYC Snake Pit Bar Raid. 167 Patrons Arrested, 1 Critically Wounded
March 8, 1970: Many people don’t realize it but the raids on gay bars by the New York City Police Department…
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March 10, 1987: ACT UP (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) Is Formed In NYC [VIDEOS]
On March 10, 1987 – ACT UP (The AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was effectively formed at the Lesbian and…
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Gay History – March 10, 1778: First Gay Solider Court Martialed At Valley Forge
Gen. George Washington’s general orders for March 14, 1776 at Valley Forge, PA., included the following description of a court…
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