Gay History
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Gay History: December 5 -The 1600’s: Irish Bishop Busted for Buggery and the Lusty Lesbians of The New World
December 5, 1640 - The good bishop of Waterford and Lismore of the Church of Ireland Bishop John Atherton was one of the…
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World AIDS Day – WATCH: “Longtime Companion” (1989) The First Theatrical Wide Release Movie About the AIDS Crisis
No movie could capture the true horror of those years and what gay men faced in major cities. But Longtime…
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World AIDS Day 2019 – Remembering Those We Lost: The AIDS Memorial Quilt
In June of 1987, a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they…
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Gay History – WATCH Bette Midler’s Final Performance At The Continental Baths in NYC (1971) – Video
In the late 1960's Steve Ostrow opened the Continental Baths in the basement of the landmark Ansonia Hotel, which at…
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Gay History – November 30, 1642: Capt. Richard Cornish Becomes the First Person Sentenced and Hanged for Sodomy in America
Gay History - November 30, 1642: Richard Cornish, also known as Richard Williams, an English ship captain is reported to…
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Gay History – November 29, 1990: G.H.W. Bush Signs Immigration Bill Ending “Homosexuals and Other Sex Perverts” Ban
LGBT History: November 29, 1990 - President George H.W. Bush signed the overhauled immigration bill into law, gay people, for…
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Gay History – November 26, 1939: Happy Birthday Wayland Flowers and Madam (VIDEOS)
The thing about puppets is that they get to say and do things that ordinary people aren’t allowed to do.…
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In Memoriam: November 27, 1978: Harvey Milk Assassinated In San Francisco
41 years ago today at 11 am on a beautiful Monday morning in 1978, San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and…
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Gay History – November 17, 1998: John Lawrence Arrested In His Home For Having Gay Sex, Lawrence vs. Texas Begins
In 1960 every state in America had an anti-sodomy law on its books. In 1961, the American Law Institute's Model…
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Gay History – November 16, 1979: “BENT” Written by Martin Sherman Opens In London
Bent is a 1979 play written by Martin Sherman. that revolves around the persecution of gays in Nazi Germany, and takes place during and after the Night of…
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