Gay History
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Gay Television History 12/3/77 – MAUDE: “The Gay Bar” (Full Episode)
Uptight neighbor Arthur has launched a crusade to close a nearby gay bar, so Maude convinces him he should visit…
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World AIDS Day 2020 – 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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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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Gay History – November 30, 1642: Capt. Richard Cornish Becomes the First Person Sentenced and Hanged for Sodomy in America
Richard Cornish, also known as Richard Williams, an English ship captain is reported to have been one of the earliest…
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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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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 19, 1980: The NYC Ramrod Shooting. 2 Killed, 6 Injured In Hate Crime Shooting Spree
On the night of November 19, 1980 Ronald Crumpley, 38, a former Transit Authority policeman and son of a minister,…
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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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Gay History – November 11, 1950: The Mattachine Society Holds It’s First Meeting In Los Angeles
On November 11th. 1950, Harry Hay and a group of Los Angeles friends formed The Mattachine Society, a group to…
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