Of Interest
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Gay History – October 11: The Life and Death of Heroic Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny (May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011)
In 1957, Frank Kameny was dismissed from his position as an astronomer in the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C.…
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Gay History – October 10, 1949: Newsweek Magazine Publishes Homophobic Article “Queer People” (Are Evil)
October 10, 1949: The periodical Newsweek published a story titled "Queer People" calling out "gay perverts" and comparing them to…
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Gay History – October 6: Judy & Barbara, The MCC, Brokeback Mountain and The Castro Sweep [Rare Video]
October 6, 1989: 1989: In the annals of bloody misconduct by members of the San Francisco Police Department, the events…
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Gay History – October 4: Female Trouble Opens, E.M. Forster, and the Shocking Abuse of AIDS Patient Morgan MacDonald
October 4th: 1913 - E.M. Forster finished writing his novel "Maurice. 1974: John Waters' follow-up to Pink Flamingos, 1983: In a…
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Gay History Month – October 3: Roddy McDowell, GOP Gay Sex Scandals Ain’t Nothing New, and the Infamous Bloomingdale’s Tearoom
October 3, 1980: Conservative Republican U.S. Representative Robert Bauman was arrested for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old male prostitute. The arrest came…
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Gay History Month – The Life and Death of Rock Hudson and His Impact on the AIDS Epidemic (November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985)
In the 1985 Rock Hudson, a leading Hollywood actor, became the first major hollywood celebrity to die of AIDS-related complications.…
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EXPOSED: Facebook Has Made Millions of Dollars by Promoting Over 36 Hate Groups’ Content
Alex Cox of Sludge.com has exposed that Facebook has taken in nearly $1.6 million from hate groups since mid-2018 despite…
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Gay History – September 25, 1984: J. Edgar Hoover’s Personal Papers on the War Against Gay “Sex Deviates” Released
On September 25. 1985 an ACLU lawsuit filed on behalf of the International Gay and Lesbian Archives (now the ONE…
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Gay History – September 24, 1982: The Centers for Disease Control Uses The Term “AIDS” For The First Time
On September 24th. the CDC used the term “AIDS” for the first time replacing the previous name of GRID, and…
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GAY HISTORY- September 20, 1996: The Day Bill Clinton Sold Out The Gay Community And Signed DOMA Into Law
September 20, 1996: On this day in 1996, then President Bill Clinton announced his signing of the Defense of Marriage…
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