Gay History
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September 13, 2001: Moral Majority Leader Rev. Jerry Falwell Blames Gays and Lesbians for 9/11 Terrorist Attacks – [Video]
On September 13, 2001 "Moral Majority" Reverend Jerry Falwell who founded Liberty University Law School with the assistance of the anti-LGBT hate…
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Gay History – September 12, 1969: Gay Liberation Front Protests The Village Voice Over Homophobic Advertising Policy
On September 12, 1969 he Gay Liberation Front held a protest at the Village Voice,demanding a meeting with publisher Ed…
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#FlashbackFriday: Gay History: NYC’s Christopher Street Bookstore Commercial [Video – Circa 1980’s]
This commercial for the Christopher Street Bookstore, located on Christopher and Hudson streets in NYC aired back in the late…
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Gay History – September 10, 1996: Congress Passes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Rejects The Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Gay History - September 10, 1996: Congress Passes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Rejects The Employment Non-Discrimination Act
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Gay History – September 7, 1952: Sen. Joseph McCarthy Brags About The Destruction of 145 Gay “Deviant” Lives
Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) and closet-case right-hand henchman Roy Cohn’s (pictured above) anti-Communist hearings are a dark, and sinister stain…
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WATCH: “The Boys in the Band” Trailer – Starring Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, and Zachary Quinto
The historical and absurdly quotable (Oh Mary don't ask.) 1968 Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band will be…
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Gay History: August 26, 1986: Former Washington Redskins Football Player Jerry Smith Announces He Has AIDS
LGBT History: August 26, 1986: Jerry Smith, former Washington Redskins tight end, is the first celebrity to voluntarily acknowledge that…
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Gay History – August 24, 1970: the New York Times Runs Front Page Story On “Homosexuals in Revolt”
On August 24, 1970: A little over a year after the Stonewall riots The New York Times ran a front…
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Gay History – August 22, 1983: Organizers of the 20th Anniversary March of MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech Deny Gays The Right to Speak
On August 22, 1983 organizers of a Washington march marking the 20th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I…
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Gay History – August 21, 1983: La Cage aux Folles Opens on Broadway! [Video]
August 21, 1983 On this day in gay history the musical La Cage aux Folles (Yea Theatre Queens!) with a…
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