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March 8, 1970: After Stonewall – The Forgotten NYC Snake Pit Bar Raid. 167 Patrons Arrested, 1 Critically Wounded
March 8th.1970: Many people don’t realize it but the raids on gay bars by the New York City Police Department didn’t…
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Today In Gay History – February 18, 1895: Oscar Wilde Is Accused of Being A “Sodomite”
On this day in 1895, British playwright Oscar Wilde was dining at the Albermarle Club in London when the Marquess of Queensbury…
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Gay History – February 5, 1981: “Operation Soap” Toronto Bathhouses Raided, Over 300 Gay Men Arrested
On February 5th, 1981 more than 200 plainclothes police officers raided four Toronto bathhouses leading to the largest mass arrest…
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Saudi Arabia Police Arrest Men After ‘Gay Wedding’ Video Goes Viral
Saudi Arabia police say they have arrested several young men who last week appeared in a what was described online…
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Gay Couple Arrested in Uzbekistan for Engaging in “Illegal Relations”
Two gay men have been arrested in Uzbekistan and face charges of engaging in “illegal sexual relations”. The two…
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Tanzania Deports Three Lawyers After Arresting Them For ‘Promoting Homosexuality’
Three South African lawyers were arrested and then deported by the country of Tanzania after they were accused of…
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Gay History – October 16th: Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde and Germany’s Paragraph 175
October 16th. 1856: Oscar Wilde is born in Dublin, Ireland. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, Oscar Wilde…
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Anti-Gay History Repeats Itself: Miami-Dade Rejects Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy Torture
In 1977, Dade County Florida tried to pass an ordinance that would forbid discrimination, due to sexual orientation. “Christian”…
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United States Votes ‘No’ on UN Resolution Condemning Death Penalty for Homosexuality
The United States was one of just 13 countries to vote against a United Nations resolution condemning the death penalty for…
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Russian Diplomat Warns Canada About Helping Gay Men Flee Persecution in Chechnya
Last week we reported that Canada had granted asylum to 31 gay men who fled the persecution via a secret underground…
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