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It’s Official! Harvey Milk SFO (San Francisco International Airport) Terminal Name Approved
In a unanimous vote the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the naming of San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal…
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San Francisco International Airport Set To Name Terminal In Honor of Harvey Milk
San Francisco is preparing to rename a terminal at the San Francisco International Airport after slain gay civil rights icon…
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Black History Month – Black Panthers Leader Huey Newton’s Pro-Gay Rights Letter
A little over a year after the Stonewall riots of 1969, Black Panther Party leader Huey Newton spoke these words on…
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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…
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Today In Gay History – July 12, 1972: First Gay Delegates Speak at the Democratic National Convention
In 1972, after the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club delivered one-third of the signatures needed to secure George McGovern the first position…
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Charlotte Repeals LGBT Rights Protection Ordinance As NC Plans To Repeal HB2 Hate Law Tomorrow, LGBT Activist Irate
In a vote was 10-0. Charlotte’s City Council has voted to repeal its controversial non-discrimination ordinance, unfortunately known as the…
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Sovereign Cherokee Nation To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
Tulsa World reports: While a tribal court recently avoided ruling on the issue, the Cherokee Nation will begin recognizing…
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December 10th. 2016 – Today Is Human Rights Day. Stand Up For Someone’s Rights Today!
Human Rights Day is observed every year on the 1oth of December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948,…
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Gay History – November 29, 1990: Pres. G.H.W. Bush Signs Immigration Bill Ending Gay Ban
November 29, 1990 Well at least one Bush did something right. When Congress overhauled the nation’s immigration laws in…
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UPDATE: Judge Blocks Building Sale By Greedy Relatives In Gay Senior Man’s Estate Battle In New York City
In a promising first step for a gay man fighting to keep the Village home he shared with his late…
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