gay rights
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Gay History Month – October 11th: The Life and Death of Heroic Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny (May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011)
Frank Kameny was one of the most significant figures and iconic figures in the American gay rights movement. In 1957,…
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Gay History: July 27, 1967 – Elizabeth II Formally Decriminalizes Homosexuality in the UK.
On this day in July 1967, just under 2 years before the Stonewall Riots in the United States – The Sexual…
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Gay History – July 12, 1972: First Gay Delegates Speak at the Democratic National Convention. Sort Of.
In 1972, after the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club delivered one-third of the signatures needed to secure George McGovern the first…
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Gay Rights Pioneer Dick Leitsch Whose Famous ‘Sip-In’ Helped Change NYC , Dies at 83
Dick Leitsch, a leading gay rights activist in 1960’s New York, where he helped end police entrapment of gays and…
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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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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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