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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 – July 27, 1967: Queen 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 Offences…
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Gay History – July 12, 1972: First Gay Delegates Speak at the Democratic National Convention. Sort Of….
On July 12, 1972 gay rights and political activist James Foster was added to the list of speakers at the 1972…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Approves Coin To Celebrate Gay Rights
The Royal Canadian Mint is releasing a new $1 coin design next year, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization…
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December 10th. 2018 – Today Is World Human Rights Day.
Human Rights Day is observed every year on the 10th of December. It commemorates the day on which, in 1948,…
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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 Model…
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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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