Inspired by comparisons between the AIDS crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, noted gay historian Dr. Eric Cervini has launched an online LGBTQ+ book and film club for the quarantine, "Quarantini." … [Read more...] about This Gay Historian’s Book Club for the Coronavirus Quarantine Could Help Save Us All: WATCH
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The History of ‘Coming Out,’ from Secret Gay Code to Popular Political Protest
Gay and lesbian students kiss in front of a group of anti-homosexual protestors, May 10, 2000, Oberlin, Ohio. Photo by Paul M. Walsh / (CC BY 2.0) You probably know what it means to “come … [Read more...] about The History of ‘Coming Out,’ from Secret Gay Code to Popular Political Protest
Les Mots à La Bouche, Top LGBTQ Bookshop in Paris, Forced Out by Rising Rents
Google Les Mots à La Bouche, the top LGBTQ bookshop in Paris, is being forced out of the Marais due to rising rents, to be replaced by a Doc Marten shoe shop, according to reports. It's a knife in … [Read more...] about Les Mots à La Bouche, Top LGBTQ Bookshop in Paris, Forced Out by Rising Rents
A Black Gay Man Now Has the Longest-Running #1 Hit in ‘Billboard Hot 100’ History
Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" just broke a major record, sitting at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for an unprecedented 17th … [Read more...] about A Black Gay Man Now Has the Longest-Running #1 Hit in ‘Billboard Hot 100’ History
This Local News Documentary About San Francisco’s ‘Bay Gays’ Shocked Viewers in 1976: WATCH
FLASHBACK FRIDAY.... This documentary made in 1976 by ABC7 called "Bay Gays" was shocking at the time, and opened up viewers to "the gayest city in the country." Writes ABC7, which broadcast … [Read more...] about This Local News Documentary About San Francisco’s ‘Bay Gays’ Shocked Viewers in 1976: WATCH
How the New York Media Covered the Stonewall Riots
"IMG_1775" by annulla is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 The Stonewall riots were a six-night series of protests that began in the early morning of June 28, 1969, and centered around the Stonewall … [Read more...] about How the New York Media Covered the Stonewall Riots
Zach Stafford Will Be The First Black Editor-in-Chief Of ‘The Advocate’: BREAKING
In a tweet, Into Editor-in-Chief Zach Stafford, announced that he would be taking the reigns over at legacy LGBTQ news magazine The … [Read more...] about Zach Stafford Will Be The First Black Editor-in-Chief Of ‘The Advocate’: BREAKING
Dick Leitsch, Pioneering Gay Activist Who Led NYC ‘Sip-In’ 3 Years Before Stonewall, Dies at 83
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OroPTIdZ00 Dick Leitsch, the pioneering gay activist who staged a "sip-in"after being refused service in 1966 at the NYC bar Julius' (see video above), has died at … [Read more...] about Dick Leitsch, Pioneering Gay Activist Who Led NYC ‘Sip-In’ 3 Years Before Stonewall, Dies at 83
The History of the Word Gay: WATCH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmiwobCwwkA The PBS explainer channel Origin of Everything takes on the word 'gay' and where it came from, looking at the early uses, and when it evolved into … [Read more...] about The History of the Word Gay: WATCH
Gay Couple Makes History as the First Legally Married at Sea Aboard Cruise Ship
It seems odd that this hasn't happened yet, but according to Celebrity Cruises, Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray became the first gay couple to be married at sea on January 29, on board a cruise … [Read more...] about Gay Couple Makes History as the First Legally Married at Sea Aboard Cruise Ship
