Published by DPA Former tennis player Billie Jean King speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the LGBTQ+ Museum, … [Read more...] about New York begins work on LGBTQ museum set for 2024 opening
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This Gay Historian’s Book Club for the Coronavirus Quarantine Could Help Save Us All: WATCH
Inspired by comparisons between the AIDS crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, noted gay historian Dr. Eric Cervini has launched an online LGBTQ+ book … [Read more...] about This Gay Historian’s Book Club for the Coronavirus Quarantine Could Help Save Us All: WATCH
The History of ‘Coming Out,’ from Secret Gay Code to Popular Political Protest
You probably know what it means to “come out” as gay. You may even have heard the expression used in relation to other kinds of identity, such as … [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
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 … [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 … [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
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 Inn, a gay … [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 … [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 … [Read more...] about The History of the Word Gay: WATCH
