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New York begins work on LGBTQ museum set for 2024 opening

Towleroad September 15, 2021 Leave a Comment

  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

Topics: History More Posts About: gay history, lgbtq history, lgbtq museum, New York City

This Gay Historian’s Book Club for the Coronavirus Quarantine Could Help Save Us All: WATCH

John Wright March 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Entertainment, Health, Space, towleroad More Posts About: AIDS, coronavirus, Eric Cervini, gay history, HIV/AIDS, LGBT history

The History of ‘Coming Out,’ from Secret Gay Code to Popular Political Protest

Abigail C. Saguy, The Conversation February 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: coming out, gay history, LGBT history

Les Mots à La Bouche, Top LGBTQ Bookshop in Paris, Forced Out by Rising Rents

Andy Towle January 18, 2020 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Books, towleroad, World More Posts About: Books, France, gay books, gay culture, gay history, Paris

A Black Gay Man Now Has the Longest-Running #1 Hit in ‘Billboard Hot 100’ History

Andy Towle July 29, 2019 Leave a Comment

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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

Topics: Entertainment, History, Music, towleroad More Posts About: billboard, gay history, Lil Nas X

This Local News Documentary About San Francisco’s ‘Bay Gays’ Shocked Viewers in 1976: WATCH

Andy Towle July 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: California, gay history, LGBT history, san francisco

How the New York Media Covered the Stonewall Riots

Chad Painter, The Conversation June 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Health, History, Pride, towleroad More Posts About: AIDS, gay history, Gay Iconography, LGBT history, LGBT Pride, New York City, Stonewall, Stonewall Inn, stonewall riots

Zach Stafford Will Be The First Black Editor-in-Chief Of ‘The Advocate’: BREAKING

Towleroad December 20, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: towleroad More Posts About: African American, black, gay history, LGBT, The Advocate

Dick Leitsch, Pioneering Gay Activist Who Led NYC ‘Sip-In’ 3 Years Before Stonewall, Dies at 83

Andy Towle June 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

Dick Leitsch

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

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: activism, Dick Leitsch, gay history, New York

The History of the Word Gay: WATCH

Andy Towle May 25, 2018 Leave a Comment

history of word gay

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

Topics: History, Pride More Posts About: Etymology, gay history, LGBT Pride

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