Category: LGBT history
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THE UGLY SHIRT NO ONE WANTS TO WEAR
Or: BACK IN THE CLOSET YOU GO Many gay folks have reported their straight co-workers, friends, and family coming to them with words of support, understanding that the trauma of #OrlandoPulse spreads farther and wider than the immediate neighborhood. Some describe the concern and warnings their loved ones can’t help…
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RAINBOW AT HALF-MAST
It’s been a hard couple of days, I won’t lie. There are the inevitable questions: Why there and then? Who was really behind it all? What made him do it? And while there are answers, they won’t satisfy, because there are no answers good enough to make up for the…
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RIP LGBT Warrior Stormé DeLarverie
Stormé DeLarverie passed away just a few days ago on Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the age of 93. Hers should be a name that flows easily from the mouths of both young and old, yet is in danger of fading away in obscurity. Sharing her story is my honor…
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History Is Being Made
Our wedding day. I haven’t had butterflies this active in my stomach since the night I stood in line during a San Francisco winter rainstorm to have my chance to marry the woman I love. If we win today, can I sue the state of California to undo their vicious…