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James Baldwin, Marsha Johnson & more: 5 documentaries about being black & queer

You'll learn something... and be entertained.

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Remembering the legacy of Bayard Rustin

Openly gay in an era far different from today, Rustin took his place among leaders of the 1963 March on Washington.

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LGBT History Month is as whitewashed as Tom Sawyer’s fence

It's time to stop tokenizing a few people and share the larger history most people don't know.

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Did you know there is an outdoor museum of LGBTQ history?

Chicago's Legacy Walk teaches our history in a unique and fascinating manner.

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Did Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream include LGBTQ people too?

The man who talked about social justice and civil rights for all people on a national stage did not reflect the same ethos concerning women and gays.

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The Christian Right’s claims of persecution by the secular state ring hollow

As a society we have long wrestled with religious objections to a wide range of public interests, from African American civil rights, to mandatory vaccinations, and even public schooling...

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Obama honors Bayard Rustin, Sally Ride with Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday posthumously honored LGBT and civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, and Dr. Sally Ride, the first known LGBT astronaut, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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President Obama honors Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin

The chief strategist for the 1963 March on Washington was gay in an era when same-sex relations were widely reviled in American society.

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Obama to honor LGBT activist Bayard Rustin, astronaut Sally Ride

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will posthumously honor LGBT and civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, and Dr. Sally Ride, the first known LGBT astronaut, with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Thursday.

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Dear Alveda King, your lie about Bayard Rustin will not go unanswered

Dear Ms. Alveda King, you like to talk about the so-called sin of homosexuality, but let me remind you that the Bible also says something against bearing false witness. And between me and you, from one…

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