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Meet the filmmaker who brought gay black men to television & earned the wrath of the religious right
“I was caught between these two worlds where the whites hated me, and the blacks disparaged me.”
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This black queer legal pioneer helped launch Ruth Bader Ginsburg onto the Supreme Court
Ginsburg named her as one of the co-authors in a career-defining legal brief, even though Pauli Murray had no hand in writing it.
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This transgender soul singer publicly transitioned in the 60s & ruled the charts while she did it
Before RuPaul, there was Jackie Shane. Almost 50 years after she retired and faded from public view, she may be about to add a Grammy to her accolades.
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How Jesse Jackson helped bring gay rights to the Democratic mainstream
In 1984, the Reverend Jesse Jackson brought gays and lesbians into the Democratic Party as part of the “Rainbow Coalition.”
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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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Meet America’s first openly gay professional baseball player
Glenn Burke (1952-95) was the first and only major league baseball player to come out as gay.
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The ‘Godmother of Rock & Roll’ was a black lesbian
“All this new stuff they call rock ’n’ roll, why, I’ve been playing that for years now.”
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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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Chicago’s first black mayor was a gay rights champion
He was the first mayor to headline a gay-rights rally, and he established the city’s first office on gay and lesbian issues.
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How a bi black dancer from St. Louis helped the Resistance liberate France from Nazis
Josephine Baker became a celebrity in France. When Germany invaded, she used her skills for espionage.