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Pride in picturesPride in Pictures 1970s: How the Stonewall Riots triggered a decade of activism
The 1970s were a tumultuous decade filled with protests and marches.
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Bias WatchTucker Carlson outed as a fan of gay icon Harvey Milk’s killer
He also fanboyed Jesse Helms, the notoriously racist and anti-gay senator from North Carolina.
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LifeSally Gearhart is the radical lesbian feminist you never knew about. Until now.
She was a key figure in both the LGBTQ and feminist movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Yet today, not many people know her name.
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LifeHe was denied his varsity letters in high school because he was gay. He’s getting them at age 79.
Tom Ammiano was denied an honor in school because of his “high-pitched voice and effeminate mannerisms.” He just got it.
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LGBTQ HistoryRepublicans dodge metal detectors & tote guns in the capitol. Harvey Milk’s assassin did the same.
It’s hard not to note the parallels between Milk’s murder and Republicans avoiding metal detectors and pledging to carry guns into the nation’s capitol.
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LGBTQ HistoryWere the 1970s the most exciting time in history to come out of the closet?
Everywhere you looked there was queer revolution and power and pride.
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LGBTQ HistoryHistorians are trying to preserve a pioneering lesbian couple’s home in San Francisco
The small house on highly desirable property just sold for $2.5M and activists are worried the new owner plans to tear it down to build a mansion.
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LifeJane Fonda supported LGBTQ rights in a powerful 1979 interview
“Culturally, psychologically, economically, politically – gays and lesbians are discriminated against. They don’t need me, but… they like me!”
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CommentaryThe most powerful form of protest is voting
Protesting and voting are not mutually exclusive.
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News (USA)Construction starts on Navy ship named after gay rights icon Harvey Milk
A former Navy officer, Milk was forced to resign after his superiors found out he was gay.
