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The Legacy of 9/11
“It had such an impact because the loss was about death and relationships,” said Jennifer Pizer, senior counsel for Lambda Legal, in a 2006 interview at the time of the 5th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. “The grief and loss was the same between heterosexual and same-sex couples, and a perception of this seemed to come through to much of the public.”
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Remembering Billy Lucas one year later — a message of hope that it does get better
One year ago today, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home — he had hanged himself. While Billy never self-identified as gay, friends report he was tormented for years because other kids thought he was gay.
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Canada’s opposition New Democrat Party, LGBT advocate Jack Layton dies
The Right Honorable Jack Layton, a member of the Canadian Parliament, and a charismatic politician who guided the New Democrat Party (NDP) into the position of being the dominant opposition party in Parliament, has died. He was 61.
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‘Fluke’ wind gust collapses outdoor stage — five killed, including Chicago LGBT activist
A sudden fluke windstorm that collapsed the stage Saturday evening at the Indiana State Fair, has claimed the lives of five people, including Chicago LGBT activist, Christina Santiago.
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Lucy: ‘Some of the most gifted people I’ve ever met or read about are homosexual’
Happy birthday, Lucy! The world is toasting America’s favorite fiery redhead Lucille Ball, who would have turned 100 Saturday
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Last believed gay Nazi concentration camp survivor dies at age 98
BERLIN — The man thought to be the last remaining gay survivor of the Nazi Holocaust has passed away at the age of 98. Rudolf Brazda had been imprisoned by the Nazi regime for homosexuality and was sent to the Nazis’ Buchenwald concentration camp in August 1942 and held there until its liberation by U.S. forces in 1945.
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LGBT community loses an ally; former First Lady Betty Ford dies at age 93
Betty Ford, who had won the hearts and minds of her fellow Americans and earned a special place in history for her strong opinions, brutal honesty and advocacy regarding abortion rights, sex, gay rights, marijuana and the Equal Rights Amendment, passed away Friday.
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Remembering Justin Aaberg — in the year since his death, much has changed, much has not
On this day one year ago — July 9, 2010 — just weeks after finishing his freshman year at Anoka High School in Minnesota, 15-year-old Justin Aaberg killed himself in his bedroom. In the year since Justin took his life, much has changed, and much has not…
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30 years ago, New York Times first reports on disease that would become AIDS pandemic
On this day 30 years ago — July 3, 1981 — under the headline “Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals,” The New York Times reported:
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For all the dads out there, and every man who makes a difference in someone’s life
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. To every man who makes a difference in someone’s life, and teaches people to have no fear.