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Donald Trump’s trans panic could cost lives. Just look at the Lavender Scare.
This isn’t the first time Americans have witnessed the impact rumors and innuendos can have on entire communities.
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New series depicts a dark moment in queer history & shows how oppressors manipulate the oppressed
Alongside the love story in “Fellow Travelers” lurks a more insidious tragedy.
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LGBTQ+ folks have a long & troubling history with police. Is mending fences ever possible?
The NYPD has apologized for its actions at the Stonewall Uprising, but there is so much more to atone for.
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What it was like to be trapped in the closet in the years before Stonewall
For a long time, I barely knew other LGBTQ+ existed.
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It has been 70 years since the Lavender Scare & our political leaders are still after us
In the 1950s, LGBTQ+ people were accused of working with Russia and banned from government jobs. Now, trans people are the new scapegoats.
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Joe Biden issues Presidential proclamation for the 70th anniversary of the Lavender Scare
“Great nations face their history…honestly,” said Biden, referring to the thousands of LGBTQ+ people whose lives were ruined by the U.S. government
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Oiled Hunks: The Not-So-Surprisingly Queer History of Bodybuilding
Although it continues to be dampened, the truth remains: Bodybuilding is a queer sport.
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LGBTQ scientists revel in new James Webb space telescope images, revile its name
“It’s difficult to want to use an instrument when you know you’ll have to write about it using the name of someone who worked to negate your very existence.”
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Democrats want to apologize to the 5,000 gay employees fired during the “Lavender Scare”
“The so-called ‘Lavender Scare’ handed power to blackmailers and homophobes, stripped thousands of hard-working Americans of their jobs, and weakened our national security,” the bill’s lead sponsor said.
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Commentary
An American apology for decades of anti-LGBTQ persecution is long overdue
A new video lays out a powerful case against the government and for the need for a formal apology.