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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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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.
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Will the American government apologize for discriminating against LGBTQ people for decades?
Reps. David Cicilline and Mark Takano want the federal government to apologize to LGBTQ people whose lives were upended by discrimination sanctioned by the American government.
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Senators call for the federal government to apologize for past anti-LGBTQ policies
The resolution acknowledges that at least 100,000 people and their families fell victim to anti-LGBTQ discrimination and prejudice practiced by the federal government.
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How Alfred Kinsey armed the early gay rights movement with research
Even early gay rights activists wouldn’t have known just how many people they were fighting for without him.
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Did Tim Gunn meet J. Edgar Hoover while the former FBI director was dressed as a woman?
Gunn says fact checkers have investigated his story and proven that it was possible Hoover was crossdressing when the two met in the 60s.
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Pride in Pictures 1970: LA’s first parade, Christopher Street West, defied sodomy laws
LA’s police harassment preceded the Stonewall Riots.
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When the Trump administration goes down, it’ll be because Don Jr is an idiot
Donald Trump Jr. may have just bolstered the obstruction-of-justice case against his dad.
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Lesbian Air Force veteran expelled over 50 years ago finally wins honorable discharge
90 year-old vet Helen Grace James was dismissed as “undesirable” in 1955 on suspicion of being a lesbian.
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A 90-year-old lesbian sues the Air Force for discharging her in 1955
They investigated her and forced her out of the military. But she’s not done fighting.
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Google engineer: Being sexist today is like ‘being gay in the 1950s’
He wrote a long memo complaining about his employer and insulting his coworkers, and he’s surprised he got fired.
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John Kerry apologizes for former abuse of gay & lesbian government employees
One employee made gay accusations because of “the effeminate mannerisms of hand” and the “jelly hand shake” of some male colleagues.
