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Commentary
Remembering the gay man who saved 17 million lives
The WWII hero saved millions of lives before being chemically castrated for being gay. He killed himself two years later.
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CommentaryMeet the gay man behind many of your favorite Muppets characters
Many of Richard Hunt’s Muppet characters are household names: Beaker, Scooter, Janice, Statler and Waldorf.
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News (World)While tales of heroes dominate, LGBT History Month should be about you
We can learn much from the lives of the historical figures that came before us, but perhaps we can learn even more from the LGBTQ people we meet in our day to day lives.
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CommentaryMalcolm X was a ‘gay for pay’ hustler in his youth
It can also be argued that Malcolm’s same-sex encounters were not solely financially motivated – including his relationship with a white businessman.
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CommentaryOut and proud: Why it is important to learn your LGBT history
As I taught a history seminar, a young gay college student from a small town in middle America raised his hand and asked, “What is a Stonewall?”
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CommentaryConfederate and Union: The untold history of gay Civil War soldiers
During the Civil War conventional gender roles and sexual behavior could not be strictly tethered to a heterosexual paradigm.
