LGBT History

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  Is Illinois about to start teaching LGBTQ history to kids?

  Only California currently requires schools to include LGBT-specific curriculum.

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  One of us: St. Patrick’s place in gay history

  Ireland's patron saint may have had a long term intimate relationship with a man.

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  London is planning the world’s largest LGBTQ museum

  A huge museum dedicated to our history could open its door as soon as 2021.

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  PHOTOS: These vintage queer photos were risqué for their time

  These pics from the time when showing affection could land you in jail survived in secret for decades until a French filmmaker found them.

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  This 1932 headline from Australia foreshadowed the opposition to marriage equality today

  "Occasionally they meet at queer, indecent, degrading ceremonies when perverted lusts come into full play and shocking rituals are celebrated."

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  Did you know there is an outdoor museum of LGBTQ history?

  Chicago's Legacy Walk teaches our history in a unique and fascinating manner.

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  The multiple gay & lesbian connections to JFK’s assassination

  Did Lee Harvey Oswald's wife leave him for a woman shortly before he assassinated Kennedy? Why was a gay man the only person prosecuted for the crime?

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  Meet the legendary queer comedian ‘Moms’ Mabley

  "We never called Moms a homosexual. That word never fit her. We never called her gay. We called her Mr. Moms."

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  America’s first gender bending soldier fought in the Revolutionary War

  Deborah Sampson dressed as a man to join the Army. While she married and had children after the war, her gender identity wasn't important on the battlefield.

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  The history of LGBT rights in England & how it affected American attitudes

  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of adult same-sex sexual expression in England.

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