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Drag in the military: How drag queens helped U.S. soldiers win World War II
Ronald Reagan was even involved in this largely-forgotten tradition.
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A lesbian WWII vet was renowned for standing up to Eisenhower. Was it all a lie?
Johnnie Phelps may have fabricated the story, but she was still a pioneering lesbian advocate.
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George Takei says he was racked with guilt for staying in the closet as long as he did
“It was torture being closeted because my instinct was to speak out.”
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WWII hero Alan Turing becomes the first gay man on a British banknote
Despite his essential work in WWII, Turing was punished by the British government for his sexuality.
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Commentary
Most of my family was killed by Nazis. How are you helping me avenge them?
Each day we all are called on to make choices, both large and small. Are you taking action or watching from the sidelines?
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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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Commentary
Trump’s immigration policies follow a racist American tradition
Trump’s immigration policy tirades tap into a racist stream that has flowed ever since Christopher Columbus and his genocidal co-conspirators first set foot on First Nations’ lands.