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Month: November 2018
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Michelle Obama snuck out to celebrate marriage equality.
Michelle Obama and Malia Obama escaped White House security to celebrate the introduction of equal marriage. Former First Lady Michelle Obama, a strong supporter of LGBT+ rights, made the revelation in her memoir Becoming. In the book, Obama recalls…
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‘No Gays Allowed’ billboard goes up in Times Square.
Just 50 years ago it wasn’t abnormal to see signs that read “No Gays Allowed” hung in establishments — like the one that hung in Barney’s Beanery in the heart of gay West Hollywood. But now there’s a sign looming above New York…
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Why your Trump and Putin gay jokes aren’t funny.
They aren’t the butt of them – I am. Maybe you’ve seen the imagery on protest signs, memes, or cartoons. Trump and Putin.
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Victim of deadly 1973 arson in gay bar finally identified.
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge arson, an event that was the largest mass murder of gay people in U.S. history for over four decades — until the Pulse massacre…
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SF City Hall lights up to celebrate Transgender Awareness Week.
From Monday through Wednesday, San Francisco City Hall sported a striking blue, pink, and white color scheme at night as a tribute to Transgender Awareness Week. The dome and columns of the city’s stately Beaux-Arts structure…
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