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A quick LGBT presidential history for Presidents’ Day
I’ve constantly found history painted as dull. But history is just chronicling people’s lives, and that includes members of the…
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Trans landmark added to National Register of Historic Places
A San Francisco address that was once the site of a pre-Stonewall transgender uprising has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the…
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Historical marker in Paris commemorates tragic gay incident
As a centuries-old twist of fate, a newly installed memorial plaque has travelers bending over to glimpse the site of history’s most famous Parisian flip-f*ck…
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How gay men reclaimed the Nazi pink triangle
On 27 January, 1945, Soviet forces liberated Auschwitz, the Nazis’ biggest concentration camp. Each year, Holocaust Memorial Day allows the world…
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Meet the gay man who helped bring you The Beatles
Without a doubt, The Beatles remain the most iconic rock band in history. Think about it: How many other groups are there where everybody can recall all of the members’ names off…
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GLAAD compiles LGBT-inclusive pages from government websites
GLAAD has identified and catalogued LGBTQ+-inclusive content or references to HIV that appear on WhiteHouse.gov and the websites for several…
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This 60-year-old photo of a lesbian near-kiss is part of Beatles history
Even at the height of Beatlemania, a concert by the band wasn’t enough for two lesbian lovers to break each other’s gaze…