She dreamt back to the bookcase in one of the rooms of her house in a small town in Northeastern Pennsylvania. In her mind, she would count the books, over and over. She pictured the carved wooden elephant and the Russian nesting dolls sitting on the shelves. Anything to transport herself out of the walls of Leavenworth Military Prison.
Sally Ride, the first American woman in space has been honoured with a new stamp. The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced a new stamp remembering the astronaut and scientist, which was unveiled on Wednesday. In a ceremony revealing the design of the stamp attended by some of Ride’s friends and family, USPS praised the “trailblazing” Ride for her legacy.
Just in time for Harvey Milk Day (May 22), the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has announced that the bullhorn used by slain gay supervisor Harvey Milk is now part of its new “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World” exhibit.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) has lost the support of a national realtors group after he indicated that homeowners should be able to refuse to sell to LGBT people, the Orange County Register reported Thursday. Rohrabacher reportedly told a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate…
The French Open will have as many as three openly gay female players when the tournament’s main draw starts in Paris on Sunday. There will be no openly gay male players, as has always been the case in the sport.
Because of my position within the LGBT travel community, my friends have expressed passionate arguments for boycotting antigay destinations I’ve visited. For them, the decision to boycott is clear: they just won’t visit because they believe they shouldn’t give LGBT tourism dollars to known anti-gay destinations.
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