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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…
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The untold story of LGBT rights in the American Revolution
Individual rights are synonymous with the American Revolution. While many of the debates that built up to the revolution…
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When ‘The Golden Girls’ taught America a life-saving lesson on AIDS
We typically go deep into milestones of queer cinema in this column, but film is just one of the many forms of media that make up the canon of LGBTQ+ entertainment and…
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Do gay athletes tarnish sports? David Kopay debated Anita Bryant.
Anita Bryant has passed away, leaving most prominently a legacy of anti-gay rhetoric that would make Jerry Falwell blush…
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Remembering the time Anita Bryant got pied in the face
Anita Bryant, the godmother of modern anti-LGBTQ+ moral panics, died on December 16, 2024 at the age of 84, so it’s finally time that we eulogize her life’s most…
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The 25 biggest LGBT history moments of the century (so far)
The 21st century is the time most accepting of LGBTQ+ lives yet. LGBTQ+ people are living more and more openly, closing closet doors and entering life in their…