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Paul Cadmus and the fight against censorship of gay art
When Cadmus’s 1934 painting The Fleet’s In! was censored by the US Navy, the artist responded by deftly brokering his artwork’s visibility…
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Homosexuality declared not a mental illness on Dec. 15, 1973
On December 15, 1973, at a time when society often still views gay people as deviants, the American Psychiatric Association reverses a century-old decision
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Golden Age of Hollywood stars you didn’t know were gay
Queer culture in Hollywood has been around as long as there’s been a Hollywood — but due to social pressures and the interests of the entertainment industry, movie stars…
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A deep dive into how the military’s LGBT witch hunts worked
On weekends, Staff Sgt. Todd VanCantfort, an armed forces police officer in San Antonio, Texas, targeted gay bars in search of anyone in the military…
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How lesbians united to save lives during the AIDS crisis
Today is World AIDS Day and it is important to remember the struggles the LGBTQ+ community faced at the height of the AIDS crisis, including those who rallied together to…
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Documentary honors Alan Turing and other convicted gay men
The documentary Forgetting the Many: The Royal Pardon of Alan Turing opens at Cinema Village in NYC on Friday, December 6, for a one-week run. Directed by award-winning filmmaker…
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What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance
Wednesday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence. Here is what to know…