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Auschwitz museum remembers gay holocaust victims

The Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, located at the site of the former German Nazi concentration camp in Poland, recognized on Sunday a gay victim of the Holocaust. “At least 77 men with pink triangles were imprisoned…

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It is now 50 years since gay people were ‘cured’

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the American Psychiatric Association’s removal of homosexuality from its Diagnostic Manual in 1973. The decision, and the reasoning behind it, made for was a culture-changing event. It led to an important shift…

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The long history of drag and why right-wing outrage is absurd

As Republicans try to ban drag queens from performing for children, it’s worth remembering that drag reaches far back into America’s history The US is facing rampant gun violence, hate driven by ignorance, a growing climate crisis and increasing levels…

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A brief history of Drag Queen Story Hour

As long as there have been books for children, there have been adults trying to get children to read books. One good way to do that is to read to them. And one good way to hold their attention is…