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US Army veteran reveals his lifelong ‘secret’ in obituary
Col. Edward Thomas Ryan kept a “secret” close to him his entire life. But before his death, the decorated…
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Pride and Politics: 30 barrier-breaking LGBT political leaders
The U.S. elected its first openly gay public official in 1974 when Kathy Kozachenko, then a student at the University of Michigan, won a seat on the Ann Arbor City Council…
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Here’s everything you should know about Pride Month
Here are the answers to some of the most common questions about LGBTQ Pride Month, annual LGBTQ Pride parades and the iconic 1969 Stonewall uprising…
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In addition to hope, Milk’s other mantra was ‘You’ve gotta vote!’
Over the decades the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk has become well known for his line, “You’ve gotta give ’em hope.” Less famously, Milk’s other mantra was…
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Inside America’s first gay mail-order book service
In an age where books are sold at our fingertips from a variety of retailers, both online and physical, it’s easy to forget that books catering to all audiences and markets were not…
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The US did a complete 180 on same-sex marriage 20 years ago
It’s hard to believe today, when the vast majority of Americans support it, but just 20 years ago the issue of same-sex marriage divided the country and drove voter turnout…
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Obama made history by supporting gay marriage 12 years ago
Twelve years ago, former President Barack Obama made a historic declaration on national television supporting same-sex marriages, a momentous…