If it’s Pride Month, Gayskool is back in session!
Gayskool is my pet project.1 Every day in June, I write a new LGBTQ-related post for The Daily Dave. When I started it in 2021, my goal was to keep my writing skills sharp while educating, engaging, and entertaining people about issues important to me.
Posts (Newest to Oldest)
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π³οΈβπ Before Stonewall
While Stonewall was the event that galvanized the LGBT rights movement, there were many organizations advocating for equality before the… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Marriage Equality at Last
Six years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled for marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges. Itβs hard to describe to… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Sickening
In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Before that watershed decision, LGBTQ people… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ The UpStairs Lounge Massacre
Today is the 48th anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge massacre. The UpStairs Lounge was a gay bar in the French… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Go Back to Political Party City Where You Belong
When people say βboth political parties are essentially the same,β I just want to cut a bitch. When it comes… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ 45 Years
The battle for marriage equality goes back to 1970. Richard Baker and James McConnell applied for a marriage license in… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Alphabet Soup
Someone once asked me, βWhatβs up with all those letters in LGBTQ+, and why are they in that order?β The… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ A Toast to Gay Bars!
Bars and nightclubs have played an important role in LGBTQ history, and itβs no surprise that the Stonewall Riots started… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ We Apologize for the Break in our Regularly Scheduled Programming
I forgot to post something yesterday because the Complimentary Spouse were on vacation. Can you guess where we are? FYI,… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Terms of Endearment
The terminology for LGBTQ people can be a bit confusing. Thatβs because itβs always evolving. Here are some pointers from… Read more …
- This is a pun on Playskool, which is a horrible name for a line of educational toys. Toddlers are impressionable. Don’t expose them to spelling errors. β©οΈ