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 Sounds Fabulous!
One of the stereotypes about gay men has to do with their speaking voices. (Think David Sedaris, Paul Lynde, Quentin… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ You Know She Brings It to You Every Ball
In 1990, the groundbreaking documentary βParis Is Burningβ was released. It was an intimate look at the ball scene in… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Our Corporate Allies Havenβt Always Been our Allies
During Pride Month, major companies wrap themselves in rainbows, march in parades, and proclaim their commitment to equal rights. This… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Do Ask, Do Tell!
Donβt Ask, Donβt Tell (DADT) was the horribly misguided policy that allowed lesbian, gay, and bisexual people to serve in… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Meet Tammy
LGBTQ representation in government is getting better, and thatβs thanks to trailblazers like Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). In 1998, Baldwin became… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ LGBTQ People Have Class
GLSEN (the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network) was created in 1990 to promote LGBT issues in kindergarten, elementary, middle,… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ 10 Percent
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male shocked the world when it was published in 1948 by Alfred Kinsey. It said… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ A Teevee Ad With Some Assembly Required
IKEA was the first company to depict a gay couple in a TV ad in the United States β in… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Oy Gay!
Allen Bennett was the first openly gay rabbi in the United States. He came out in 1978 in California as… Read more …
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π³οΈβπ Death Becomes Us
Ever wonder why so many LGBTQ characters die in movies and on TV? Itβs not a coincidence. For many years,… 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