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π³οΈβπ History’s Biggest Celebration of Pride β 50 Years After Stonewall
Filed under: LGBTQThe biggest LGBTQ event in history1 was exactly two years ago today β and the Complimentary Spouse and I were there! More than five million people participated in WorldPride. It was legendary. The parade had hundreds of floats, thousands of… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ Animal Magnetism
Filed under: LGBTQAnimals can be gay! Scientists have observed same-sex behavior, including pair bonding and parenting, in many species. My favorite same-sex animal couple is Roy and Silo, a pair of chinstrap penguins at the Central Park Zoo. When an opposite-sex penguin… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ Where It all Began
Filed under: LGBTQAnything I write about the Stonewall Riots, which began 52 years ago today, will pale in comparison to what others have said. Let’s just say that the shot glass heard ’round the world changed millions of lives for the better. Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ Before Stonewall
Filed under: LGBTQWhile Stonewall was the event that galvanized the LGBT rights movement, there were many organizations advocating for equality before the first brick was thrown. Two of the most famous are the Mattachine Society, founded in 1950 to support gay men,… Keep reading …
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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 straight people exactly how momentous this was. This passage is one of the most profound things I have ever read:… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ Sickening
Filed under: LGBTQIn 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Before that watershed decision, LGBTQ people were seen as sick people in need of a cure. Today, the medical community is often at the forefront of… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ The UpStairs Lounge Massacre
Filed under: LGBTQToday is the 48th anniversary of the UpStairs Lounge massacre. The UpStairs Lounge was a gay bar in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Someone set fire to the bar, and 32 people died from fire or asphyxiation. It is… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ Go Back to Political Party City Where You Belong
Filed under: LGBTQWhen people say βboth political parties are essentially the same,β I just want to cut a bitch. When it comes to LGBTQ people, there is an enormous rift between Democrats and Republicans. In 1980 β yes, 41 years ago β… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ 45 Years
Filed under: LGBTQThe battle for marriage equality goes back to 1970. Richard Baker and James McConnell applied for a marriage license in Minnesota. They were denied, so they sued claiming that state law made no mention of gender as it pertained to… Keep reading …
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π³οΈβπ Alphabet Soup
Filed under: LGBTQSomeone once asked me, βWhatβs up with all those letters in LGBTQ+, and why are they in that order?β The answer is actually quite cool, because it takes you through several decades of gay history. By the 1940s and 1950s,… Keep reading …