Christian fundamentalists ntue to ntend that homosexualy don't exist, and that gay people choose their liftyle whout any blogil predisposn. They further argue that homosexualy
Contents:
- 30 FAMO GAY PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
- THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
- 11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY
- JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
30 FAMO GAY PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
This Pri Month, celebrate the famo people who have played a major role the Gay Rights Movement over the years. * famous gay historians *
" She had a way wh words and ed that talent to speak out agast racism, sexism, and homophobia. Advertisement - Contue Readg Below2 Barbara GtgsShutterstockGtgs beme a csar for gay rights a before the Stonewall rebelln. In addn to lnchg the New York chapter of the lbian anizatn, Dghters of Bilis (which she ran form 1958 to 1963), she eded their natnal magaze and was known for standg ont and center picket l prottg anti-gay discrimatn.
Advertisement - Contue Readg Below3 Bayard RtGetty ImagRt never hid his homosexualy while fightg alongsi Dr.
THE REVOLUTNARY WAR HERO WHO WAS OPENLY GAY
* famous gay historians *
He later urged New York Cy mayor Ed Koch to work on a gay rights bill before his ath 1987. They were the first same-sex uple married 2004 after the cy clerk was orred to provi marriage licens to gay upl. ) He was also a key player gettg the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn to no longer list homosexualy as a mental disorr.
11 HISTORIL FIGUR YOU DIDN’T KNOW WERE GAY
Advertisement - Contue Readg Below12 Harry HayAlamyHay attempted to une closeted gay men L. The 1950s by anizg a secret society lled Bachelors Anonymo unr the ia that homosexual rights was somethg worth pursug jt like any other mory group.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT COACH KEV MAXEN MAK HISTORY AFTER COMG OUT AS GAY
He won a spot on the Cy-County Board 1977 after earng the nickname "Mayor of Castro Street, " makg him the first openly gay elected official California. Milk spent his time on the board workg on many issu cludg gay rights before his assassatn November 1978.
Advertisement - Contue Readg Below14 Jam BaldwGetty ImagBaldw was wrg gay and bisexual characters years before the LGBTQ movement fully took form and up until his ath 1987. Advertisement - Contue Readg Below17 Karl Herich UlrichsAlamyRevered as a pneer of the morn gay rights movement, Ulrich was a German wrer creded as the first person to publicly "e out" 1862. Urlichs later rejected the term "homosexual, " bee he felt queer inty went beyond jt sexual acts.
Advertisement - Contue Readg Below18 Larry KramerGetty ImagKramer rose to lerary fame the 1970s focg his work on the gay experience. He turned to activism durg the AIDS epimic the early '80s and helped lnched the Gay Men's Health Crisis 1982. Advertisement - Contue Readg Below19 Leonard MatlovichGetty ImagMatlovich stood up to the ary's ban on gay service members by g out a letter to his mandg officer 1975.