A long time ago a gay-laxy many s away gay and LGBT journalism played a cril role the stggle for our equal rights and acceptance the Uned…
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GAY AND LGBT JOURNALISM USED TO BE A TOOL FOR ACTIVISM BEFORE IT BEME MASTREAM AND VAPID.
A long time ago a gay-laxy many s away gay and LGBT journalism played a cril role the stggle for our equal rights and acceptance the Uned Stat, particularly the 1970s and 80s.
Durg this time, Gay and LGBT journalists and publitns emerged as powerful tools for activism, muny buildg, and advocy. The 1970s saw the birth of several groundbreakg gay publitns, cludg The Advote, Gay Communy News (gone), and The Body Polic (gone).
Siarly, the 1980s, as the AIDS epimic swept through the LGBTQ+ muny, publitns such as The Advote and Gay Communy News were stmental raisg awarens about the disease and advotg for better healthre and support servic for those affected. In the early 1980s, for example, The Advote published a seri of articl exposg the discrimatn faced by gay people the ary, which helped to build momentum for the eventual repeal of the ary’s ban on openly LGBT+ service members 2011. They also often featured edorial ntent on topics such as Gay+ history, culture, and polics, which helped to te rears and build a sense of muny and solidary.