Explore the many historic and excg statns gay Boston, one of the most LGBT-iendly ci the Uned Stat. From s sential role the Amerin Revolutn to s distctn as the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, gay Boston has a host of attractns that is sure to please any LGBT history buff. The Old State Hoe, Try Church, and the Mm of Fe Arts are among the many world-class statns. Be sure not to miss s lively nightlife that clus mastay bars like Club Café and the Eagle.
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WOMEN GOT ‘MARRIED’ LONG BEFORE GAY MARRIAGE
From the start of the LGBTQ rights movement the 1970s, Massachetts has been a pneer supportg the LGBTQ muny. Wh s gay-beach mec Pr ... * boston lgbt history *
Wh s gay-beach mec Provcetown to boastg one of the bt Pri Ftivals the untry, Massachetts and s people are known to be some of the most acceptg groups out there.
1978: A group of people led by gay attorney John Ward meets the basement of the Old Wt Church and found GLAD (Gay & Lbian Advot and Defenrs), which is now the pneerg group of lawyers who reprent gay and lbian terts urtPhoto Cred: Charl Dixon, Boston Globe Staff1979: What is now the Fay Equaly Council is formed after a group of gay fathers got together and formed the Gay Fathers Coaln. Knowg that there were other gay dads out there, they were mted to fdg each other and formg a work of support. 1982: The Boston Gay Men’s Chos is found.
Travel the footsteps of Boston's 19th and 20th century gay and lbian iends.Explore Thore's walks along the Common; Charlotte Chman's cross-drsg r * boston lgbt history *
1988: A small group of young people wh gay and lbian parents together while their parents are attendg an annual nference sponsored by the Gay and Lbian Parents Coaln Internatnal (GLPCI – now known as Fay Equaly Council). Humans have a variety of sexual orientatns (gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, queer, etc.
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QUILTBAG is an acronym for Queer/Qutng, Uncid, Intersex, Lbian, Transgenr/Transsexual, Bisexuals, Allied/Asexual, Gay/Genrqueer. Sexual orientatn is fed as a person’s sexual inty relatn to the genr to which they are attracted; the fact of beg heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or asexual.