Hundreds of photographs om the 19th and 20th centuri offer a glimpse at the life of gay men durg a time when their love was illegal almost everywhere.
Contents:
- 100 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF GAY MEN LOVE
- FAMO GAYS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
- SEE PHOTOS OF GAY MEN LOVE DATG BACK TO THE 1850S
- NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE
- HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
- PUTTG GAY MEN BACK INTO HISTORY
100 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF GAY MEN LOVE
This Pri Month, celebrate the famo people who have played a major role the Gay Rights Movement over the years. * historic gay men *
Still, though Rt was an out gay man, some believed his sexualy would unrme the movement. When playwright and activist Larry Kramer published his say “1, 112 and Countg” 1983, AIDS was a highly stigmatized, ltle unrstood disease primarily affectg gay men. “Our ntued existence as gay men upon the face of this earth is at stake, ” he wrote.
FAMO GAYS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
* historic gay men *
In all the history of homosexualy we have never before been so close to ath and extctn.
Three years later, the Turg Law was passed, allowg anyone nvicted of nsensual gay sex the UK to be pardoned. " 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.
SEE PHOTOS OF GAY MEN LOVE DATG BACK TO THE 1850S
Advertisement - Contue Readg Below3 Bayard RtGetty ImagRt never hid his homosexualy while fightg alongsi Dr. 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. 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. 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.
NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE
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.
HOW GAY CULTURE BLOSSOMED DURG THE ROARG TWENTI
Advertisement - Contue Readg Below20 Magn HirschfeldGetty ImagHirschfeld was a German doctor who began studyg sexualy while livg Berl 1896 wh a foc on homosexualy. He -found the Scientific-Humanarian Commtee, which was the world's first gay rights anizatn. Febary 27, 2012,, 26 CommentsHomosexualy has s roots as ep as that of human civilizatn and has been mentned many scripture and old historil works.
The word ‘Gay’ was ially ed to exprs gdy or reee and gradually entailed some sense of immoraly too. In later velopments the word gay referred to sexual attractn among men but currently the term is ed to exprs people of the same sex havg sexual attractn between them.
An acunt of his gay love was given by Tommaso i Cavalieri who met Michelangelo at the age of 57 and exprsed his love for Michelangelo sayg, ‘I swear to return your love. Judy Garland is popularly known as ‘My Judy’ the gay muny on acunt of their feelg of iendls for her. John joed a mpaign ‘Give a Damn Campaign’ tend to w favor of people for LGBT (Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr’.
PUTTG GAY MEN BACK INTO HISTORY
Alexanr’s love for his childhood iend ‘Hephatn’ veloped to legendary gay love. Trojan was one of the most arly loved Roman Emperors and was a famo gay of his time, well known for his attractn towards young mal, which his time was not an unmon social trend neher was a social taboo. Her show ‘The Puppy Episo’ had a historic bearg upon the gay culture.
In 1997, De Gener announcement that she was gay, ma ver story of the prtig ‘Time’ and her wife Portia De Rossi bought Mr.
Jane Lynch was one of the most proment Gay actors Hollywood and one of the bit lbians. She appeared gay pri events like Sydney Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras.