This Pri Month, celebrate the famo people who have played a major role the Gay Rights Movement over the years.
Contents:
- NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE
- 10 HISTORIL GAY COUPL YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
- GAY RIGHTS
- ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
NEWLY PUBLISHED PORTRAS DOCUMENT A CENTURY OF GAY MEN LOVE
* gay couples from history *
When Douglas's father grew spic about their relatnship, he lnched a mpaign agast Wil that eventually led to his arrt on grounds of gross cency ( for beg gay) and was sentenced to two years Wil was released, the two tried to rekdle their love, only to be forced apart by their fai, who threatened to whhold funds.
" 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.
10 HISTORIL GAY COUPL YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT
A list of 10 historil gay upl you may not know about wh a brief overview of their relatnships. * gay couples from history *
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.
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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.
ONE OF N.L.'S FIRST MARRIED GAY UPL LOOK BACK WH PRI
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.