July 5 1974
David Bowie played at the Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1975
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy by Elton John was #1 on the Album chart, where it had been every week since its release back on June 7.
1986
Control from Janet Jackson became the new #1 album, with Whitney Houston falling to 3 after 67 weeks. Patti LaBelle stayed put with Winner In You at #2.
1993
Whitney Houston opened her world tour at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida.
Björk releases her first post-Sugarcubes solo album, titled Debut. Featuring the tracks “Human Behaviour” and “Big Time Sensuality,” it sets the stage for her rise as a solo star.
1997
Organized by Sarah McLachlan, the all-female Lilith Fair tour kicks off with a show in The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington State. The lineup includes Jewel, Suzanne Vega and Paula Cole, with Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow and Fiona Apple joining on subsequent stops.
2008
the queerbaiting hit song: Katy Perry‘s “I Kissed a Girl” hits #1 in the US, where it stays for seven weeks. Perry’s first chart-topper, it’s a startling turnabout from just seven years earlier, when she was a gospel singer recording under her real name: Katy Hudson.
2021
‘Women feel betrayed’: Online petition against transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s Olympic status hits over 20K signatures — RT Sport NewsThe issue of transgender athletes in sports has been a divisive one – and again hit the headlines after thousands of sports fans signed a petition in opposition to transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s Olympics participation.www.rt.com
Nonbinary Designation for Passports Announced by Biden Administration – Rolling StoneMusic, Film, TV and Political News Coveragewww.rollingstone.com
Russian retailer says sorry for ‘unprofessionalism’ after health food advert featuring lesbian vegan parents sparks row in country — RT Russia & Former Soviet UnionA popular chain of upmarket Russian grocery stores that prides itself on fresh and healthy fare has issued a formal apology after running an advertisement that featured a lesbian couple and their children talking about veganism.www.rt.comhttps://www.euronews.com/video/2021/07/05/vkusvill-russian-retail-chain-criticised-for-removing-lgbt-family-from-ad-campaign
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Quiz: Which Lesbian or Bisexual Woman in Space Are You? | AutostraddleHello quiz fans, are you ready to boldly quiz where no-one has quizzed before?!www.autostraddle.comdear bisexuals: a trickster deity is not the representation you seek
Protests in Spain against suspected LGBT hate crime | ReutersPeople took to the streets of Spain’s biggest cities on Monday evening to express their anger at the death of a man in a suspected homophobic attack at the weekend.www.reuters.comhttps://www.voanews.com/europe/georgian-lgbt-activists-call-pride-march-after-violent-attacks
Hundreds of violent counter-protesters took to the streets of Tbilisi against the Pride march scheduled for the evening.
At least 15 journalists were attacked by mobs at different locations, including two RFE/RL reporters, while covering the Tbilisi Pride events.
Videos showed anti-LGBT groups waving Georgian flags scaling the Tbilisi Pride headquarters, tearing town pride flags, and ransacking the office.
In a statementwww.voanews.com
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