July 6, 1972
David Bowie appeared on the UK music show Top Of The Pops playing his new single ‘Starman’, his first hit since 1969’s ‘Space Oddity’ three years before. The single peaked at No.10 and stayed on the charts for 11 weeks.
July 6, 1973
In the UK, Queen release their self-titled debut album, along with their first single, “Keep Yourself Alive.” The album is released in America on September 4.
1979
The B-52s release their self-titled debut album, featuring one of their signature songs in “Rock Lobster.”
2001
A pair of Sir Elton John’s sandals was set to become the most expensive shoes in history when they went under the hammer for charity. Offers over £20,000 were invited for the Salvatore Ferragamo sandals to raise funds for Elton’s Aid Trust.
2019
With 13 weeks at #1, “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X breaks the record for longest-running hip-hop song on the Hot 100. “Lose Yourself,” “Boom Boom Pow” and “See You Again” all had runs of 12 weeks.
2020
Global Pride draws more than 57 million viewers
Washington Blade–25 minutes agoLaverne Cox, Olivia Newton–John, Pabllo Vittar and Kesha. The event also highlighted the Black Lives Matter movement and the response to …
2021
Anger over transgender athletes coming to a head – The Western StandardA recent petition was created via change.org attempting to bar New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard from becoming the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics.westernstandardonline.com
Luca’s Jack Dylan Grazer comes out as bisexual, shares pronounsDisney Pixar’s Luca star Jack Dylan Grazer, who voices Alberto, has come out as bisexual and confirmed pronouns as he/they on Instagram.www.digitalspy.com
Protesters in Spain flood city streets after 24-year-old gay man beaten to death in alleged hate crime | CBC NewsThe weekend death of a 24-year-old man has sparked widespread condemnation after friends of the victim claim he was targeted and beaten to death for being gay. The death comes amid a spike in attacks on LGBTQ people.www.cbc.cathere is never enough lesbian, never mind space lesbians
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