Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes
1292, Ghent (in present-day Belgium) – John, a knife maker, is sentenced to be burned at the stake for having sex with another man. This is the first documented execution for sodomy in Western Europe
The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code
1947 – Author Margaret Wise Brown’s (May 23, 1910 – November 13, 1952) classic children’s book Goodnight Moon is published. In the summer of 1940 Brown began a long-term relationship with Blanche Oelrichs (October 1, 1890 – November 5, 1950) (nom de plume Michael Strange), poet/playwright, actress, and the former wife of John Barrymore. The relationship, which began as a mentoring one, eventually became romantic, and included co-habitating at 10 Gracie Square in Manhattan beginning in 1943. As a studio, they used Cobble Court, a wooden house later moved to Charles Street. Oelrichs, who was 20 years Brown’s senior, died in 1950.
1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex
The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30
1968
On the USA LP Charts, Big Brother & the Holding Company moved from 13 to 4 with Cheap Thrills.
Albert Grossman, manager of Janis Joplin, announced that Joplin would be leaving the group Big Brother and the Holding Company.
Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights
1972
David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars sold out Carnegie Hall (2,804 capacity) in New York City.
1973: W.H. Auden dies in Vienna at age 63.
The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list
90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism
Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”
2002
Madonna was voted the greatest female singer of all-time by 75,0000 music fans in a VH1 poll. But critics and music fans were unhappy with the position of Kylie Minogue who was voted into second place beating Diana Ross, (12th) and Annie Lennox, (14th). The highest placed UK act was Kate Bush who was voted No. 10.
2004, Sierra Leone – LGBT rights activist FannyAnn Eddy (1974–2004) is murdered in Freetown. She established the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association in 2002.
2011, Strasburg – The European Parliament in Strasburg passes a resolution against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
2021
religion: the wrong sympathy to prefer the perps over victims
Anti-LGBTQ church to hold prayer vigil for ex-minister beaten up for molesting boy at bus stop – Raw Story – Celebrating 17 Years of Independent JournalismAn Oklahoma father beat up a youth minister who had been inappropriately touching his son at a bus stop — and another church plans to hold a prayer vigil for him.The 9-year-old boy told his father that Michael Coghill, a discipleship minister at Lakehoma Church of Christ, had touched him on the bac…www.rawstory.comhttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/u-s-census-released-data-first-ever-survey-lgbtq-people-aint-pretty/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/students-sue-school-banned-pride-flag-discriminating-lgbtq-club/
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/lgbtq-groups-hope-japan-pm-race-may-lead-same-sex-marriages-2021-09-28/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2021/09/28/misgendered-black-lgbtq-women-speak-out-about-stop-and-search-assault/?sh=4ba1c6cc77f2
The Resilience of East Asia’s LGBTQ CommunityAmid challenges new and old, the LGBTQ communities in China, South Korea, and Taiwan are finding creative ways to move forward.thediplomat.com
Death by sadness, or the Taliban: LGBTQ Afghans in hidingYahya, a gay, non-conforming person feared life would get worse “day by day” under the Taliban – Copyright AFP ALFREDO ESTRELLAJames Edgar, with Marine Pennetier in IslamabadAs the Taliban appeared on every corner of Kabul, Marwa and her friend — both gay Afghans — took the drastic decision to become husband and wife. The hurried […]www.digitaljournal.com
Switzerland says resounding ‘yes’ to same-sex marriage | LGBTQ News | Al JazeeraSwiss backed proposal, which also allows couples to adopt, by a nearly two-thirds majority in a referendum on Sunday.www.aljazeera.com
Three Polish regions scrap anti-LGBT resolutionsThe move comes after the European Commission threatened to pull funding from the areas.www.msn.comhttps://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/24/okcupid-responds-viral-videos-lgbtq-inclusive-ads-torn-down
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