Month: November 2021

BCE to The Suffragettes

1893, Canada – Grace Darmond (November 20, 1893 – October 8, 1963) was a Canadian-born American actress from the early 20th century. Although performing in a substantial number of films over roughly 13 years, she was known in Hollywood’s inner circle as the lesbian lover to actress Jean Acker, the first wife of actor Rudolph Valentino. She was also associated, as many struggling actresses of the day were, with the actress Alla Nazimova, who was the former lover to Acker, although it has never been verified that Nazimova and Darmond were ever linked romantically.

1910 – Anna Pauline “Pauli” Murray (November 20, 1910 – July 1, 1985) is born. She was an American civil rights activist, women’s rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and author. Drawn to the ministry, in 1977 Murray became the first black woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest and was among the first group of women to become priests in that church. In 1940, Murray sat in the whites-only section of a Virginia bus with a friend, and they were arrested for violating state segregation laws. This incident, and her subsequent involvement with the socialist Workers’ Defense League, led her to pursue her career goal of working as a civil rights lawyer. As a lawyer, Murray argued for civil rights and women’s rights. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Chief Counsel Thurgood Marshall called Murray’s 1950 book, States’ Laws on Race and Color, the “bible” of the civil rights movement. In 1966 she was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women. Murray struggled in her adult life with issues related to her sexual and gender identity, describing herself as having an “inverted sex instinct”. She described herself as having an “inverted sex instinct” that caused her to behave as a man attracted to women would. She wanted a “monogamous married life”, but one in which she was the man. She had a brief, annulled marriage to a man and several deep relationships with women. In her younger years, she occasionally had passed as a teenage boy. In addition to her legal and advocacy work, Murray published two well-reviewed autobiographies and a volume of poetry. On July 1, 1985 the Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer in the house she owned with a lifelong friend, Maida Springer Kemp, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 2012 the General Convention of the Episcopal Church voted to honor Murray as one of its Holy Women, Holy Men, to be commemorated on July 1, the anniversary of her death, along with fellow writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. In December, 2016, the Pauli Murray Family Home was named as a National Historic Landmark.

1934 – “The Children’s Hour,” a play by Lillian Hellman in which two school teachers are accused of having a lesbian relationship, opens on Broadway to rave reviews and sellout audiences. A largely sympathetic account of two schoolteachers accused of lesbianism by one of their students, the play is loosely based on an actual case in 19th-century Scotland.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

November 20, 1956

.Back in Memphis Elvis and Nick Adams were spotted riding motorcycles. Late at night they attended a private showing of Love Me Tender at the Loew’s State Theater. Apparently Gladys cried at the end of the film, when Elvis’ character died.

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1965

On the USA LP Charts “The Sound of Music” Soundtrack was #1 on the Album chart for a second week, #5  Sonny & Cher with Look At Us and Barbra Streisand moved from 39 to 7 with My Name Is Barbra

November 20, 1966

Brian Epstein, manager of the Beatles, held a London party at his home at 24 Chapel Street in London to honor the Four Tops.  John Lennon, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Keither Richards and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, Donovan, Eric Burdon and Georgie Fame attended.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1971

On the USA song Charts Cher’s “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves dropped to #2

1973

Elton John released the single “Crocodile Rock” in the United States.

1975 – Members of the Austin Lesbian Organization and Gay Community Services picketed the Austin-American Statesman for refusing to run ads for gay organizations and running housing and employment ads which specified “no gays.” The paper agreed the next month not to print ads which state “no gays,” and began printing ads from gay and lesbian organizations the following April when the Austin City Council passed a Public Accommodations Ordinance which outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation.

1976

Elton John’s 23rd career hit was another big one as “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” moved from 54 to 28 on this date.

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1982

On the USA song Charts  Olivia Newton-John (“Heart Attack”) was 3, and Toni Basil moved from 13-7 with “Mickey”,

1987

Sign ‘O the Times, the third movie starring Prince, opened in theaters (it had premiered in Detroit, Michigan on October 29.)

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1995 – Steven Powsner (November 19, 1955 – November 20, 1995), who had been president of the New York City Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center from 1992-1994, dies of complications from AIDS at the age of 40. His first lover, Bruce Philip Cooper, died of AIDS in 1987.


1996 – The Ashland Wisconsin school district agrees to pay former student Jamie Nabozny $900,000 in damages. While he was a student, administrators took no action to alleviate the physical and verbal abuse he suffered because he was gay. The nearly one-million-dollar settlement makes Jamie the first of a long string of students to successfully sue schools and school employees for failing to protect them from horrendous homophobic abuse. Nabozny v. Podlesny, 92 F.3d 446 (7th Cir. 1996) was a case heard in the Circuit regarding the protection of a school student in Ashland, Wisconsin, who had been harassed and bullied by classmates because of his sexual orientation. The plaintiff in the case—Jamie Nabozny—sought damages from school officials for their failure to protect him from the bullying. A jury found that this failure violated Nabozny’s constitutional rights and awarded him $962,000 in damages.

1998 – John Geddes Lawrence and Tyrone Garner of Texas are ordered to pay fines of $125 each after being arrested for having sex in their home. The couple refuse to pay and announce they would challenge the Texas sodomy law. Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court. The Court struck down the sodomy law in Texas in a 6–3 decision and, by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S. state and territory. The Court, with a five-justice majority, overturned its previous ruling on the same issue in the 1986 case Bowers v. Hardwick, where it upheld a challenged Georgia statute and did not find a constitutional protection of  sexual privacy.

1999 – Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started in 1999 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith as a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The vigil commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence since Rita Hester’s death, and began an important tradition that has become the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. To date in 2019, 331 trans and gender diverse people have been killed this year.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2001

Madonna’s childhood home in Oakland County Michigan, sold at an auction in just 12 minutes. The house, along with a few items of Rock memorabilia, was purchased for $331,000.

2003 – The United States Congress passes a resolution condemning all violations of internationally recognized human rights norms based on the real or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of an individual

2005

 Madonna had the #1 album in the U.K. with Confessions on a Dance Floor.

2008: The Supreme Court of California agrees to hear arguments for a possible overturn of Proposition 8 – which included chickens given better protections but ended ended thousands of same gender marriages by a referendum.

2010, Japan – Transgender Japanese singer Alaru Nakamura’s (born 28 June 1985) album “Boy-Girl” wins the Excellent Album music award at the 56^th Japan Record Awards ceremony. Nakamura was observed male at birth but transitioned after struggling with issues of gender identity.

2013

Madonna topped Forbes list of the highest-paid musicians in the world with an estimated $125 million in earnings over the past year. Lady Gaga was second with $80 million

2021

Young Singaporeans are less accepting of family members having same-sex relationships than they are of their friends and colleagues as they apply different values on both groups.

While they apply tolerance on their co-workers, other values such as their notions of morality or the traditional family unit come into play when dealing with a family member.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/stigma-among-factors-why-some-find-it-hard-accept-lgbtq-family-members-today-webinar

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/stigma-among-factors-why-some-find-it-hard-accept-lgbtq-family-members-today-webinarStigma among factors why some find it hard to accept LGBTQ family members: TODAY webinar panellistsSINGAPORE — Young Singaporeans are less accepting of family members having same-sex relationships than they are of their friends and colleagues as they apply different values on both groups.www.todayonline.com

THE Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) has been shaken by a row over “pinkwashing” — accusations that the event was promoting Israel’s progressive treatment of sexual minorities as a way of diverting attention from its conflict with the Palestinians.

Activists had called for the cancellation of a screening of an Israeli movie and called for the festival to adopt a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) platform, putting an end to the featuring of Israeli films at the event.

The allegations began earlier this month, with Palestinian activists claiming the festival was seeking to promote “an image of Israel as a queer-friendly idyll, and Palestinians as inherently intolerant and backward people”.

The claim initially stemmed from a screening of Israeli film Sublet as part of MQFF Together, a smaller festival held in March.

“I went through the whole program and [there was] not a single film from Africa or the Swana region,” writer, filmmaker and community organiser Muhib Nabulsi told VICE. “It was then that I noticed that there was this film by Israeli director Eytan Fox, whose films are held up in academic literature, and by activists, as some of the most prominent examples of pinkwashing.”

https://www.australianjewishnews.com/anger-at-israeli-movie-screening-at-melbourne-lgbtq-film-festival/Anger at Israeli movie screening at Melbourne LGBTQ film festival – The Australian Jewish NewsAnti-Defamation Commission: ‘When was the last time you saw a Gay Pride Parade in the West Bank or Gaza? The treatment of gays, women and ethnic minorities in Israel is a thousand times better than in any country in the Middle East.’www.australianjewishnews.com

https://nltimes.nl/2021/11/20/woman-facing-hefty-fine-making-threats-lgbt-demonstrationWoman facing hefty fine for making threats at LGBT demonstration | NL TimesThe Public Prosecutors Office (OM) recommended an Amsterdam court impose an 1,100 euro fine, of which 500 euros would be conditional, against a 40-year-old woman. The suspect is accused of hurling insults and threats at people during a protest demonstration against anti-LGBT violence.nltimes.nl

what about hate crimes within LGBT that do not involve heterosexual men?

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/labour-graffiti-people-home-office-lgbti-b967334.htmlLabour pledges tougher sentences for LGBT hate crime | Evening StandardAnneliese Dodds said there was currently a mismatch between the sentencing available.www.standard.co.uk

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Today in LGBT History   by Ronni Sanlo

The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

1922, Canada – Canadian immigration authorities allowed the Irish lover of a Canadian citizen to immigrate legally. This was the first time in North America that a same-sex relationship was used as the basis for immigration.

1933 – Christa Winsloe’s (23 December 1888 – 10 June 1944) book “The Child Manuela” is reviewed in the New York Times. It was a translation from a German book about a lesbian relationship in a school for girls. The reviewer referred to it as “a social document that is moving and eloquent.” Winsloe was a 20th-century German-Hungarian novelist, playwright and sculptor. Winsloe wrote Das Mädchen Manuela (“The Child Manuela”), a short novel based on her experiences at Kaiserin-Augusta. Winsloe was involved in a relationship with newspaper reporter Dorothy Thompson, probably before World War II when Thompson was reporting from Berlin.  She moved to France in the late 1930s, fleeing the Nazis. During World War II, she joined the French Resistance. Contrary to what is often stated, she was not executed by the Nazis. Instead, on June 10, 1944, Winsloe and her French partner, Simone Gentet, were shot and killed by four Frenchmen in a forest near the country town of Cluny. The men said that they had thought the women were Nazi spies, and were later acquitted of murder.

1934 – Political activist Jim Foster  (November 19, 1934– October 31, 1990) is born. He founded the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club in 1972, the country’s first gay Democratic political club. Foster co-founded the Society for Individual Rights (SIR), an early homophile organization, in 1964. In 1971, Foster, along with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, transformed the SIR Political Action Committee into the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club. The first U.S. gay community center opens, in San Francisco, led by The Society for Individual Rights.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1942 – Bisexual Clothing designer Calvin Klein (November 19, 1942) is born.

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1965

David Bowie and the Lower 3rd appeared at The Marquee Club, London, England.

1966

The Soundtrack to “The Sound of Music” re-entered the Top 10 on the Album chart after 88 weeks of release.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1973

Barbra Streisand released the single “The Way We Were”.

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1980: Two men are killed and six wounded when former transit cop Ronald Crumpley opens fire with submachine gun at NYC gay bar, the Ramrod. He is later found not guilty by reason of insanity.

1982 – A California judge tosses Marilyn Barnett’s so-called “palimony” suit against tennis star Billie Jean King out of court

1982 – Marilyn Barnett files a palimony suit against Billie Jean King (November 22, 1943)but it’s thrown out of court. in 1971, King began an intimate relationship with her secretary, Marilyn Barnett (born January 28, 1948). King acknowledged the relationship when it became public in a May 1981 ‘palimony‘ lawsuit filed by Barnett, making King the first prominent professional female athlete to come out as a lesbian. Feeling she could not admit to the extent of the relationship, King publicly called it a fling and a mistake. She was still married to her husband Larry. The lawsuit caused King to lose an estimated $2 million in endorsements and forced her to prolong her tennis career to pay attorneys. Billie Jean and Larry remained married through the palimony suit fallout. The marriage ended in 1987 after Billie Jean fell in love with her doubles partner, Ilana Kloss.

1988

Kylie Minogue had the third version of “The Loco-Motion” to reach the Top 10 adn was #3.  George Michael was up to #7 with “Kissing A Fool”, with Whitney Houston fell with “One Moment In Time”.at #10

LP Faith album by George Michael was #8

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1990

Celine Dion released her first single “Where Does My Heart Beat Now”.

1993, Romania – Marius Aitai, Ovidiu Chetea, and Cosmin Hutanu are sentenced to up to 2’/2 years in prison for same-sex acts in private. Amnesty International calls for their immediate release and protests the imprisonment of 54 other people on similar charges, as well as the reportedly widespread torture and sexual abuse of persons arrested on suspicion of homosexuality.

1996

Prince released the 3 CD set “Emancipation.” The release was on his record label NPG Records.

1997 – In Spanish Fork Utah, during a meeting of the Nebo County Board of Education, supporters of lesbian teacher Wendy Weaver and those demanding her resignation presented their cases. A month earlier Weaver was dismissed from her position as volleyball coach and ordered not to discuss her sexual orientation with anyone, in or out of school.

1998 – Prosecutors in Laramie Wyoming present an outline of their case against Aaron McKinney who had been arrested for the brutal murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard.

1998

Natalie Cole sang “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” at Frank Sinatra’s eigthtieth birthday party at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. If that didn’t do it for Ol’ Blues, Little Richard’s rendition of “Old Black Magic” surely did.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2006

George Michael had the #1 album in the U.K. with Twenty-Five.

2009 – The New York Court of Appeals rules that state officials have the authority to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages although the court declines to rule on whether same-sex couples may legally marry in the New York.

2012 –

Transgender Pride flag flies from the Castro (San Francisco) flag pole for the first time. The flag was created by Monica Helms in 1999 and first shown at the Phoenix, AZ, pride parade in 2000. Helms is a transgender activist, author, and veteran of the United States Navy. 

Barry Manilow placed his 50th song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart when “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” debuted at #22. He became just the fifth artist to accomplish that feat in the AC chart’s 51-year history. At that time, Elton John led with 68, followed by Barbra Streisand (64), Neil Diamond (58) and Elvis Presley (53). And also, Elvis was only “adult contemporary” in the 1970s.

2019

Justin Trudeau@JustinTrudeauOfficiel du gouvernement – CanadaOn November 28, the Government will offer a formal apology to LGBTQ2 Canadians in the House – for the persecution & injustices they have suffered, and to advance together on the path to equality & inclusion.11:14 AM · Nov 19, 2017

2021

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/stigma-among-factors-why-some-find-it-hard-accept-lgbtq-family-members-today-webinarStigma among factors why some find it hard to accept LGBTQ family members: TODAY webinar panellistsSINGAPORE — Young Singaporeans are less accepting of family members having same-sex relationships than they are of their friends and colleagues as they apply different values on both groups.www.todayonline.com

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/states-pursue-wave-anti-lgbtq-laws-cities-move-direction-rcna5890As states pursue a wave of anti-LGBTQ laws, cities move in the opposite directionAs state legislatures around the country pursue anti-LGBTQ legislation in what advocates have said is the “worst year” for LGBTQ rights in modern history, awww.nbcnews.com

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/lgbt-bookshop-sends-300-trans-22198288LGBT bookshop sends 300 Trans history books to MPs across the country – Manchester Evening News
The initiative aims to give MPs ‘comprehensive knowledge’ of the history of the Trans community ‘before framing laws that affect them’.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

except the LGBTQ2 is actually divided – across many demographic lines, including the letter subcultures…

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/11/19/lewis-hamilton-lgbt-pride-helmet-qatar-grand-prix/Lewis Hamilton proudly wears LGBT+ Pride flag on helmet at Qatar Grand PrixFormula One champ Lewis Hamilton will wear the LGBT+ Progress Pride flag on his helmet for this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix.www.pinknews.co.uk

anyone would be less suicidal in a nation where not illegal and openly hunted

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/gay-men-who-move-to-lgbt-friendly-countries-have-lower-risk-of-suicide-study-finds/207054Gay Men Who Move To LGBT Friendly Countries Have Lower Risk Of Suicide, Study Finds – Star ObserverA study by the American Psychological Association across 48 countries found that when gay or bisexual men moved to a more tolerant country the risk of depression or suicide decreased dramatically.www.starobserver.com.au

https://deadline.com/2021/11/russian-lgbt-festival-website-blacklisted-government-1234876699/Russian LGBT Festival Has Website Blacklisted By Government – DeadlineOrganizers said the move came after a coordinate homophobic campaign.deadline.com

https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/finalists-chosen-for-canadian-monument-to-9000-killed-in-lgbt-purge/Finalists chosen for Canadian monument to 9,000 killed in “LGBT Purge” – Global Construction ReviewFive designs have been announced as finalists for a monument dedicated to the 9,000 lives lost in Canada’s “LGBT Purge” that took place between the 1950s and mid-1990s. The purge…www.globalconstructionreview.com

https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/opinion/2021/11/19/on-amazons-tampa-baes-lesbians-get-trash-reality-tv-representation-just-like-everyone-else.htmlOn Amazon’s ‘Tampa Baes’ lesbians get trash reality TV representation just like everyone else | The StarWhatever struggles these women have had in coming out, or continue to have, whatever struggles they have had with their respective families, the fact …www.thestar.com

cited sources

Today in LGBT History   by Ronni Sanlo

The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

1901, Mexico – Police raid a gay dance club. Of the 41 attendees, 29 men are dressed in women’s clothing and all are members of the highest classes of society. Punishment was conscription into the army. As a result of the Dance of the Forty-One Raid, the number 41 is adopted into Mexican popular culture as reference to homosexuality. No segment of the army is allowed to be given the unit number 41.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1972,

Canada – Gay McGill holds the first of what were to become the most successful community dances in Montreal. They ended in May 1975 because of the withdrawal of liquor license by Quebec liquor board.

1974: 

The New Yorker publishes its first gay-themed short, “Minor Heroism” by Allan Gurganus.

1978

Donna Summer remained at #1 with “MacArthur Park”,   Anne Murray’s former #1 “You Needed Me” dropped to 3, and “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” from Barbra (Streisand) & Neil (Diamond) rose from 16-4.  

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1982

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts released the album I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll.

1989

Tracy Chapman stayed at 9 on the USA LP Charts with Crossroads 

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1996 – Psychologist Dr. Evelyn Hooker (September 2, 1907 – November 18, 1996) dies. Her research at UCLA provided some of the earliest evidence that homosexuality is not a psychological disease.

1997

Céline Dion released the album “Let’s Talk About Love,” which includes the song “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie “Titanic.” In her native Canada, it set a record for first-week sales: 230,000 copies, meaning one out of every 100 Canadians bought the album in the first seven days of its release.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2001

Britney Spears scored her second US No.1 album with ‘Britney.’ The album’s success made her the first female artist in music history to have her first three studio albums to debut at the No.1 spot. This record however would later be broken by Spears herself with her 4th studio album In the Zone which charted in the same position.

ABC aired Britney Spears’ first TV concert, “Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas.”

2003, UK – Section 28 or Clause 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 caused the addition of Section 2A to the Local Government Act 1986, which affected England, Wales and Scotland. The amendment was enacted on May 24, 1988, and stated that a local authority “shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality” or “promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.”  The law was repealed on this day in 2003. 

2003 – The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules that the state’s constitution guarantees equal marriage rights for same-sex couples (Goodridge v. Department of Public Health). The November 18, 2003, decision was the first by a U.S. state’s highest court to find that same-sex couples had the right to marry and sparking a national wildfire of civil disobedience (the issuing of marriage licenses authorized by mayors and city councils in San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR; New Paltz, NY and Sandoval County, N.M.) and dozens of lawsuits in those and many other jurisdictions.

2005

A Belgian songwriter won a plagiarism case against Madonna over her 1998 hit single ‘Frozen.’ Salvatore Acquaviva claimed that the song copied one of his recordings, the judge agreed that Madonna’s single used four bars of his song ‘Ma Vie Fout L’camp’, which roughly translates as ‘My Life’s Getting Nowhere.’

2010

Cher had her hand and foot prints placed in cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

2021

adult women of all sexualities’ are refused pregnancy prevention and sold products instead because doctors insist women will change their minds and have children

meanwhile, children and teens are being given puberty blockers and surgery to alter their bodies…

https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/married-lesbian-rachel-champ-allegedly-denied-hysterectomy-by-doctor/Married lesbian Rachel Champ allegedly denied hysterectomy by doctorA married lesbian woman was left in tears after her doctor rejected a hysterectomy — saying she could eventually decide to leave her wife for a man, according to a report.nypost.com

https://culturess.com/2021/11/17/demonic-bisexual-bisexual-representation/What does the demonic bisexual mean for bisexual representation on TV?Genre shows are so stranger to bisexual representation, but why is it that only evil-coded factions are allowed to explore fluidity in sexuality?culturess.com

cannibals are not representative of lesbian

this is not progress, this is the lesbian as threat, serial killers and vampires.

https://www.autostraddle.com/yellowjackets-features-one-1-lesbian-teen-cannibal/“Yellowjackets” Features One (1) Confirmed Lesbian Teen CannibalLena Waithe is making a Hoop Dreams-inspired drama, will a queer Miranda save the Sex and the City reboot, a queer Barney the Dino doc is on the way, and more!www.autostraddle.com

this is why specific language matters – it is where meaning is

and words do not include opposite, that is where meaning is lost.

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/18/1055666543/the-limitations-of-the-sapphic-anthemThe limitations of the ‘sapphic anthem’ : NPRThe sapphic music label turns lesbian identity into a homogenous category.www.npr.orgShareEmoji

http://sfbaytimes.com/non-lez-lesbian-icons/Non-Lez Lesbian Icons – San Francisco Bay Times | San Francisco Bay TimesBy Jewelle Gomez– Let’s travel way back to those mysterious times—BE. Before Ellen, that is. Or before Kristen Stewart publicly shifted her affections from the silver-skinned vampire, Robert Pattinson, to a series of charming ladies. Or before Queen Latifah finally acknowledged what we always knew. And while we may hope that one day it won’t […]sfbaytimes.com

I have no idea if this is real because this is one of the stupidest things I have ever read

http://honisoit.com/2021/11/engineers-fight-back-against-lesbian-occupation-of-pnr/Engineers fight back against lesbian occupation of PNR – Honi SoitEngineering students across campus have formed the Engineering Action Committee (EAC) to oppose the occupation of PNR by non-Engineering students…honisoit.com

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/call-to-unveil-private-diaries-of-bisexual-lord-mountbatten-tcp0vgfldCall to unveil private diaries of ‘bisexual’ Lord Mountbatten | News | The TimesA historian is seeking access to the diaries and letters of Lord and Lady Mountbatten, which he believes could contain evidence of his bisexuality.Andrew Lownie, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, also hopes to find proof of the earl’s lovers including Shirley MacLaine, the Hollywood actress,www.thetimes.co.uk

https://news.nd.edu/news/gay-men-earn-the-most-undergraduate-and-graduate-degrees-in-the-us-study-shows/Gay men earn undergraduate and graduate degrees at the highest rate in the US, study shows | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre DameNotre Dame News gathers and disseminates information that enhances understanding of the University’s academic and research mission and its accomplishments as a Catholic institute of higher learning.news.nd.edu

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59302657Saurabh Kirpal: The man who could be India’s first openly gay judge – BBC NewsExperts say Saurabh Kirpal’s appointment will inspire other LGBTQ lawyers and judges to come out.www.bbc.com

https://www.vice.com/en/article/3abqb5/afghanistan-lesbian-couple-who-fled-taliban-now-dream-of-getting-married-in-the-usLesbian Couple Who Fled Taliban Now Dream of Getting Married in the USSalma and Khadija faced marginalisation and repression under Afghanistan’s previous governments, forced to conceal their sexuality from their families. But when the Taliban took over, they feared for their lives.www.vice.com

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/hq-health-clinic-1.6251077Health-care hub for gay men and trans community set to open in downtown Toronto | CBC NewsAfter some minor setbacks caused by the pandemic and supply chain delays, HQ is set to open to the public at Bay and College streets in February of next year. In addition to sexual health, HQ will also offer on-site mental health services and social programming.www.cbc.ca

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/11/18/oregon-man-charged-hate-crime-attack-grindr/8664125002/Oregon man used Grindr to target, brutally attack gay man, feds sayAn Oregon man was charged with a federal hate crime after law enforcement said he brutally attacked a gay man he targeted on the dating app Grindr.www.usatoday.com

Dear Dan

maybe pointing out being an asshole is a bad thing in simple language than trying to be meta with the cancel cancel culture

Explain that self identifiers do cause harm to those who are in the demographic

from gender, ethnicity and sexuality are not word games – but lived lives with real world consequences

the characteristics for which demographics historically and currently experience violence and barriers to the public square

being taken lightly and without regard to the persons in the demographic

is more of the same oppression

interesting the difference in response to the first letter writer

and the one from the heteroman who hits on Dan Savage…

https://www.straight.com/living/dan-savage-no-law-says-you-cant-self-identify-as-a-lesbianDan Savage: No law says you can’t self-identify as a lesbian | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment WeeklyDan advises an AMAB reader who identifies as nonbinary and leans “toward femininity” that they can self-identify as a lesbian because there are no identity cops out there.www.straight.com

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Today in LGBT History – November 18 | Ronni Sanlohttps://ronnisanlo.com › today-in-lgbt-history-novembe…Nov. 18, 2017 — Today in LGBT History – November 18 · ico – Police raid a gay dance club. · 1972, Canada – Gay McGill holds the first of what were to become the …

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  THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 18 | Ronni Sanlohttps://ronnisanlo.com › this-day-in-lgbt-history-novem…Nov. 18, 2019 — THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 18 · Musings of an Aging Lesbian · I began submitting two of my plays for production consideration. · Gratitude …

The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

1862 – Thomas Hannah, Jr., a private in Company G of the 95^th Illinois Regiment, writes that one of the soldiers in his regiment was found to be a female. He was referring to Albert Cashier (December 25, 1843 – October 10, 1915), a female-bodied Civil War soldier who had lived as a man. Albert D. J. Cashier, born Jennie Irene Hodgers, was an Irish-born female immigrant who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cashier adopted the identity of a man before enlisting, and maintained it for most of the remainder of his life. He became famous as one of a number of female-born soldiers who served as men during the Civil War, although the consistent and long-term commitment to the male identity has prompted some contemporary scholars to suggest that Cashier was a trans man.

1889, UK – The New York Times publishes a report on the “Cleveland Street Scandal,” a case involving a house of male prostitutes and members of British nobility. The Cleveland Street scandal occurred in 1889, when a homosexual male brothel in Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia, London, was discovered by police. The government was accused of covering up the scandal to protect the names of aristocratic and other prominent patrons. At the time, sexual acts between men were illegal in Britain, and the brothel’s clients faced possible prosecution and certain social ostracism if discovered. It was rumored that Prince Albert Victor, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales and second-in-line to the British throne had visited, though this has never been substantiated. Unlike overseas newspapers, the English press never named the Prince, but the allegation influenced the handling of the case by the authorities, and has colored biographers’ perceptions of him since. After Henry James FitzRoy, Earl of Euston, was named in the press as a client, he successfully sued for libel. The scandal fueled the attitude that male homosexuality was an aristocratic vice that corrupted lower-class youths. Such perceptions were still prevalent in 1895 when the Marquess of Queensberry accused Oscar Wilde of being an active homosexual.

1901

On that night 41—possibly 42—men gathered under the cover of night to dance together. Though some may not consider this scandalous by today’s standards, fallout from “The Dance of the 41,” as it was called by the press, was controversial enough to change the landscape of sexuality in Mexico.

As part of their condemnation, the men were taken to jail, with the men dressed in women’s clothes being forced to sweep the streets in their attire. Afterwards, the men were shipped to Yucatán to assist troops in their fight against the Mayans, but not by taking up arms. They were tasked with menial duties such as digging trenches and sweeping floors.

The divide between the elites and the lower class was severe, and would eventually lead to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. However, the dance saw the lines of social status blurred among Mexicans.

41 Has a Secret Meaning in Mexico, Thanks to a Queer …https://www.history.com › news › dance-of-41-mexico-…Jun. 27, 2018 — The reason has to do with a party held in a secret location in Mexico on November 17, 1901. On that night 41—possibly 42—men gathered under …

1925 – Rock Hudson  (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985), actor is born. He was an American actor, generally known for his turns as a leading man during the 1950s and 1960s. Viewed as a prominent ‘heartthrob’ of the Hollywood Golden Age, he achieved stardom with roles in films such as Magnificent Obsession(1954), All That Heaven Allows (1955) and Giant (1956), and found continued success with a string of romantic comedies co-starring Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959), Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers (1964). After appearing in films including Seconds (1966), Tobruk(1967) and Ice Station Zebra (1968) during the late 1960s, Hudson began a second career in television through the 1970s and 1980s, starring in the popular mystery series McMillan & Wife and the opera Dynasty. While his career developed, Hudson and his agent Henry Willson kept the actor’s personal life out of the headlines. In 1955, Confidential magazine threatened to publish an exposé about Hudson’s secret homosexual life. Willson stalled this by disclosing information about two of his other clients. Willson provided information about Rory Calhoun‘s years in prison and the arrest of Tab Hunter (born July 11, 1931) at a party in 1950.According to some colleagues, Hudson’s homosexual activity was well known in Hollywood throughout his career,  and former co-stars Elizabeth Taylor and James claimed that they knew of his homosexuality, as did Carol Burnett. Unknown to the public, Hudson was diagnosed with HIV on June 5, 1984, just three years after the existence of HIV and AIDS had been discovered by scientists. On July 25, 1985, Hudson’s French publicist Yanou Collart confirmed that Hudson did in fact have AIDS. He was among the first notable individuals to have been diagnosed with the disease. On October 2, 1985, Hudson died in his sleep from AIDS-related complications at his home in Beverly Hills at age 59.

1928 – The New York Times reports that a London judge found the lesbian novel “The Well of Loneliness” obscene and ordered all seized copies of it destroyed.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1960 – RuPaul (born November 17, 1960) is born. RuPaul Andre Charles  is an American actor/host, drag queen, television personality, and singer/songwriter. Since 2009, he has produced and hosted the reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race, for which he received two Awards in 2016 and 2017. He has described doing drag as a “very, very political” act because it “challenges the status quo” by rejecting fixed identities: “drag says ‘I’m a shapeshifter, I do whatever the hell I want at any given time’. RuPaul has been with his Australian partner, Georges LeBar, since 1994, when they met at the Limelight nightclub in New York City. They married in January 2017. LeBar is a painter and runs a 50,000-acre ranch in Wyoming. In 2017, RuPaul was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

November 17, 1968

Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin play the Rindge Arena in Braintree.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

November 17, 1970

Elton John’s live LP is recorded as it’s broadcast over WABC-FM from A&R Recording Studios in New York, marking one of the first times that a live rock concert is released as a recording.

1971 – A group of sex researchers looking for physical differences between homosexual and heterosexual men announce erroneous findings that heterosexuals have 40% more testosterone in their blood than homosexuals do.

1973

Elton John had the top album with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 

November 17, 1974

ABBA kick off their first European tour in Copenhagen, playing outside of Sweden for the first time.

1974 – The New Yorker publishes its first gay-themed short, “Minor Heroism” by Allan Gurganus.

1976

A Very Special Olivia Newton-John was shown on ABC television.

1979, Canada – Vancouver Sun reverses course and accepts an ad from Gay Tide after a five-year court battle. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Sun had “reasonable cause” to refuse advertising. The first ad was submitted to the Sun on October 23, 1974.

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1984

Wham! Were at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Make It Big’ and No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’. Michael’s inspiration for the song was a scribbled note left by his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley for Andrew’s parents, originally intended to read “wake me up before you go” but with “up” accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote “go” twice on purpose.

on the USA song charts, Wham! moved up to #1 with “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”.

1985 – In New York City, more than 700 people concerned about negative publicity surrounding AIDS, bathhouses, and gay promiscuity attend a town meeting that leads to the founding of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). Formed in New York City in 1985 to protest against what it saw as the New York Post‘s defamatory and sensationalized AIDS coverage, GLAAD put pressure on media organizations to end what it saw as homophobicreporting. Initial meetings were held in the homes of several New York City activists as well as after-hours at the New York State Council on the Arts. The founding group included film scholar Vito Russo (July 11, 1946 – November 7, 1990), Gregory Kolovakos (July 30, 1951 – April 16, 1990), then on the staff of the New York State Arts Council and who later became the first executive director; Darryl Yates Rist (1948-1993), Allen Barnett  (May 23, 1955 – August 14, 1991) ; and Jewelle Gomez (born September 11, 1948), the organization’s first treasurer. Some members of GLAAD went on to become the early members of ACT UP.

1987

The Madonna compilation album “You Can Dance” was released.

1988 – The first National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change conference was held in Washington DC.

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1990

 Whitney Houston moved from 13 to 5 with “I’m Your Baby Tonight”, her 11th Top 10 song in 13 tries,

1991, UK- OutRage, a London direct-action group, stages a zap against the Living Waters ex-gay movement at St Michael’s Church in Belgravia.


1992 – Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) dies. She was a writer, feminist, womanist, librarian, and civil rights activist. As a poet, she is best known for technical mastery and emotional expression, as well as her poems that express anger and outrage at civil and social injustices she observed throughout her life. Her poems and prose largely deal with issues related to civil rights, feminism, and the exploration of black female identity. While highlighting Audre Lorde’s intersectional points through a lens that focuses on race, gender, socioeconomic status/class and so on, we must also embrace one of her salient identities; lesbianism. Audre Lorde was a lesbian and navigated spaces interlocking her womanhood, gayness and blackness in ways that trumped white feminism, predominately white gay spaces and toxic black male masculinity. Audre Lorde used those identities within her work and ultimately it guided her to create pieces that embodied lesbianism in a light that educated people of many social classes and identities on the issues black lesbian women face in society. From 1991 until her death, she was the New York State Poet Laureate. Lorde died of liver cancer on November 17, 1992, in St. Croix, where she had been living with Gloria I. Joseph. She was 58. In an African naming ceremony before her death, she took the name Gamba Adisa, which means “Warrior: She Who Makes Her Meaning Known.”

1995 – James Woods III (1963-1995), co-author of “The Corporate Closet: The Professional Lives of Gay Men in America,” dies of complications from AIDS at age 32. Woods graduated from Harvard College and the Annenberg School for Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an assistant professor of communications at Staten Island and at the CUNY Graduate Center in Manhattan. He is survived by his partner, Paul D. Young

1997 – The National Black Lesbian and Gay Leadership Forum issues a press release applauding singer Janet Jackson for her use of sexual orientation themes in her album “The Velvet Rope.”


1997, Mexico – Patria Jimenez (born Elsa Patria Jiménez Flores, 1957) is the first openly gay person elected to a Latin American congress. She is a Mexican politician and head of Clóset de Sor Juana (Sister Juana’s Closet). Openly lesbian, she became the first gay member of Mexico’s legislature in the country’s history—the first in any legislature in Latin America. Jiménez is the longtime head of Sister Juana’s Closet, a lesbian rights group named after Juana Inés de la Cruz, a Carmelite nun and renowned Mexican poet. It is a United Nations accredited Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).

1998

Whitney Houston released “My Love is Your Love.”

1999 – Methodist minister Jimmy Creech was stripped of his clerical status for presiding over a same-sex holy union.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2003 – The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts rules that the state cannot bar same-sex couples from marrying and gives the legislature until June to rewrite the laws.

2010 – Transgender Phyllis Frye (born 1946) is appointed an associate judge for the City of Houston. She is the first openly transgender judge appointed in the United States.  Frye graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. While at Texas A&M, Frye was a member of the University’s Corps of Cadets, belonged to the Texas A&M Singing Cadets and got married. She was honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1972. She transitioned in 1976. On April 28, 2013, Frye was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Transgender Foundation of America.

2013, UK – Nikki Sinclair (born 26 July 1968) comes out as the first transgender member of the European Parliament. She is a British politician and former leader of the We Demand a Referendum Party who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands from 2009 to 2014.

2013, Chili – Claudio Arriagada (Oct. 22, 1955), the mayor of La Granja, Santiago Province, is elected to the Chilean chamber of Deputies after coming out as gay. He is the first openly gay person elected to Congress in Chilean history.

2015 – The U.S. Congress launches the Transgender Equality Task Force to address issues affecting transgender and gender non-conforming people.

2021

November 17, 2021, the Women’s Liberation Front filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections. The lawsuit alleges that California’s law SB 132, which allows inmates to choose to go to whichever prison best suits their “gender identity,” has resulted in egregious violations of the constitutional rights of incarcerated women. Currently, these women are being forced to share their intimate spaces with male prisoners who claim a gender identity of “female,” “gender-fluid,” or “non-binary.” Read more…

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Dear Europe: Lest We Forget oppressing demographics was the problem last time, let’s not keep seeing the same patterns over decades, eh

signed
a Canadian

https://www.starobserver.com.au/news/europe-divided-over-lgbt-rights-sees-spike-in-homophobic-transphobic-attacks/206983Europe Divided Over LGBT Rights, Sees Spike In Homophobic & Transphobic Attacks – Star Observer‘We are at a juncture in history when anti-LGBTQI forces are rife, not only in headline-grabbing countries like Poland and Hungary, but across Europe,” says ILGA.www.starobserver.com.au

https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a38267930/nicholas-ashe-coming-out-story/Queen Sugar’s Nicholas Ashe on Coming Out and Micah’s Queer StorylineNic Ashe of Queen Sugar talks about coming out in an Instagram post that went viral, and Micah’s queer romance on season 6 of the OWN series.www.oprahdaily.com

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/16/no-straight-lines-alison-bechdel-queer-comicsNo straight lines: Alison Bechdel and the unstoppable rise of queer comics | Documentary films | The GuardianThe artist discusses her role in an eye-opening new documentary that trails the history of LGBTQ+ comic books and the people behind themwww.theguardian.com

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19723348.glasgow-man-working-lgbt-youth-centre-jailed-sex-attacks/Glasgow man working at LGBT youth centre jailed for sex attacks | Glasgow TimesA FORMER volunteer at a centre for LGBT people has been jailed for six years for sex attacks on a teenager he met there.www.glasgowtimes.co.uk

given the history of religion and vulnerable population groups, not a good thing, religion is why shelter and safety are needed

https://southfloridagaynews.com/World/lgbt-youth-find-refuge-at-church-run-shelter-in-el-salvador.htmlLGBT Youth Find Refuge at Church-run Shelter in El Salvador | World | News | SFGN ArticlesSouth Florida Gay News, SFGN, Florida’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newspaper.southfloridagaynews.com

that there are LGBT elderly, and every decade young ones become them

https://wehoville.com/2021/11/16/new-senior-housing-center-opens-at-los-angeles-lgbt-center/New senior housing center opens at Los Angeles LGBT Center – WEHOvilleThe Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrates another milestone:  the opening of The Ariadne Getty Foundation Senior Housing, a cutting-edge 70,000-square-foot  building in Hollywood with 98 affordable housing units for seniors ages 62 and above. The Senior Housing, created in partnership with affordable housing developer Thomas Safran & Associates, represents the culmination of years of planning and …wehoville.com

companies advocate for stockholders alone

https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2021/11/chan-companies-must-advocate-for-lgbt-rights-everywhere-in-the-world-not-just-where-its-easy/CHAN: Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it’s easy – The Brock NewsKen Chan, Brock University Vice-President, Administration and Global Executive PhD student at ESCP Business School, had a piece recently published in The Conversation about actions corporations can take to advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in countries where …brocku.ca

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/public-input-sought-on-lgbtq2-national-monument-designsPublic input sought on LGBTQ2+ National Monument designs | Ottawa CitizenThe monument is championed and funded by the not-for-profit LGBT Purge Fund.ottawacitizen.com

https://www.rferl.org/a/turkey-lgbt-icon-bulgaria-liana-georgi/31565959.htmlLGBT Protester Who Went Viral For Standing Up To Police Has Released A ‘Gay Anthem’ For TurkeyBorn to Bulgarian and German parents and drawn to Turkey “because I grew up between two cultures,” expat singer Liana Georgieva puts her LGBT activism to a musical test.www.rferl.org

“dysphoria is an obsessive and dissociative condition “

They don’t say “born in the wrong body” anymore, but this is what they mean.

The Gingerbread model actively encourages people to think of themselves as if they were made from component parts, like robots, not humans. It encourages people to think of their body as disconnected from their identity and their sexuality

How much worse, then, to regard your self and your actual human partner as robotic, as a collection of parts. How dissociated from yourself and your partner do you have to be to say “if you want penetrated, why does it matter if it’s a penis or a strap” or “he’s just a man with an extra hole.” These are the words of porn addled robot people. People who view themselves and others as a collection of interchangeable, swappable identities and parts. People whose concept of their self and their body is robotic, rather than human, in nature.

https://lesbianandgaynews.com/2021/06/lauren-black-gloves-off-im-going-to-talk-about-how-dysphoria-plus-the-gingerbread-model-plus-pornography-leads-to-the-creation-of-who-i-call-porn-addled-robot-people/Lauren Black: “Gloves off. I’m going to talk about how dysphoria, plus the gingerbread model, plus pornography, leads to the creation of who I call ‘porn addled robot people’.” – Lesbian and Gay NewsLauren Black lives with dysphoria You may also like “Coming out… all over again”: James Roberts on Gender Critical Coming Out Day, Sunday 19th December “As one of the lesbians quoted in this article, this backlash has hurt. Deeply.” Kat Howard reflects on her BBC interview on the cotton ceiling. Julie Bindel: “According to the […]lesbianandgaynews.com

To be intersex is to have a disorder (or ‘difference’) of sexual development (DSD), a group of rare conditions involving genes, hormones and reproductive organs, including genitals. It is estimated that between 125 and 150 children are born with a DSD every year in England; a vanishingly small number.

The encroachment of intersex people’s experience by trans ideologues extends to language and it starts in the maternity ward. The term ‘assigned at birth’ is now widely used to accommodate a narrative about feelings of ‘gender identity’ potentially not aligning with sexed genitals. But for the overwhelming majority of people, even those with DSDs, sex is observed; only 0.001% of babies are born with ambiguous genitalia which needs to be assigned.

‘This leads me on to question why trans organisations have included intersex into the sexual orientation/gender identity acronym, because intersex conditions are not an identity, but a biological reality that myself and many others deal with on a daily basis – after all the acronym community wouldn’t hijack other medical conditions like deafness, blindness or mobility disabilities – why are they hijacking people with intersex medical conditions?’

Sex is not a spectrum; there is no middle point between egg and sperm.

https://lesbianandgaynews.com/2021/06/jo-bartosch-on-why-intersex-people-are-fed-up-with-their-medical-conditions-being-repurposed-as-a-transgender-identity/Jo Bartosch on why intersex people are fed up with their medical conditions being repurposed as a transgender identity – Lesbian and Gay NewsFascists can be easily spotted; they tend to have an unhealthy obsession with flags and a penchant for colonising terrain to which they have no claim. This is perfectly illustrated by this year’s ‘progress pride’ flag, to which has been added a purple circle on a yellow background apparently to signal intersex inclusion. Underlying the […]lesbianandgaynews.com

Who was meant to be paying that price? The many placards gave the answers: “Stonewall erases lesbians” / “Transing lesbian girls is gay conversion therapy” / “Complicit in the sterilisation of children who play with the ‘wrong’ toys?”. The angry chants also focused on medicalisation: “Stop transing children, kids cannot consent” / “Hey Stonewall, leave the gays alone.

https://lesbianandgaynews.com/2021/10/it-was-the-first-lgb-led-protest-against-an-organisation-increasingly-seen-as-having-betrayed-the-gays-reports-mrmenno-from-the-comeoutofstonewall-protest/“It was the first LGB-led protest against an organisation increasingly seen as having betrayed the gays,” reports MrMenno from the #ComeOutOfStonewall protest – Lesbian and Gay News“Who took the first brick out of Stonewall?” may well be the question asked in years to come if the beleaguered ‘alphabet soup’ lobby group ends up toppling over. Some may point at investigative journalists, some at senior cabinet ministers, and some at Allison Bailey for suing them over allegedly colluding to have her sacked […]lesbianandgaynews.com

As far as I’m concerned, gender identity is like a religion. If others believe in it and want to live their lives in accordance with its strictures, that’s fair enough. But as a non-believer I’m not obliged to do the same

https://lesbianandgaynews.com/2021/11/claire-heuchan-every-time-i-see-one-woman-dismiss-another-either-as-a-terf-or-handmaiden-my-heart-sinks/Claire Heuchan: “Every time I see one woman dismiss another, either as a ‘TERF’ or ‘handmaiden’, my heart sinks.” – Lesbian and Gay NewsI recently ordered an anthology called First Person Queer: Who We Are (So Far). The rush of serotonin I get from buying second-hand books online has, thus far, sustained me through the pandemic. Mostly I choose lesbian novels and feminist texts. But reading is supposed to expand our horizons – so I try to read […]lesbianandgaynews.com

https://www.newsweek.com/theres-no-standard-care-when-it-comes-trans-medicine-opinion-1603450There’s No Standard for Care When it Comes to Trans Medicine | OpinionThe day I got my first testosterone shot, I wept with joy. I thought I had discovered my path to self-actualization as a transgender man. One year later, I would be curled in my bed, clutching mywww.newsweek.com

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THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 17 | Ronni Sanlohttps://ronnisanlo.com › this-day-in-lgbt-history-novem…Nov. 17, 2019 — THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 17 … We bought new bike helmets yesterday. The kind we bought is important because our old brains need all …

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The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

1502, Italy – Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445 – May 17, 1510) is accused of sodomy but the charges were dropped. Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He belonged to the Florentine School under the patronage of Lorenzo de’ Medici. Botticelli’s posthumous reputation suffered until the late 19th century; since then, his work has been seen to represent the linear grace of Early Renaissance painting.

1928, UK – “The Well of Loneliness” by Radclyffe Hall (12 August 1880 – 7 October 1943) is declared obscene. Hall is best known for this groundbreaking work in lesbian literature.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1964: 

Randy Wicker is a guest on The Les Crane Show, becoming the first openly gay person to appear on national television. Following the show, Wicker is barraged by hundreds of letters from isolated lesbians and gay men across the country. He is an American author, activist and blogger. After involvement in the early homophile and gay liberation movements, Wicker became active around the issue of human cloning.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1970, UK – The London Gay Liberation Front attends a demonstration in support of the National Union of Students.

Anne Murray’s single “Snowbird” was certified Gold.

Elton John recorded a show at A&R Recording Studios in New York City for live broadcast on radio station WABC-FM that was later released as the 11-17-70 album.

1971 – Bruce Voeller (May 12, 1934 – February 13, 1994), chair of the Gay Activist Alliance State and Federal Affairs Committee, questions Sen. Ted Kennedy. Kennedy said he would support efforts to end policies which deny homosexuals the right to work gainfully in their professions.

November 16, 1973

David Bowie‘s first British TV special, 1980 Floor Show aired on NBC as an episode of Midnight Special. His guests were Marianne Faithful and The Troggs.

 Elton John had the top album with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.  

November 16, 1974John Lennon was at No.1 in the US singles chart with ‘Whatever Gets You Through The Night.’ Elton John played on the session and made a deal with Lennon that if the song reached No.1, Lennon would have to appear on stage live with Elton. Lennon kept his side of the deal and appeared live with Elton. They played three songs together: ‘I Saw Her Standing There,’ ‘Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds’ and ‘Whatever Gets You Through the Night.’ Backstage after the concert, Lennon got back with Yoko Ono after a temporary split.

 ABBA ventured out of their native Sweden for the first time.  But not too far–just on a tour of Europe, which began at the Falkonercentret in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1976

 A Very Special Olivia Newton-John was shown on ABC television.

1978

A concert by Queen at New York’s Madison Square Garden featured a row of semi-nude, over-weight women on bicycles to promote the band’s current single, “Fat-Bottomed Girls”.

1979 –

Martin Sherman’s (born December 22, 1938)  “Bent,” about the Nazi persecution of homosexuals, starring Richard Gere and David Dukes, begins previews on Broadway. Sherman is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 55 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his Pulitzer Prize-nominated play Bent, which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust. 

ABBA was verified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the top-selling group in recording history.

ABBA had their fifth #1 album in the U.K. with Greatest Hits, Volume 2.

On the USA LP charts:  Barbra Streisand edged up with Wet, One Voice from Barry Manilow captured the #9 spot 

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1980

Dolly Parton released the single “9 To 5”.

1984,

Germany – The West German government announces it will attempt to pass legislation making it a crime for a person with AIDS to have sex.

On the USA song charts: Wham! moved up to #1 with “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”.  Prince peaked at #2 with “Purple Rain”

1985

Wham!  led the way on the U.K. Album chart with Make It Big.

1987

Madonna released her compilation You Can Dance.

1989, Germany – The Center for Homosexual Lifestyles was established in Berlin. It was the first time in Germany that a public office was established specifically to deal with the concerns of lesbians and gay men. Called the Referat fur Gleichgeschlectliche Lebensweisen (Center for Homosexual Lifestyles), the state-level office works to eliminate discrimination and promote understanding of gay men and lesbians.

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1990

Bette Midler continued her momentum as “From A Distance” remained #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for the third week.

Whitney Houston moved from 13 to 5 with “I’m Your Baby Tonight”, Vanilla Ice cooled off with “Ice Ice Baby which Queen sued him for copyright; and Bette Midler moved into the Top 10 with “From A Distance”.

1995, Canada – A directive was issued by the Canadian Government allowing workers in same-sex relationships to take time off in the event of a partner’s illness or death.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2000

Elton John told a London High Court that his former lover and manager John Reid betrayed him over touring costs. The singer said Reid, had been “caught with his hands in the till”. Elton was suing Andrew Haydon, former managing director of John Reid Enterprises, his management company alleging Haydon was negligent in allowing JREL to charge him “several millions” in overseas tour expenses.

Cher was a guest star on the show Will & Grace on NBC-TV.

2006

In a poll compiled by the Official UK Charts Company, “Queen’s Greatest Hits” was named as the most popular album of all time in Britain. According to the list, the album has sold around 5.4 million copies, beating the Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, which has sold 4.8 million copies.

2019

Colonial Williamsburg begins researching LGBTQ historyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com › history › 2019/11/16Nov. 16, 2019 — ‘Like chasing shadows’: Uncovering Colonial Williamsburg’s LGBTQ history. The Fife and Drum Corps performs in Colonial … November 16, 2019.

2021

first books, then people

https://www.klfy.com/lafayette-parish/lgbtq-book-to-remain-in-circulation-at-lafayette-public-library/LGBTQ book to remain in circulation at Lafayette Public libraryThe banning of a particular book named This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson was at question at the Lafayette Library Control meetingwww.klfy.com

it is this hunting of people that is concerning.. doxxing to uttering threats –

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/anti-lgbtq-group-offers-500-bounty-turn-divisive-teachers/Anti-LGBTQ group offers $500 bounty to turn in “divisive” teachers / LGBTQ NationMoms for Liberty previously protested a school because two girls kissed in public during Homecoming. Now they want to end teachers’ careers if they’re “divisive…www.lgbtqnation.com

https://apnews.com/article/gender-identity-st-louis-kansas-city-kansas-columbia-81beb493b36915321b9a564351564c4cIndependence bans LGBTQ conversion therapyINDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City suburb of Independence is the latest in the metropolitan area to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ youth. The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to prohibit mental health professionals from using conversion therapy.apnews.com

https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/2021/11/15/whatever-happened-to-the-palms-dubbed-americas-first-lgbtq-retirement-community/?itm_source=parsely-apiWhat happened to America’s first LGBTQ retirement community?“It was a dream,” said one resident of the Tampa Bay neighborhood. “That’s all it was.”www.tampabay.com

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/15/22778378/lgbtq-students-universities-worst-list-safety-mental-health-elizabeth-ziffFinding better ways to ensure safety for LGBTQ young people – Chicago Sun-TimesConcerns about safety and belonging stem from real and acute threats to physical, mental, and emotional safety. In 2020 The Human Rights Campaign reports a record number of incidents of fatal violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people.chicago.suntimes.com

anyone surprised?

https://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/story/7513454/lgbt-survey-reveals-high-police-distrust/LGBT survey reveals high police distrust | Manning River Times | Taree, NSWFour out of five LGBTIQA+ Victorians do not trust police to use their powers reasonably and half don’t trust them with their personal information, a survey ha…www.manningrivertimes.com.au

health care continues to barely include heterosexual women

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/this-short-film-wants-to-show-medical-professionals-how-to-provide-lgbtq-inclusive-care-1.6248586This short film wants to show medical professionals how to provide LGBTQ-inclusive care | CBC NewsA new short film aims to show medical professionals how the healthcare needs of transgender and LGBTQ folks often go unmet, and how they can combat this.www.cbc.ca

do not congratulate for minimal results – it is not like anything has improved for heterosexual women….

and it is not like ethnicity is understood as being oppressed

and sex – so sexuality – is what makes most loose their minds completely

being bothered others exist to inferring with other person’s lives

https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/letters/2021/11/16/letters-why-veterans-day-2021-special-lgbt-vets/6387276001/Letters: Why Veterans Day 2021 was special for LGBT vetsLetters to the Editorwww.dispatch.com

Misogyny in the LGBQT2 goes mainstream where misogyny is king

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/drag-performers-going-mainstream-1.6248819Drag performers go mainstream outside of LGBTQ community, Pride season | CBC NewsThere is growing momentum for the performative art as television shows like Canada’s Drag Race are growing in popularity and a local elementary school recently held a drag queen story hour.www.cbc.ca

https://english.newstracklive.com/news/lgbt-no-entry-in-virat-kohlis-restaurant-after-the-ruckus-this-kind-of-cleaning-was-given-sc82-nu915-ta328-1192827-1.htmlLGBT no entry in Virat Kohli’s restaurant! clarification was given after controversies | NewsTrack English 1Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is in the news, but this time he has been the talk of the town on social media not about cricket but beca..|News Trackenglish.newstracklive.com

those who oppose equality and human dignity: it is always religion

https://international.la-croix.com/news/world/catholic-bishops-in-ghana-reiterate-support-for-anti-lgbt-bill/15217Catholic bishops in Ghana reiterate support for anti-LGBT billAs Ghana’s parliament debates controversial bill to criminalize the practice and promotion of homosexuality, the country’s Catholic bishops say it should be voted into lawinternational.la-croix.com

identify as so as to not be heterosexual or actually are?

https://www.mnnonline.org/news/30-percent-of-us-millennials-identify-as-lgbt/30 percent of US Millennials identify as LGBT – Mission Network NewsUSA (MNN) — Earlier this year, a Gallup survey of Generation Z found 1 in 6 identified as LGBT.www.mnnonline.org

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The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

1636 – A set of laws was enacted for the Plymouth colony (present-day Massachusetts. Eight offences were deemed punishable by death, including sodomy.

1887 – Bisexual artist Georgia O’Keefe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) is born. She was best known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O’Keeffe has been recognized as the “Mother of American modernism”.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1940, South Africa – Patricia Marion Fogarty (Nov. 15, 1940-Feb. 17, 1999), illustrator and photographer and lover of filmmaker Jayne Parker, is born. She was an illustrator whose drawings and watercolors appeared regularly in newspapers, magazines, books, and in national advertising campaigns – in every size and context, from billboards to brochures to ginger-beer labels.

1941- Hitler orders the death penalty for homosexual SS officers. Heinrich Himmler announced the decree that any member of the Nazi SS or police who had sex with another man would be put to death.

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

1952 – In Los Angeles, W. Dorr Legg, Tony Reyes, Martin Block, Dale Jennings, Merton Bird, Don Slater, and Chuck Rowland, all with ties to the Mattachine Society, form a group to promote education and research activities beneficial to gay men and lesbians. ONE, Inc., results from the meeting. The name is from an aphorism of Victorian writer Thom Carlyle: “A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one.”

November 15, 1956

Liberace meets Elvis Presley for the second time in Vegas.

Elvis visited the late show of Liberace at the Clover Room of the Riviera Hotel. Afterwards he visited Liberace backstage and even fooled around for some photographers.

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1961 – The Washington, DC chapter of the Mattachine Society is formed by activists Jack Nichols (March 16, 1938 – May 2, 2005) and Frank Kameny (May 21, 1925 – October 11, 2011) who is elected president. Kameny was an American rights activist. He has been referred to as “one of the most significant figures” in the American gay rights movement.

1969 – Representatives of the Gay Liberation Front join hundreds of thousands of other demonstrators protesting the Vietnam War in Washington, DC

November 15, 1969

Janis Joplin is arrested at her concert in Tampa, Florida and charged with using “vulgar and indecent language”. The incident began when a policeman with a bullhorn ordered people in the audience to sit down and Joplin responded, “Don’t fuck with those people! Hey, Mister, what’re you so uptight about? Did you buy a five dollar ticket?” When police backstage instructed Joplin to tell the audience to take their seats, she replied, “I’m not telling them shit.” After being arrested in her dressing room, Joplin was released on bond and all charges were eventually dropped.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1970 – “Jet Magazine” features a lesbian couple, Edna Knowles and Peaches Stevens, in their publication under the headline “Two Women ‘Married’ In Chicago — To Each Other.” However, Jet noted that the Illinois marriage license bureau had no record of the union. The image caption refers to Stevens as the “bridegroom.”

1973 – Dr. Howard Brown announces the founding of the National Gay (“and lesbian” was added later) Task Force, considered the first gay or lesbian rights organization with a truly national scope. Dr. Bruce Voeller (May 12, 1934 – February 13, 1994) is named the first executive director;.

1975

ABBA were guests on “American Bandstand.” They performed “S.O.S.” and “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.” 

“Island Girl” by Elton John was the #1 song for a third week

1977 – The school board of Santa Barbara, California, votes to ban discrimination against students based on sexual orientation;

1978 –

Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) dies at age 76. Mead, who was bisexual, was perhaps the most famous anthropologist in the world at the time of her death. She helped the world to understand that gender roles differed from culture to culture. She once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Mead never openly identified herself as lesbian or bisexual. In her writings she proposed that it is to be expected that an individual’s sexual orientation may evolve throughout life.

Barbra Streisand released her Greatest Hits Volume 2 package and “Woman In Love” by Barbra Streisand was #2 on the pop charts.

Queen remained at #4 with “Another One Bites The Dust”

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1980, Canada – Michael Harcourt, an alderman consistently supportive of the gay community, is elected mayor of Vancouver. An organization called Gay People to Elect Mike Harcourt campaigned actively in the gay community. Harcourt would become NDP premier of British Columbia in 1991.

1983 –

A Washington, DC, Superior Court judge dismisses a lawsuit brought by gay students against Georgetown University three years prior, ruling that the students cannot force the university to grant their organization recognition, because the federal government does not have an official national policy on homosexual rights.

Culture Club released the single “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” in the United States.

1986

The Beastie Boys released the LP “License To Ill.”

the USA charts: The Human League were at #2 with “Human”, Madonna’s “True Blue” took home the #3 prize on the song charts and was #10 on the LP charts

1987 – “And the Band Played On,” Randy Shilts’ (August 8, 1951 – February 17, 1994) remarkable book about AIDS and AIDS research, debuts at number twelve on the New York Times best seller list.

1988 – Alexandria, Virginia bans discrimination in employment, housing and other practices based on sexual orientation.

1989 – Massachusetts becomes the second U.S. state to pass a statewide gay rights law.

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1990

David Bowie opened on Broadway in the title role of “The Elephant Man.”

1991

Jacques Morali, the producer and songwriter who formed Village People, died of complications from AIDS.

1992 – Thirty-five members of The Cathedral Project, a gay Roman Catholic group, demonstrate in New York City at St. Patrick’s Cathedral to protest a Vatican directive urging bishops to oppose laws banning anti-gay bias.

1995 – The Florida Baptist state convention approves a resolution to encourage members to boycott the Walt Disney Co. because of the company’s extension of domestic partner benefits to its gay and lesbian employees.

1997 –

Jim Kepner, Jr. (1923 – 15 November 1997) dies. He was a journalist, author, historian, archivist and leader in the gay rights movement. His work was intertwined with One, Inc. and One Magazine. He contributed to the formation of the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives.

Elton John spent a sixth week at #1 with “Candle In The Wind 1997”, his tribute to the late Princess Diana.  It was Elton’s 66th career hit, his 27th Top 10 and ninth #1

1999 – The Washington Times reports claims George W. Bush ensured conservative supporters that he would not knowingly appoint any homosexuals as ambassadors or department heads in his administration if elected president.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2000

Winners at The MTV Europe Awards included All Saints for best pop act, Ricky Martin won best male artist, Madonna won best female artist

2002

The UK music industry made the decision to include computer downloads as part of the pop singles chart in an attempt to restore credibility to the Top 40. OD2 the online music distributor would compile the new chart with the official chart company.

2005

Madonna released the album Confession on a Dance Floor.

2008 – Comedian Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964) comes out at a rally in Las Vegas for marriage equality. She said, “ I’m proud to be a woman, proud to be Black, and proud to be gay…” Sykes is an American actress, comedian and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. A month earlier, Sykes had married her partner Alex Niedbalski, a French woman, whom she had met in 2006. The couple became parents on April 27, 2009, when Alex gave birth to twins.

2016

Myanmar’s abused, intimidated LGBT people long for …https://www.reuters.com › article › myanmar-gay-idUS…LGBT. November 15, 2016 4:06 PM Updated 5 years ago … Campaigners say lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people routinely face abuse, violence, …

2021

Doctors and professionalism, eh – maybe do another area of medicine or maybe another profession entirely that does not involve people..

there is a lot of bashing on women that is inherent in the trans discussion – by women seeking to avoid being women to men seeking to become the priority women and render the second class of women, into second class in the woman category

mostly: those with concerns about transgender needs to speak in a more human manner than trans are doing about those who are not trans.

from the article:
in a recent ruling, Ontario’s health review board upheld the decision of a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario committee to provide “advice” to Giancarlo McEvenue that he should better follow the profession’s advertising regulations.

Under the Medicine Act, any advertising by a doctor “must not be false, misleading or deceptive; must not contain a testimonial; and must be readily comprehensible, dignified and in good taste.”

“The photograph showing (McEvenue) holding up buckets labelled breast tissue is not dignified or in good taste, regardless of whether the clinic has received positive feedback about it,” the committee wrote.

https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mandel-decision-upheld-against-surgeons-social-media-posts-on-transgender-top-surgeryMANDEL: Decision upheld against doc’s posts on transgender top surgery | Toronto SunHolding two medical waste buckets labelled “breast tissue” while dressed in a Santa hat was likely not the most tasteful move by a surgeon.torontosun.com

Les$bean was a new lesbian word because of the terf calling by transwomen

lesbian is the love that dare not say it’s name last century owing to illegal, and this century owing to fetish

https://www.dailydot.com/irl/tampa-baes-lesbian-le-dollar-bean-tiktok/‘Lesbian isn’t a bad word’: Lesbian reality show star calls herself ‘le-dollar-bean’, sparking debate on TikTokTikTokers are divided after a cast member on ‘Tampa Baes’ called herself a “le-dollar-bean” instead of saying the word “lesbian.”www.dailydot.com

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3692020/paranormal-romp-queer-space-kristen-stewart-developing-ghost-hunting-show/“A Paranormal Romp in a Queer Space” – Kristen Stewart is Developing a Ghost Hunting Show! – Bloody DisgustingLast year, Kristen Stewart made headlines here on Bloody Disgusting for starring in the aquatic horror movie Underwater, which honestly should’ve made a whole lot more money at the box office than it did. Digressing, Stewart has been making headlines this year for playing Princess Diana in Spencer, likely to nab the actor her first […]bloody-disgusting.com

https://www.thegamer.com/tiktok-disney-gay-text-to-speech-censorship/TikTok’s Disney Text-To-Speech Voiceovers Censor The Words Gay, Lesbian And QueerEven on TikTok, none of the Star Wars characters are allowed to be gay.www.thegamer.com

from the article:

“I think I’m accepted in the Republican Party. A lot of Republicans don’t like gays, but they say, ‘What you do is your own business,’” Leonardon said. “I don’t feel the Republican Party has an anti-gay bias nearly as much as it used to, particularly because the older Republicans have died off and the ones 50 and under just don’t care as much.”

Nina Notes:

in reality, in the USA it is the republican party that has denied and delayed LGBTQ2 Rights along with equality of rights for Heterosexual women

that some think the party is less oppressive than when former President Bush The Elder began using “family values” as code for anti-lgbt and “politically correct” as a slur against democrats for pretending to be inclusive while the honest bigotry of republicans was supposed to appeal to those targeted by bigotry

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-some-lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-americans-are-loyal-to-the-gop/Why Some Lesbian, Gay And Bisexual Americans Are Loyal To The GOP | FiveThirtyEightWelcome to Political Outliers, a column that explores groups of Americans who are often portrayed as all voting the same way. In today’s climate, it’s easy to f…fivethirtyeight.com

https://globalnews.ca/news/8372321/aaron-webster-bench/COMMENTARY: Push on to restore memorial to Aaron Webster, gay man fatally beaten in Stanley Park – BC | Globalnews.caSupporters say they need to raise $7,000 by the end of December in order for the park board to renew the bench, plaque and covered area near Second Beach. globalnews.ca

the primary sexual offenders in every nation is heterosexual men

but saying that is controversial still in 2021 including in western nations

https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/You-can-t-target-LGBT-people-like-they-are-the-source-of-Ghana-s-sexual-problems-Prof-Prempeh-fumes-1402036You can’t target LGBT people like they are the source of Ghana’s sexual problems – Prof Prempeh fumes•8 MPs are currently sponsoring the anti-gay bill to criminalize activities of LGBTI+ communitywww.ghanaweb.com

“The policy at the One8 Commune restaurant chain is not explicitly against homosexual couples as their policies allow entry for lesbian women. They entry is barred for single men as well as gay men. “

nina notes:
so gay men are being targeted for exclusion because lesbians are not thought to exist rather than also be banned…

Woke group accuses Virat Kohli’s restaurant chain of discriminating against LGBT community: Details

https://www.laprensalatina.com/lebanon-crisis-robs-lgbt-community-of-one-of-their-safe-places/Lebanon crisis robs LGBT community of one of their safe places – La Prensa Latina Mediawww.laprensalatina.com

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Today in LGBT History   by Ronni Sanlo

The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

1810, Scotland – Young Jane Cummings makes an accusation of “inordinate affection” between two female teachers Marianne Woods, 27, and Jane Pirie, 26, in Edinburgh. This is the first of a series of events leading to a dramatic trial and later became the basis for the Broadway play and film “The Children’s Hour,” a 1934 American play by Lillian Hellman.

1874 – Adolf Brand (14 November 1874 – 2 February 1945) was a German writer, individualist anarchist, and pioneering campaigner for the acceptance of male bisexuality and homosexuality. On this day Brand published Der Eigene, the first gay journal in the world, published from 1896 to 1932 in Berlin. Other contributors included writers Benedict Friedlaender, Hanns Heinz Ewers, Erich Mühsam, Kurt Hiller, Ernst Burchard, John Henry Mackay, Theodor Lessing, Klaus Mann, and Thomas Mann, as well as artists Wilhelm von Gloeden, Fidus, and Sascha Schneider. The journal may have had an average of 1500 subscribers per issue during its run, but the exact numbers are uncertain. In 1933, when Adolf Hitler rose to power, Adolf Brand’s house was searched and all the materials needed to produce the magazine were seized and given to Ernst Röhm.

1900

In Chicago, IL, on KYW Radio, the first opera by a professional company was broadcast.

1908 –  Joseph McCarthy  (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) , the U.S. Senator who presided over a Communist witch-hunt during the 1950s, was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. The red-baiting homophobe was actually a closeted gay man. In an article in the Las Vegas Sun on October 25, 1952, Hank Greenspun wrote that: “It is common talk among homosexuals in Milwaukee who rendezvous in the White Horse Inn that Senator Joe McCarthy has often engaged in homosexual activities.” The number of American lives destroyed in the 1950s by McCarthy’s “outing Communists” and witch-hunting homosexuals numbered in the tens of thousands in the U.S. McCarthy died of alcoholism at the age of 48. His right-hand man, lawyer (and closeted gay man and friend of Donald Trump) Roy Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) died of AIDS in 1986.

1932, UK- Lillias Irma Valerie Arkell-Smith  (1895–1960), going by the name of Sir Victor Barker, served in the Royal Air Force under the name Barker. Arkell-Smith marries Elfrida Hayward on this day but the marriage is annulled because Arkell-Smith is physically and legally female. In 1926, while living in London, Arkell-Smith accidentally received a letter which had been addressed to a different Colonel Barker inviting him to join the National Fascisti. Arkell-Smith replied to the misdirected letter with the missive “why not,” reasoning that membership of what was a macho group would help him better pose as a man. Arkell-Smith died in poverty and obscurity under the name Geoffrey Norton in 1960 and was buried in an unmarked grave in Kessingland churchyard near Lowestoft, Suffolk. The story of the many lives of Arkell-Smith/Barker is told in Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment by Rose Collis, Virago 2001.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1942, Germany – The Nazi SS (storm troops) informs concentration camp commandants that they are free to sterilize any of the prisoners under their control. The directive gives official approval to the practice, already instituted in some camps, of castrating males suspected of sexual attraction to other men.

1943

Leonard Bernstein made his debut with the New York Philhamonic when he filled in for the ailing Bruno Walter prior to a nationally broadcast concert. Bernstein was 25 years old and was an assistant conductor at the time.

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1969 – In New York City, the Gay Liberation Front launches the premiere issue of the first gay newspaper Come Out!, ” a publication by and for the Gay Community. It ran for three years.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

November 14, 1975

Queen played the first of two nights at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England, the first nights on their 78-date A Night At The Opera World Tour.

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1983

Culture Club released the single “Karma Chameleon”.

1987

Although they had been divorced for twelve years, Sonny and Cher appear together on The Late Show, where they are coaxed by David Letterman into singing “I Got You Babe”. The crowd gave the pair a standing ovation for what would prove to be their final performance together, as Sonny would die in a skiing accident in 1998.

George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album ‘Faith’. The album won several awards including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. To date, the album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Between 1987 and 1988, Faith produced six Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hits, four of which (‘Faith’, ‘Father Figure’, ‘One More Try’, and ‘Monkey’) reached No.1, making him the only British male singer to have four No.1 singles from one LP on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Soundtrack to “Dirty Dancing” took over as the #1 album.

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1990

The Who‘s Pete Townshend confesses his bisexuality to Newsweek magazine. Says Pete, “I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won’t be classified as just a man”

LGBTQ2 Blogger Nina Notes: Bisexual men are not women, they are bisexual men. Gay men are not women either. Calling out a male centric view… Only women are women, with sexual orientation variable.

1994, China – China determines that same-sex acts are no longer to be considered a “social order” offense.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2001, Egypt – Fifty-two men are arrested on May 11, 2001, on the Queen Boat, a floating gay nightclub on the Nile River. According to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), the men were subjected to beatings and forensic examinations to “prove their homosexuality.” The trials of the “Cairo 52” lasted five months and the defendants were vilified in the Egyptian media, which printed their real names and addresses, and branded them as agents against the State. On November 14, 2001, twenty-one of the men were convicted of the “habitual practice of debauchery,” one man of “contempt for religion,” and another, who was accused of being the “ringleader,” was convicted of both charges and received the heaviest sentence, five years’ hard labor. A fifty-third man, a teenager, was tried in juvenile court and sentenced to the maximum penalty of three years in prison, to be followed by three years of probation.

2008 – Transgender woman Lateisha Green is shot and killed outside a house party in Syracuse, NY. Her murderer is sentenced to 25 years for first degree manslaughter. This is the first transgender hate crimes conviction in New York and only the second in the US.

2021

https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/14/creating-safe-spaces-for-lgbt-youth/Creating safe spaces for LGBT youthCreating safe spaces for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth is part of a wider fight for equality.mb.com.ph

https://metro.co.uk/2021/11/14/this-remembrance-sunday-i-will-also-be-thinking-of-lgbt-veterans-15576473/This Remembrance Sunday, I will also be thinking of LGBT veterans | Metro NewsI am immensely proud to be part of this moment of inclusion for our LGBT+ veterans.metro.co.uk

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/photography-project-dont-you-want-me-lgbtq-rescue-dogs-1.6248212Photographer captures powerful bond between LGBTQ community, their rescue dogs | CBC NewsThe bond between a pet and its owner is a special one — and one local photographer is exploring just how powerful that bond between the transgender community and their rescue dogs can be.www.cbc.ca

first books are burned, then people

https://abcnews.go.com/US/books-including-gender-queer-pulled-schools-sparking-controversy/story?id=81110458Books including “Gender Queer” being pulled from schools, sparking controversy – ABC NewsBooks including “Gender Queer” being pulled from schools, sparking controversy.abcnews.go.com

dear other demographics: lesbians are being silenced

we are being sexually harrassed and fetishized within LGBTQ2

and we deserve being heard

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10200481/BBC-chief-tells-LGBT-staff-used-hearing-views-dont-like-Zoom-call.htmlBBC chief tells LGBT staff ‘they must get used to hearing views they don’t like’ in Zoom call | Daily Mail OnlineDuring a meeting with the BBC’S Pride network the broadcaster’s head of news Fran Unsworth told employees they will ‘hear things they do not personally like’ and they ‘have to get used to that’.www.dailymail.co.uk

interesting how his joke about murdering a woman does not get media attention

https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/11/13/22780324/dave-chappelles-high-school-postpones-fundraiserDave Chappelle’s high school postpones fundraiser after LGBTQ students voice concerns – REVOLTApparently, some of the high schoolers engaged in “a heated debate with faculty” after they were asked to help put together an exhibition to honor Chappelle.www.revolt.tv

https://www.buzzfeed.com/pernellquilon/what-queer-women-want-gay-men-to-stop-doingQueer Women Share What They Want Gay Men To Stop Doing“Just because you’re in the community doesn’t mean we all live the same experiences.”www.buzzfeed.com

https://76crimes.com/2021/11/13/russia-labels-main-lgbt-group-a-foreign-agent/Russia labels main LGBT group a ‘foreign agent’ – Erasing 76 CrimesThe Russian government has officially branded the main group advocating for LGBTQ rights in the country a “foreign agent,” the latest step in an ongoing crackdown on opposition, media f…76crimes.com

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Today in LGBT History – November 14 | Ronni Sanlohttps://ronnisanlo.com › today-in-lgbt-history-novembe…Nov. 14, 2017 — On November 14, 2001, twenty-one of the men were convicted of the “habitual practice of debauchery,” one man of “contempt for religion,” and …

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  THIS DAY IN LGBT HISTORY – NOVEMBER 14 | Ronni Sanlohttps://ronnisanlo.com › this-day-in-lgbt-history-novem…Nov. 14, 2019 — Musings of an Aging Lesbian Tonight is the Melissa Etheridge concert. I’ve never seen her in person but I remember being so impressed with …

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BCE to The Suffragettes

354, Africa – St Augustine (13 November 354 – 28 August 430) is born in Tagaste, North Africa. He was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius in north Africa and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. In his writing he discusses his love for his closest friend saying he contemplated joining him in death. “I felt that his soul and mine were one soul in two bodies.” 

1933, Germany – Top level members of the Third Reich advise the Head of Police to transport homosexuals to the concentration camp Fuhlsbuttel near Hamburg. The Third Reich had recently established homosexuals as a category of prisoners.

1937

NBC formed the first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio broadcasting. 

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

November 13, 1956

In a decision that cited the 1954 Brown vs. the Board of Education case and other cases that banned segregation in public parks and playgrounds, the United States Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses.

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1965

After 35 weeks, the Soundtrack to “The Sound of Music” reached #1 on the Album chart.  That album toppled Help! by the Beatles. At six,  Look At Us from Sonny & Cher, with #8 the Soundtrack to “Mary Poppins”, Barbra Streisand was emphatic with My Name Is Barbra  at #9

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

November 13, 1974

No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Whatever Gets You Through the Night,” John Lennon. Elton John plays piano and organ and sings backing vocals on the song.

1976

Barry Manilow owned the new #1 Easy Listening song–“This One’s For You”.

Elton John’s new album Blue Moves debuted at #3.  Elton’s last three albums (Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies and now Blue Moves) debuted at #1, #1 and #3, respectively. 

1979 – San Francisco swore in its first openly gay and lesbian police officers.

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1985, United Kingdom – Manchester gay rights advocate and politician Margaret Roff (1943-1987) becomes the country’s first openly lesbian (or gay) mayor. A few months after retiring from the Council, in October 1987, Margaret Roff died in a hotel fire in Puerta Cabezas when she had been part of a women’s delegation to Nicaragua.

1987

Sonny and Cher sang “I Got You Babe” on the David Letterman show.

1989 – A federal court rules that the Armstrong amendment, which would have cut off Washington DC’s entire 1989 budget unless the city council exempted religious educational institutions from the gay rights provisions of the city’s human rights law, was unconstitutional. William Armstrong introduced the measure after the DC Court of Appeals ruled that Georgetown University was not exempt from the gay rights law and ordered the University to provide facilities to gay & lesbian student organizations that are equal to those provided to other student groups.

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1990

Madonna released the album The Immaculate Collection.

1991 – Audre Lorde  February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992), the influential Black lesbian poet, becomes the New York State Poet Laureate. She receives the Walt Whitman Citation of Merit from Gov. Mario Cuomo, Sr., making her the Poet Laurette of New York State from 1991-1993. Her impassioned and political acceptance speech receives a standing ovation.

1992

Elton John performs his first gig in Mexico before an audience of 90,000.

1995, New Zealand – A group of lesbians protested an appearance by Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Auckland. He had told a group of journalists that homosexuals are trying to destroy society.

1997

The musical “The Lion King” opened.

1999

A report showed that The Spice Girls were the highest earners in pop during the 90’s with their debut album ‘Spice’ selling over 20 million copies. Elton John was second with 14 million sales from ‘The Lion King’.

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2000

Elton John released the live album Elton John One Night Only – The Greatest Hits. It was recorded over two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City less than a month earlier.

2001:

 In the U.S., the city council of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passes an ordinance which adds sexual orientation to its municipal anti-discrimination law.

Madonna released her compilation GHV2.

2002

Elton John, who once claimed to own more than 4,000 pairs of glasses, announced that he planned to have Lasik eye surgery.

2003

Wynonna Judd is arrested and charged with DUI after police stop her while speeding through Nashville. She’s released after posting a $500 bond.

Madonna donates 100,000 copies of her children’s book Mr. Peabody’s Apple to schoolteachers across the U.S.

The Chinese government refuse to let all-girl punk band Hang on the Box leave the country for a U.K. tour after deeming their music “an inappropriate representation.

2005

Madonna tops the U.K. singles chart with “Hung Up.”

2007

47-year-old Boy George was charged by British Police with falsely imprisoning 28-year-old Auden Karlsen, who had gone to the musician’s flat as a photo model. The former Culture Club lead singer, whose real name is George O’Dowd, would be found guilty in January, 2009 and sentenced to 15 months in jail.

2008: The NoH8 Campaign begins.

2021

indeed. that LGBTQ exist is not a threat to heterosexuality – the problems of heteros are on heteros..

https://www.myjoyonline.com/adultery-is-a-more-serious-threat-to-family-than-lgbt-akoto-ampaw/?param=Adultery is a more serious threat to family than LGBT – Akoto Ampaw – MyJoyOnline.comPrivate legal practitioner, Akoto Ampaw says the gravest threat to the family and value systems in Ghana is adultery and the impregnation of teenagers by heterosexual males. “Do you note that adultery and the impregnation of teenagers by heterosexual males constitute a far graver threat to the family as a unit? This is obviously undeniable. […]www.myjoyonline.com

heterosex is not queer sex…

https://www.advocate.com/music/2021/11/12/nonbinary-musician-g-flip-celebrates-queer-sex-scream-videoNonbinary Musician G Flip Celebrates Queer Sex in ‘Scream’ Video‘There’s no hiding the fact that this song is about sex,’ the Australian rising star says of the tune that features UPSAHL.www.advocate.com

https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Gay-men-and-bisexual-women-may-have-higher-odds-16615432.phpGay men and bisexual women may have higher odds for high blood pressureGay men and bisexual women may have higher rates of high blood pressure than their…www.westport-news.com

https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2021/11/12/did-you-know-all-mean-girls-guys-are-gay-nowDid You Know All the ‘Mean Girls’ Guys Are Gay Now?Damien, Aaron Samuels, and yes, Kevin G are all gay in real life!www.pride.com

first books then people

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/gop-governor-cracks-school-libraries-enraged-gender-queer-memoir/GOP governor cracks down on school libraries after being enraged by “Gender Queer” memoir / LGBTQ NationSC Gov. Henry McMaster’s outcry is part of a growing conservative movement to make books on LGBTQ themes and racism a political issue…www.lgbtqnation.com

https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2021/11/13/backlash-to-school-books-centering-on-race-sex-and-lgbtq-people-turns-into-conservative-rallying-cry/Backlash to school books centering on race, sex and LGBTQ people turns into conservative rallying cryHailed as a winning message in the Virginia governor’s race this month, conservative rallying cries of ‘parental rights’ have helped fuel a new wave of challenges and legal threats over even the most celebrated of books.www.adn.com

https://www.buzzfeed.com/lyapalater/i-think-miranda-is-going-to-realize-shes-a-lesbianThe And Just Like That Trailer Makes Me Think Miranda Will Be A LesbianI HAVE EVIDENCE!!!www.buzzfeed.com

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/lesbian-models-raise-money-mars-25419072Lesbian models fundraise for Mars trip to become ‘first couple to bonk in space’ – Daily StarEXCLUSIVE: Stripchat cam models Adeli and Robby are hoping to fund money for a trip to Mars so they can be the “first couple to have sex in outer space”www.dailystar.co.uk

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/tech-cos-strive-to-create-conducive-lgbtq-spaces/articleshow/87674202.cmslgbtq: Tech companies in Hyderabad strive to create conducive LGBTQ spaces | Hyderabad News – Times of IndiaMany city-based tech companies are actively working on improving the diversity quotient at their workplaces. In a step in this direction, they are cretimesofindia.indiatimes.com

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/new-study-shows-lgbtq-anti-vaxxers/New study shows why there are so few LGBTQ anti-vaxxers / LGBTQ NationLGBTQ people have been much better at getting vaccinated than straight people. Why…www.lgbtqnation.com

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Today in LGBT History   by Ronni Sanlo

The Lavender Effect

Our Daily Elvis

BCE to The Suffragettes

354 – St Augustine (13 November 354 – 28 August 430) is born in Tagaste, North Africa. He was an early North African Christian theologian and philosopher  whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius in north Africa and is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. In his writing he discusses his love for his closest friend saying he contemplated joining him in death. “I felt that his soul and mine were one soul in two bodies.”

1679, Sweden – Lisabetha Olsdotter is convicted of abandoning her husband and children, becoming a soldier, and marrying a woman. She is accused of “mutilating” her gender and mocking God. She is executed by decapitation.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

1958 – Eric Marcus (born November 12, 1958) is born. He is an American non-fiction writer. His works are primarily of LGBT interest, including Breaking the Surface, the autobiography of gay Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis, which became a #1 New York Times Bestseller and Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945–1990, which won the Stonewall Book Award. Other topics he’s addressed in his writing include suicide and pessimistic humor. Marcus received his B.A. from Vassar College in 1980 where he majored in Urban Studies. He earned his master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1984 and a master’s degree in real estate development in 2003, also from Columbia University. He was an associate producer for Good Morning America and CBS Morning News. Marcus served on the Board and staff of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP), as National Board Member (2010 – 2014), Chair of the Loss & Bereavement Council (2011 – 2014) and Senior Director for Loss and Bereavement Programs from 2014 to 2015.

November 12, 1959

At a time when Rock and Roll seemed to be fading,  Elvis was in the army and Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard couldn’t make a hit record when Mathis’ L.P. “Heavenly” became his second to reach the top.

The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30

1964 – The first depiction of a same-sex relationship is found in an Egyptian tomb. Nyankh-khnum and Khnum-hotep are discovered buried together side by side. The wall art shows the two men kissing. They were ancient Egyptian royal servants. They shared the title of Overseer of the Manicurists in the Palace of King Nyuserre Ini, sixth pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, reigning during the second half of the 25th century BC. They were buried together at Saqqara and are listed as “royal confidants” in their joint tomb.

November 12, 1965

Velvet Underground made their live debut when they played at Summit High School in New Jersey. The newly formed band, who took their name from a paperback about a secret sexual subculture of the early 1960s, were paid $75 for the gig.

1969 – Fallout from Time Magazine’s October 31st cover story, “The Homosexual: Newly Visible, Newly Understood” results in a protest at New York’s Time-Life Building;

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1973

ABBA released the single “Dancing Queen”.

November 12 ,1976 

Queen’s single “Somebody To Love” was released in the U.K.

1978, France – Céline Sciamma (born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. Sciamma’s work is strikingly minimalist, partly the legacy of her mentor, Xavier Beauvois, who advised her while she was a student at the major French film school, La Fémis. While highly formalist and idiosyncratic (notably in her lack of dialogue and very stylized mise-en-scene), Sciamma’s filmmaking, beginning with Water Lilies relates closely to the characteristics of first-time filmmaking in France, notably in its emphasis on coming-of-age films focused on adolescents or pre-adolescents. Sciamma is very interested, moreover, in the fluidity of gender and sexual identity among girls during this formative period.In 2014, Sciamma has been in a relationship with the actress Adele Haenel whom she met on the set of Water Lilies. Haenel publicly acknowledged their relationship in her acceptance speech for her César award in 2014. 

The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list

1981 – Gay Community Services, Inc. receives its trade name from the State of Arizona.

1982

The Pretenders released the single “Back On The Chain Gang”.

 1984

Madonna released her second studio album “Like A Virgin,” which became her first #1 album on Billboard and also topped the charts in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain and the UK.

1988

at 6 on the USA song charts Whitney Houston and “One Moment iI Time”, and  the fifth consecutive Top 10 song from George Michael’s Faith album–“Kissing A Fool” moved from 15 to 9 

90s: Listserves and Email distribution replaces telephone trees for activism

1996

The Madonna lp album “Evita: The Complete Motion Picture Music Soundtrack” was released.

1998

Winners at the MTV Europe Awards included Madonna best female artist and album for ‘Ray Of Light’, The Spice Girls won best group, 

Post 9/11 – From “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”

2008: Same-sex marriages begin to be officially performed in Connecticut.

2010, Columbia – Protests in Bogota take place after the Columbian court rules against same-sex marriage.

2021

1. babies are observed – not assigned.

2 there is not one way to be each gender of a sexually reproducing species

3 more likely this is a tomboy who could be a heterosexual, bisexual or more probably, a lesbian as an adult

4 parental attachment and child association, the home environment, plus heredity…

https://people.com/human-interest/mom-emily-torrisi-opens-up-about-raising-son-who-is-transgender/NJ Mom Opens Up About Raising Son Who Is Transgender | PEOPLE.comEmily Torrisi said her son EJ is in kindergarten but “he is exactly who he is meant to be” now that he identifies as male instead of femalepeople.com

it shouldn’t be in 2021, but it still is, cause around the world:

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/national/19712459.coming-not-headline-news-says-tottenham-lgbtq-fans-co-chair/Coming out should not be headline news, says Tottenham LGBTQ+ fans co-chair | Border TelegraphAdelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo revealed he was gay last month and received widespread coverage from around the world.www.bordertelegraph.com

sports is not worth dying or being jailed for, still illegal and genocided

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tom-daley-lgbtq-plus-rights-missing-competitions-b962324.htmlTom Daley ‘regrets missing competitions in poor LGBT record countries’ | Evening StandardOlympic champion said he wants to be visible to young people struggling with their identity.www.standard.co.uk

https://www.bordertelegraph.com/sport/national/19712459.coming-not-headline-news-says-tottenham-lgbtq-fans-co-chair/Coming out should not be headline news, says Tottenham LGBTQ+ fans co-chair | Border TelegraphAdelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo revealed he was gay last month and received widespread coverage from around the world.www.bordertelegraph.com

given how it was illegal and shameful to be LGBQ2 for most of human history, including in most nations in 2021

it is about not being self loathing,

pride in ones sexuality is not silly, it is self esteem

https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/11/bisexual-pride-is-just-plain-silly/Bisexual pride is just plain silly – spikedIf bisexuals are a persecuted minority, then I’m a rainbow-coloured cupcake.www.spiked-online.com

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kellymartinez/bi-men-what-misconceptions-are-you-tired-ofBisexual Men What Misconceptions Are You Tired Of“Men can’t be bisexual.” EXCUSE YOU.www.buzzfeed.com

https://gizmodo.com/andrew-garfield-reflects-on-sony-ignoring-his-idea-to-m-1848041970Andrew Garfield—Sony Not Making Spider-Man Bi Catered to BigotsThe actor sees Sony’s past hesitance in bringing a queer lens to Spider-Man as catering to bigotry.gizmodo.com

https://www.nme.com/news/tv/smithers-to-find-love-the-simpsons-landmark-gay-romance-episode-3094090Smithers to find love on ‘The Simpsons’ in landmark gay romance episodeWaylon Smithers will find romance with a new boyfriend on ‘The Simpsons’ in an upcoming episode, the first to explore a gay relationship.www.nme.com

https://www.intomore.com/impact/gay-horniness-destroying-spanish-beach/Is Gay Horniness Destroying This Spanish Beach? – INTOTourists simply cannot stop f***ing in the dunes…www.intomore.com

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/5a79e25f-0d28-4963-b46d-3d169cfedd87In My Skin: The lesbian romance I wish I could have watched as a teenager – BBC Threewww.bbc.co.uk

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/nov/11/rebel-dykes-film-sex-workers-reggae-girls-squatters-siobhan-fahey-gay-rights‘Sex workers, reggae girls, squatters, all the ones who didn’t fit in’: how Rebel Dykes reveals a secret lesbian history | Movies | The GuardianWhat began when Siobhan Fahey looked up her old friends from 80s London, grew into a vital document of a tough community at the forefront of the gay rights strugglewww.theguardian.com

https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2021/11/11/the-pants-on-fire-claim-that-it-was-inconceivable-gay-men-were-seen-as-pariahs/The Pants on Fire claim that it was ‘inconceivable’ gay men were seen as ‘pariahs’PolitiFact | To suggest that gay men and intravenous drug users were not considered pariahs during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s is extraordinarily inaccurate.www.tampabay.com

LGBTQ who side with conservatives are siding with the oppressors of heterosexual women and LGBTQ and blaming liberals for not being effective…

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2021/11/12/commentary-game-has-changed-lgbtq-community-now-welcomed-gop/6358963001/Commentary: Game has changed for LGBTQ community, now welcomed by GOPCommentary: The GOP reaches out to LGBTQ members.www.palmbeachpost.com

https://76crimes.com/2021/11/12/biden-is-silent-when-a-loud-message-on-global-lgbt-rights-is-needed/Biden is silent when a loud message on global LGBT rights is needed – Erasing 76 CrimesCOMMENTARY: The United States has missed important opportunities to send a strong, clear, much-needed message about the nation’s commitment to global LGBT rights. By Kikonyogo Kivumbi and Col…76crimes.com

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