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https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210926/the-week-that-was-benet-hires-gay-coach-after-all-haymarket-no-vote-eyes-to-the-skies-over The Week That Was: Benet hires gay coach after all, Haymarket no vote, Eyes to the Skies overBenet Academy in Lisle offered a coaching job to a woman after it had rescinded a previous offer to her. Itasca plan commission votes against Haymarket drug treatment facility. Lisle’s iconic Eyes to the Skies Festival is ending for good. Beef Shack has received can open near its former location in St. Charles. Abbott Laboratories plans to reboot production of its rapid COVID-19 tests at a leased facility in Gurnee.www.dailyherald.com

LGBTQ2 for September 26

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

1887

Emile Berliner, a 36 year old German immigrant living in Washington DC, applies for a patent on his invention, the gramophone. The machine was the first to play flat discs as opposed to Thomas Edison’s wax cylinder apparatus. The patent would be granted in November.

1915 – Argenio Fanucci is imprisoned in Seattle, WA, for the crime of carnal knowledge.

1928

Operations began at Chicago’s new Galvin Manufacturing Corporation, where work would take place on the first mass-produced, commercial car radio. In 1930, Galvin would introduce the Motorola to the Radio Manufacturers Association’s annual meeting in Atlantic City. .

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

Sept 26, 1937

American blues singer Bessie Smith died aged 43 after being involved in a car accident while traveling along Route 61 outside Memphis, Tennessee. Her 1923 song ‘Downhearted Blues’ was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2006.

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

September 26, 1956

Nick Adams opened for Elvis in his Tupelo Homecoming concert.

The classic image of Elvis and a stage shot showing Nick Adams, who was an opening act doing impressions of other celebs at the side of the stage: Elvis wore a velvet shirt, made for him by Natalie Wood’s dressmaker.

The show was filmed by Fox Movietone News, but the bad audio made it almost a “silent” movie, and is the only professionally filmed 1950s concert of Elvis.

1957 – Leonard Bernstein’s ground-breaking musical West Side Story (later made into the film by the same name) opens on Broadway. The musical is a modern remake of the classic Romeo and Juliet by playwright William Shakespeare. Historians describe Bernstein as bisexual and some conjecture that Shakespeare was gay.

Blogger Nina Notes: the original movie idea was teen idols lead by Elvis who insisted on Natalie Wood. Instead, the Westside Story soundtrack won the Oscar Over Blue Hawaii.

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

September 26, 1962

The sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” starring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer, Jr., Raymond Bailey and lesbian Nancy Kulp, began its nine-season run on CBS-TV.

1965 – In San Francisco, thirty people picketed Grace Cathedral to protest punitive actions taken against Rev. Canon Robert Cromey for his involvement in the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, an alliance between LGBT people and religious leaders

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1970 – In Los Angeles, Gay Liberation Front demonstrators persuade bar owners to allow gay patrons to hold hands.

1973, Canada – Toronto’s Club Baths opens at 231 Mutual Street. It is the first of modern gay-operated bathhouses in Canada.

September 26, 1975

The Rocky Horror Picture Show opened in theaters. Movie-going would never be the same.

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

1987

Whitney Houston started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Didn’t We Almost Have It All’.

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

1992 – Amid a bitterly contested campaign in Oregon for and against Measure 9, an anti-gay rights initiative, a lesbian and a gay man are killed when local skinheads throw a Molotov cocktail into their apartment in Salem.

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

2000, South Korea – Hon Seok-Cheon (born February 3, 1971) comes out as gay and is fired from his acing role on the children’s television program “Popopo.” In 2008 he hosted a television program called “Coming Out” about the lives of lesbians and gay men.

2003

A report published on requests by artists to venues of their backstage requirements revealed; Limp Bizkit insisted that all the lamps in their rooms be dimmable while Mariah Carey would only have ‘bendy’ straws as she will not use straight ones. Van Halen insisted that back-stage celery is trimmed and not peeled and the no brown m&ms. The Red Hot Chili Peppers asked for a meditation room and a selection of aromatherapy candles. Barry Manilow requested that the air temperature in the auditorium be kept at a regular 65 degrees.

2013,

Mexico – “Boys on the Road,” the first gay travel TV program in Latin America, premieres on E! Entertainment (Latin).

In a poll by the BBC, the theme from Star Wars was voted Britain’s favorite film soundtrack, followed by “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” and “West Side Story”.

2021

the difference is trans, and why bisexual, gay men and lesbians get to be

https://www.insider.com/pansexual-vs-bisexual

https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/16235019/conservative-family-im-bisexual/How do I tell my conservative family I’m bisexual?DEAR DEIDRE: ALTHOUGH I have just come out as bisexual to my friends, I’m scared of telling my family. I am a 17-year-old girl and my friends have been really supportive. But I don’t think my paren…www.thesun.co.uk

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/573580-bisexual-women-more-likely-to-report-experiencing-non-voluntary-or-forcedBisexual women more likely to report experiencing non-consensual sex: CDC study | TheHillA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released Thursday found bisexual women to be more likely to report experiencing male-perpetrated, “non-voluntary” or “forced” vaginal intercourse in their lifthehill.com

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ry-russo-young-hbo-nuclear-family-1235017727/THR Next Big Thing: Ry Russo-Young on HBO Doc ‘Nuclear Family’ – The Hollywood ReporterThe director of the three-part HBO documentary explains her decision to get personal while telling a universal story.www.hollywoodreporter.com

https://screenrant.com/eternals-mcu-movie-rating-russia-phastos-gay/Eternals Receives Mature Rating in Russia for Openly Gay SuperheroSeemingly due to the movie’s gay superhero, Eternals has received an 18+ rating in Russia, making it the first MCU film to get a mature label.screenrant.com

if he was straight he would not be getting off teasing gay men

https://www.queerty.com/straight-dude-wonders-baiting-guys-grindr-make-gay-20210926A straight dude wonders: does baiting guys on Grindr make him gay? / Queerty“I don’t know why I do this and sometimes I’m confused by it…www.queerty.com

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/25/tiktok-gay-bars-lesbian-straight/Queer women are are calling out straight people who frequent gay bars on TikTokTwo lesbians have gone viral on TikTok after they made videos calling out all the straight women populating gay bars.

https://www.wyomingnews.com/features/first-gay-rom-com-by-major-hollywood-studio-announces-historic-all-lgbtq-cast/article_c7925e62-7068-50be-9957-26c5368c1880.htmlFirst gay rom-com by major Hollywood studio announces historic all-LGBTQ cast | Features | wyomingnews.comBilly Eichner is having a gay ol’ time.www.wyomingnews.com

https://www.laprensalatina.com/activists-protest-discrimination-against-gay-couple-in-caracas-pizzeria/Activists protest ‘discrimination’ against gay couple in Caracas pizzeria – La Prensa Latina MediaCaracas, Sep 25 (EFE).- Activists, human rights defenders and members of the LGBTQ+ community protested on Saturday against what was described as “discrimination” faced by two young people the previous night at a karaoke pizzeria in Caracas. “I have just experienced an act of discrimination. At #VeraPizza in Chacao, they just told me that I …www.laprensalatina.com

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-film-board-bans-gay-documentary-calling-it-an-affront-2021-09-24/Kenya film board bans gay documentary, calling it “an affront” | ReutersKenya has banned a documentary about a gay Kenyan man’s struggle to be accepted by his family and country, saying it was blasphemous and an affront to the constitution.www.reuters.com

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-students-at-texas-hs-walk-out-of-class-to-protest-removal-of-lgbtq-safe-space-stickers/ar-AAOKW8MHundreds of students at Texas HS walk out of class to protest removal of LGBTQ ‘safe space’ stickers“There’s a lot of hurt, confusion and fear from students who feel like the administration has a problem with them for being LGBTQ+.”www.msn.com

LGBTQ2 for September 24

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

1482, Switzerland – Richard Puller von Hohenberg is burned at the stake along with his servant Anton Matzler in Zurich. They are accused of having a homosexual relationship.

1731, The Netherlands – Twenty-two men are strangled and burned in a mass execution in Zuidhorn under the charge of sodomy.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

September 24, 1955

Judy Garland made her TV debut on the “Ford Star Jubilee” on CBS.

September 24, 1956

Elvis and bisexual Nick Adams went to see Mildred Scrivener, Elvis’ senior-class homeroom teacher at Humes High. Elvis donated $900 to the school for new uniforms for its ROTC program.

September 24, 1957

“Mister Rock and Roll” debuted at the Paramount in New York City, NY. Disc jockey Alan Freed’s fourth movie, Mister Rock and Roll, featuring footage of Chuck Berry, Clyde McPhatter, Frankie Lymon and Little Richard, debuted at the Paramount Theatre in New York City.

The Elvis Presley classic, ‘Jailhouse Rock’ was released. It became his ninth US number one single and stayed on the Billboard chart for nineteen weeks. Rolling Stone magazine included it at number 67 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time^[2] and was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2004, it finished at number 21 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. On November 27, 2016, the Grammy Hall of Fame announced its induction, along with that of another 24 songs.

Blogger Nina notes the lyrics: Number 47 said to number three, you’re the cutest jailbird I ever did see… “do the jailhouse rock with me”

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

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

September 24, 1973

ABBA began recording the Waterloo album.

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

1981, Canada – In Toronto, a Provincial Court judge acquits Don Franco of charges of keeping a common bawdyhouse in his own home. Police had burst in on Franco while he was having a three-some in 1979.

1981, Canada – Out of the Closet: A Study of Relations Between The Homosexual Community and Police, commissioned by Toronto city council, is released by Arnold Bruner, the author of the report. It recognizes the gay community as legitimate part of community and calls for permanent police / gay dialogue committee.

1982 – The CDC defines a case of AIDS as a disease, at least moderately predictive of a defect in cell-mediated immunity, occurring in a person with no known cause for diminished resistance to that disease. Such diseases include KS, PCP, and other serious opportunistic infections. Diagnoses are considered to fit the case definition only if based on sufficiently reliable methods (generally histology or culture). Some patients who are considered AIDS cases on the basis of diseases only moderately predictive of cellular immunodeficiency may not actually be immunodeficient and may not be part of the current epidemic.

1983

Culture Club’s “Karma Chameleon” leads the UK chart in the first of a six week stay. The song would also reach the top of the Billboard chart next February and would be Number One in sixteen countries worldwide.

1988

The Hollies were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother’ after the song was used on a UK TV beer commercial, the song was originally a hit in 1969 and featured a young Elton John on piano.

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

1992 – The Kentucky Supreme Court rules that the state’s anti-sodomy laws violate the rights to privacy and equal protection as guaranteed by the state constitution.

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

2000

Madonna started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with ‘Music’, the singers seventh UK No.1 album.

2003, Cairo – Sixty-two men are arrested for homosexuality. They’re charged with “habitual practice of debauchery” and face up to three years in prison.

2004, Canada – Nova Scotia becomes the sixth of Canada’s provinces or territories to have legal same-sex marriage.

2007 – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims Iran has no homosexuals while speaking at Columbia University.

Blogger Nina recalls he was confused by the laughter and the suggestion because they have been genocided or fled.

2021

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/deranged-anti-vaxxer-goes-viral-rampage-tearing-lgbtq-subway-ads/Deranged anti-vaxxer goes on viral rampage tearing down LGBTQ subway ads / LGBTQ NationThe woman is now getting support from right-wing outlets and Russian media…www.lgbtqnation.com

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/pastor-tells-flock-homosexuality-demonic-spirit-stealing-christian-children/Pastor tells flock homosexuality is a “demonic spirit” stealing Christian children / LGBTQ NationYou’d think after all his “prophecies” have been bunk, his parishioners would wise up. But they still keep shoveling money at him to tell them lies…www.lgbtqnation.com

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https://nationalpost.com/opinion/arjun-singh-left-wing-values-have-invaded-canadas-legal-system-and-diminished-our-charter-rightsArjun Singh: Left wing values have invaded Canada’s legal system and diminished our charter rights | National PostWhy Canada should abolish Section 1nationalpost.com

LGBTQ2 for September 23

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

September 23, 1956

Nick Adams hangs out with Elvis Presley

On this trip he used the name Clint Reno, just like the character from his last movie, Love Me Tender.

In the evening Elvis was seen at the Memphis Fairgrounds with Nick Adams.

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

1965, India – Indian prince Manavendra Singh Gohil (born September 23, 1965), believed to be the only openly gay royal in the world, was born. His family disowned him when he first came out in the media in 2006. He has since been welcomed back. The Prince is the founder of an HIV/AIDS prevention charity. He runs a charity, The Lakshya Trust, which works with the LGBT community.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1970:

On the USA – CBS Television series Medical Center, a medical researcher announces, “I am a homosexual.” Although his “condition” is portrayed as unfortunate, the program is acclaimed as the first sympathetic treatment of a gay man in an American TV drama.

Ani Difranco (born September 23, 1970) is born. She becomes an articulate, intelligent, out bisexual punk folksinger with her own record label, Righteous Babe Records, in an industry dominated by multinational corporations. She’s proud that she not only writes and publishes her own songs, but also produces her own recordings, creates the artwork, and releases them.

Blogger Nina Notes, DiFranco first promoted as a lesbian folksinger, who then married a man and come out bisexual, at the same time as Michelle Shocked who is now anti-LGBT, and both lost the majority of lesbian followers

1972

Elton John edged up to 7 on the USA shong charts with “Honky Cat”

1977

David Bowie released ‘Heroes’ as a single. Co-written by Bowie and Brian Eno, the track features King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp and has gone on to become one of Bowie’s signature songs.

1978

Olivia Newton-John scored her 18th career hit with at USA song chart #3 “Hopelessly Devoted To You” and 19th at six with “Summer Nights” from John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

THE LP charts saw the soundtrack to Grease returned to #1 on the Album chart after a one-week occupancy by Boston’s Don’t Look Back. That gave one of the last great musicals its eighth week at the top.

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

1980

Barbra Streisand released her great album Guilty on Columbia Records with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees

1984

First Folsom Street Fair takes place, organized by the San Francisco BDSM and Leather Fetish community.

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

1998: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Abel v. United States of America rules that the government’s proffered reasons for passing “don’t ask,don’t tell” pass rational basis review, reversing the District Court.

Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time” was at #3.

1998

The first Lilith Fair concert outside North America took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

1999

Bi Visibility Day, aka Bisexual Day, was founded to celebrate the bisexual community.

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

2004: California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs “SB 1234,” a bill that defines the legal term “hate crime” (which includes LGBT-motivated violence) for all state and local agencies, encourages the creation of local law enforcement hate-crime protocols and increased hate crime awareness training for law enforcement officers.

2021

right wing not valuing anything but the self is ending the planet

christian free speech does not include erasing, oppressing and genociding other demographics they do not like

existing is not a hate crime against others

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/09/23/dont-ask-dont-tell-lgbtq-vetarans/A decade after ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,” LGBTQ veterans say they still feel the effectsWashington Postwww.washingtonpost.com

lack of representation vs reported stereotypes and bigotry

https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/whim-misinformation-report-calls-southern-130050787.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEwjEazP2O6oWEksGgX0KZ_xSvM-PaFwblo26A4wIFhn1xm14tvxdzXg4Yjqg3QYYETtjtvp-oC7Lcv6zSlUdqWgt-w_MmNb2pW9ygx9P5iOzy6nhyH_HM9Az_iyI-IZi9Rgv0bqsAfd6NOkoGytWhnv2kuB-c6evDEdGRuMrqOW‘At the whim of misinformation’: New report calls out Southern media coverage of LGBTQ issuesA GLAAD report found dozens of news outlets in the South, home to 35% of the U.S. LGBTQ population, published few or zero stories on LGBTQ issues.ca.movies.yahoo.com

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/09/23/2-3-million-latinx-lgbtq-adults-live-in-the-us/2.3 million Latinx LGBTQ adults live in the USMore than one-third are living in low-income householdswww.losangelesblade.com

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Today in LGBT History by Ronni Sanlo

September 23 in LGBTQ History | THE LAVENDER EFFECT®

Our Daily Elvis

LGBTQ2 for September 22

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

1676 – Governor Edmond Andros of New York issues an order extending the 1665 sodomy law of New York into what is now Pennsylvania and Delaware

1928 – The Chicago Defender, one of the pre-eminent African American newspapers, runs an ad for a new record by Ma Rainey (1886-1939) called Prove It on Me Blues. The lyrics are unmistakably about women-loving-women

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

September 22, 1956

Billboard magazine prints an article which says, “With new experiences to their credit, such as calling in riot squads, and with scars such as damaged seats, some arena and stadium officials have turned their thumbs down to Rock and Roll.”

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

September 22, 1964

“Fiddler on the Roof” opened on Broadway. It was the beginning of a run of 3,242 performances. The classic musical became the first play in history to record 3,000 performances on Broadway.

September 22, 1969

A new weekly TV show ‘The Music Scene’ aired on ABC in the US for the first time. Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Tom Jones, Cass Elliot, James Brown, Janis Joplin and Sly and the Family Stone were all booked to appear on the show. A promotional film of “Ballad Of John And Yoko”/”Give Peace A Chance” by the Beatles was also shown.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

September 22, 1972

David Bowie kicked of the North American leg of his Ziggy Stardust world tour at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.

1975, Canada – Doug Wilson, a graduate student in education at University of Saskatchewan, is prevented from practice teaching in Saskatoon because he was publicly active in the gay movement. The president of the university calls it a “managerial decision.”

1975 – Oliver Sipple (November 20, 1941 – February 2, 1989), a gay man and former Marine and Vietnam veteran, prevents a gunshot fired by Sara Jane Moore from hitting President Gerald Ford, in San Francisco. The subsequent public revelation that Sipple was gay turned the news story into a cause célèbre for LGBT rights activists, leading Sipple to unsuccessfully sue several publishers for invasion of privacy.

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

1980

Geffen Records was formed. David Geffen is a gay man who may be an inspiration for Carely Simons ‘Your so vain”

in 2022: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/2021/09/21/billionaire-music-mogul-david-geffen-pledges-75-million-to-columbia-business-school/

1984

Queen‘s Freddie Mercury makes a mis-step at the Europhalle in Hanover, Germany and falls down some stairs. Despite badly injuring his knee, he finishes the rest of the show.

1989

Irving Berlin died at the age of 101. Irving Berlin, one of the greatest songwriters in American history, whose “White Christmas” is one of the top-selling singles of all-time, died in his sleep at the age of 101 in New York City. Berlin wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including the scores of 19 Broadway shows and 18 motion pictures. Among the other great Berlin songs: “God Bless America”, “Always”, “There’s No Business Like Show Business”, “Puttin’ On The Ritz” and “Count Your Blessings (Instead Of Sheep)”. Berlin’s songs were recorded by Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Bob Dylan, Cher, Dean Martin, Doris Day, Eddie Fisher, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, Louis Armstrong and Al Jolson, just to name a few.

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

1990

George Michael moved from 18-8 with “Praying For Time” on the USA Song charts

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

2000 – The Backstreet Café in Roanoke, V.A. was attacked by a man named Ronald Gay who specifically said he was on a mission to kill gay people. The 55-year-old drifter opened fire at the bar killing one man, Danny Lee Overstreet, and wounding six others.

2011

Research conducted by car maker SEAT found that Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was the song most likely to be found on British iPods, with more than 40% of owners having the hit on their players. The Beatles had four songs in the list, a feat also matched by Coldplay. Other favourites included U2, The Killers and Rihanna.

2019 –

Billy Porter becomes the first openly gay Black man to win the Emmy for best lead actor in a drama series.

2021

https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/9/21/willie-garson-carries-gay-bestie-sex-and-city-has-diedWillie Garson, Carrie’s Gay Bestie on ‘Sex and the City,’ Has DiedThe straight actor portrayed a beloved character, Stanford Blatch.www.advocate.com

https://www.gaycitynews.com/family-demands-accountability-after-gay-mans-death-at-rikers/Family Demands Accountability After Gay Man’s Death at RikersThe family of a gay 24-year-old who died at Rikers earlier this month is seeking answers about the circumstances surrounding his death after they said jail officials ignored his pleas for medical care when other inmates heard him “screaming” for help. Esias “Izzy” Johnson, a Massachusetts native remembered by his parents as an intelligent, kindhearted […]www.gaycitynews.com

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10013771/Doctor-admits-bombarding-colleague-homophobic-messages-telling-staff-didnt-want-gay.htmlDoctor admits bombarding colleague with homophobic messages telling him staff ‘didn’t want a gay’ | Daily Mail OnlineDr Lydia Krexi sent the medic a string of texts and WhatsApp messages during telling him other doctors were gossiping about his sexuality and wanted him to leave the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.www.dailymail.co.uk

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/bisexual-stars-and-activists-share-their-advice-for-coming-out-and-finding-your-community/Bisexual stars and activists share their advice for coming out and ‘finding your community’Philip Baldwin speaks with six prominent bisexual stars and activists about their experiences coming out and their advice for bisexual youth. www.gaytimes.co.uk

https://people.com/movies/hbo-nuclear-family-explores-lesbian-couples-journey-to-define-our-reality-and-life/First Look: HBO’s Nuclear Family Explores Lesbian Couple’s Journey | PEOPLE.comThe three-part docuseries — directed and produced by filmmaker Ry Russo-Young — premieres Sep. 26 on HBOpeople.com

https://nypost.com/2021/09/21/elvira-reveals-sexuality-wilt-chamberlain-encounter-more/Elvira comes out as lesbian, reveals Wilt Chamberlain assaultIn a new book, “Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark,” TV icon Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — Cassandra Peterson, now 70 — opens up about her relationship with a woman and more.nypost.com

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LGBTQ Rights Milestones Fast Facts | CNN

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/09/21/lgbt-veterans-discharged-dont-ask-dont-tell-full-benefits/LGBT Veterans Discharged Under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” To Get Full Benefits – CBS Dallas / Fort WorthThe Department of Veterans Affairs says service members who received other than honorable discharges for their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status are eligible for full benefits.dfw.cbslocal.com

LGBTQ2 for September 21

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

1372, UK – King Edward II is killed (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327). The King was rumored to have had an affair with Hugh Despenser. Edward also had a close and controversial relationship with Piers Gavestonwho had joined his household in 1300. The precise nature of Edward and Gaveston’s relationship is uncertain; they may have been friends, lovers or sworn brothers.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1944 – Fannie Flagg (born September 21, 1944) is born. She is an American actress, comedian and author. She is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 1973–82 versions of the game show Match Game and for the 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which was adapted into the 1991 motion picture Fried Green Tomatoes. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the screenplay adaptation. In the late 1970s, Flagg had a relationship with American writer, Rita Mae Brown(born November 28, 1944), whom she met at a party in the Hollywood Hillshosted by Marlo Thomas. The couple briefly shared a house together in Charlottesville, Virginia, before breaking up. Flagg also lived for eight years with former The Bold and the Beautiful actress Susan Flannery(born July 31, 1939).

1948 – John D’Emilio (born Sept. 21, 1948)is a professor emeritus of history and of women’s and gender studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1982. He was a Guggenheim fellow in 1998and National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow in 1997 and also served as Director of the Policy Institute at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force from 1995 to 1997. Jim Oleson, his partner since the early 1980s, died at their home in Chicago on April 4, 2015.

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

1955

America’s first lesbian rights organization, The Daughters of Bilitis, was formed in San Francisco. In San Francisco four lesbian couples, including Phyllis Lyon (born November 10, 1924) and Del Martin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008), found the Daughters of Bilitis, the first homophile organization exclusively for women. Forty-nine years later, Lyon and Martin would become the first same-sex couple ever to marry legally in the United States when San Francisco begins issuing licenses. Their marriage would be subsequently annulled by the California Supreme Court, along with more than 4,000 other couples’ marriages, in its ruling that Mayor Gavin Newsom was exceeding his authority by determining that it was unconstitutional to deny these couples marriage licenses. Then, on June 16, 2008, after 55 years in love, Lyon and Martin married again, this time legally.

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

1968

Janis Joplin announced that she would be leaving Big Brother And The Holding Company at the end of the year. The band’s musicianship had long been suspect by Rock critics. Joplin would later be backed by The Kozmic Blues Band.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1973

Olivia Newton-John had the top Easy Listening song for the second week with “I Honestly Love You” and #2 on the pop USA Chart.

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

1980

Elton John signed a long-term exclusive contract with Geffen Records.

1982 – The Oklahoma Supreme Court awards custody of two boys to their divorced gay father, declaring homosexuality isn’t in itself grounds for ruling a parent unfit.

1985

With the help Of heavy MTV exposure ‘Money For Nothing’ gave Dire Straits their first US No.1 single with the still to 2021 controversial lyric.

Madonna made it seven Top 10 songs in a row as “Dress You Up” moved from 14-10.

Whitney Houston’s debut LP was #8

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

1993 – Actress Amanda Bearse (born August 9, 1958) comes out while co-starring on the television series Married with Children.

1996 – President Bill Clinton signs the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), banning federal recognition of same-sex marriage and defining marriage as “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.”

1998 – “Will & Grace,” the first prime-time program to feature openly gay lead characters, premiers.

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

2001

America: A Tribute to Heroes, a commercial-free, live TV program was broadcast on all of the major US TV networks to raise money following the September 11th terrorist attacks. The show featured performances by Bruce Springsteen (“My City in Ruins”), Tom Petty (“I Won’t Back Down”), Paul Simon (“Bridge Over Troubled Water”), Billy Joel (“New York State of Mind”), U2 (“Walk On”), Celine Dion (“God Bless America”) and Willie Nelson (“America The Beautiful”). Accepting pledges over the telephone were Robin Williams, Meg Ryan, Danny DeVito, Sally Field, Jack Nicholson, Goldie Hawn, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kurt Russell, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Whoopi Goldberg and many more. The broadcast and soundtrack album helped raise over $128 million for the victims and their families.

Blogger Nina Notes – unsure if this charity included the LGBT survivors of 9/11 victims, given the government’s payouts excluded LGBT.

2003,

Philipines –Ladlad or the LGBT Party is aFilipino LGBTpolitical party, founded by Danton Remoto (born March 25, 1963). He is a Filipino writer, essayist, reporter, editor, columnist, and professor. Remoto was a first prize recipient at the ASEANLetter-Writing Contest for Young People. The award made Remoto a scholar at the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. As a professor, Remoto teaches English and Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University. Remoto is the chairman emeritus of Ang LadladThe party’s official motto is Bukas puso, bukas isip. (Open heart, open mind.)

Canada –Soldier’s Girl, a film based on a true story about solider in love with a transsexual woman, is nominated for an EMMY.

2009 – Openly transgender Michelle Poley wins an EMMY as part of the CNN Election Center team.

2010 – Dan Savage (born October 7, 1964) and husband Terry Miller upload their first It Gets Better video on YouTube, to help prevent suicide among LGBT youth. Dan is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and activist for the LGBT community. He writes Savage Love, an internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column. He has also worked as a theater director, sometimes credited as Keenan Hollahan.

2001

https://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/19594271.malvern-council-discuss-signing-lgbt-equality-index/Malvern Council to discuss signing up to LGBT equality index | Malvern GazettePLANS to compare the way LGBT people are treated in Malvern with other areas will be debated tonight.www.malverngazette.co.uk

https://www.washingtonblade.com/2021/09/21/biden-highlights-lgbtq-rights-in-un-general-assembly-speech/Biden highlights LGBTQ rights in UN General Assembly speechPresident noted crackdowns in Chechnya, Cameroonwww.washingtonblade.com

Trans have divided the community by mostly fetishizing lesbians

https://www.ebar.com/news/news//309044 Bay Area Reporter :: LGBTQ Agenda: New Gay Liberation Front criticized for stances on trans rightsThe New Gay Liberation Front group is not the same as the old historic group that formed after Stonewall — it’s being criticized for pitting some segments of the LGBTQ community against others.www.ebar.com

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https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/09/19/kangjiashimenji-petroglyphs-china-worlds-oldest-porn/The world’s oldest porn was queer and gender non-conforming AFOn an rock in the Xinjiang region of China, the world’s oldest porn, the Kangjiashimenji Petroglyphs, can be found – and they’re super queer.www.pinknews.co.uk

LGBTQ2 for September 20

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

365 BC – Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356 BC—323 BC) is born. He was King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian Empire. He is considered one of the greatest military geniuses of all time. Alexander spent his childhood watching his father transform Macedonia into a great military power, winning victory after victory on the battlefields throughout the Balkans. Historians believe Alexander was gay.

1890, Germany – Dr. Erwin Gohrbandt studied medicine at the Military Medical Academy and graduated in 1917 then worked at the Charité Universitätsmediz inBerlin. He did the initial operations on the first two transsexuals in modern surgery. In Berlin in 1931, Dora R, born as Rudolph R, became the first known transgender woman to undergo vaginoplasty. According to Dr. Felix Abraham, a psychiatrist working at the Institute for Sexual Science where Dora was employed as a domestic servant, her first step to feminization was made by means of castration in 1922. In 1931 a penis amputation was done, then a highly experimental vaginoplasty was performed by Dr. Erwin Gohrbandt who later becomes a decorated surgeon-general in the Luftwaffe.

1917, France – Bisexual American painter Romaine Brooks (May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970) had a three-year affair with Russian ballerina Ida Rubinstein (September 21,1883 – September 20, 1960), painting portraits of her during that time. One was the “Weeping Venus “which was featured on this day at the opening of Expo Centre Pompidou Metz.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1958 – The New York chapter of Daughters of Bilitis is formed by a group of lesbians including Barbara Gittings (July 31, 1932 – February 18, 2007). They meet at the offices of the Mattachine Society of New York. The chapter is the first lesbian organization on the East Coast

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

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

1969

On the USA LP charts: The Soundtrack to “Hair” came in fourth

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1971 – John Singer(October 21, 1944 – June 5, 2000), later known as Faygele ben Miriam, and fellow activist Paul Barwick(born 1946) apply for a marriage license in Seattle. Singer was a U.S. activist for LGBT rights, and a gay marriage pioneer, filing one of the first gay marriage lawsuits in American history after being denied a marriage license at the King County Administration Building in Seattle, Washington in 1971. The case, Singer v. Hara, was the best-known gay marriage case in the state of Washington until Andersen v. King County in 2006. Barwick served three years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, working as a police officer. He currently lives in San Francisco, California, his residence for the last 30 years

1973 – In their so-called “battle of the sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King (born November 22, 1943) defeats Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 at the Houston Astrodome.

The mixed gender tennis match between top tennis player Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King was held in Houston, Texas after Riggs won another mixed gender match against Margaret Court earlier in the year. The matches were prompted by Riggs’ comments that even at an age of 55, he could beat any female tennis player. King beat Riggs and took home the $100,000 prize money. The match was and still is one of the most viewed tennis matches on television – it was watched by about 90 million people around the world.

Blogger Nina Notes: it would have been different if it was known then she was a lesbian, not just the battles of The Sexes…

1973

Elton John, Carole King, Jackson Browne and Neil Young & Crazy Horse opened the Roxy in style in Los Angeles.

September 20, 1975

Neil Sedaka and Elton John moved from 66 to 32 with “Bad Blood”.

‘Fame’ gave David Bowie his first No.1 in the US. The song was co-written with John Lennon. Lennon’s voice is heard towards the ending of the song repeating the words: “Fame, Fame, Fame” from a fast track, through a regular track, to a slow track, before Bowie finished the lyrics.

September 20, 1976

The first of the two night 100 Club Punk Festival, Oxford St, London, featuring the Sex Pistols, The Clash, Sub Way Sect, Suzie (spelling on the poster), And The Banshees, The Buzzcocks, Vibrators and Stinky Toys. Admission £1.50

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

1980

The Game by Queen took over on the U.S. Album chart and Olivia Newton-John’s “Xanadu” soundtrack was at 8

1980 – Bruce Mailman (1939-June 9, 1994) opens the Saint disco in New York City, heralding what many gay New Yorkers remember as the zenith of the clone era. He was an East Village entrepreneur, Off-Broadway theatre-owner and founder of The Saint and New St. Marks Baths. In 1979, he bought the building that would become the New Saint Marks Baths at 6 St. Marks Place. He sought to provide a cleaner environment for a gay bathhouse than had been the case prior. He claimed it was the largest bathhouse in the world^.In 1981 he bought the neighboring 8 St. Marks with hopes of doubling the size. In 1980 he bought the Fillmore East and converted it to The Saint nightclub. Both institutions ran into trouble with the advent of the AIDS crisis. Mailman died of AIDS complications in 1994.

1986

The Soundtrack to “Top Gun” (Blogger Nina Deems this to be a very gay movie) took over the #1 position on the Album chart from Madonna’s True Blue.

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

1996 – President Clinton announced his signing of a bill outlawing same-sex marriages, but said it should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against gays and lesbians.

1996, Saudi Arabia – Twenty-four Filipino workers receive the first 50 lashes of their 200-lash sentence for alleged “homosexual behavior.” Despite protests from Amnesty International, the government goes ahead with the sentence and later deports the workers.

1997

Elton John started a six week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Something About The Way You Look Tonight’, and ‘Candle In The Wind 97.’ A re-write of his 1974 hit about Marilyn Monroe. This version was raising funds for the Diana, Princess of Wales charity, following her death in Paris. It went on to become the biggest selling single in the world ever.

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

2001 American President, George W. Bush Declares War on TerrorThe global military campaign against terrorism was first declared in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in the United States. The phrase was used by President Bush in a speech given to the United States Congress.

2010, Peru – LGBT activist Alberto Osorio was found murdered in his apartment in Lima. Eight similar crimes against LGBT individuals in Peru occurred in the same year.

2011 – The military’s Don’t’ Ask Don’t Tell policy is officially repealed. It had been in effect since 1993.

2013 –Cassidy Lynn Campbell, 16, becomes the first transgender public-school homecoming queen in the U.S., at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, CA.

2016

Elton John admitted during an appearance on the UK TV show Good Morning Britain that he was considering retiring from recording. He told the audience, “My records don’t sell anymore because people have enough Elton John records in their collection. I love making them, but it’s someone else’s turn now.”

2021

queer baiting is not LGBTQ characters

https://www.cbr.com/disney-gay-characters-marvel-phase-4-queer-awakening/Disney’s Gay Characters May Grow Thanks to Marvel’s Phase 4 Queer AwakeningThe Marvel Cinematic Universe could be the solution to helping Disney improve its depictions of LGBTQ+ characters on the big and small screen.www.cbr.com

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/09/20/rupauls-11-emmy-awards-ended-up-the-only-lgbtq-wins/RuPaul’s 11 Emmy awards ended up the only LGBTQ big winsThere were several other opportunities to make history for LGBTQ performers which the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences passed up onwww.losangelesblade.com

https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/09/19/hungarian-pm-viktor-orban-says-eu-blocking-funds-over-lgbtq-policies/Hungarian PM Viktor Orban says EU blocking funds over LGBTQ policiesA spokesperson for the EU said its refusal to sign-off on Hungary’s recovery plans is not related to the anti-LGBTQ laws.www.losangelesblade.com

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/shepard-smiths-career-advice-lgbtq-journalists-carries-stench-fox-news/Shepard Smith’s career advice to LGBTQ journalists carries the stench of Fox News / LGBTQ NationSmith complains about gay stereotypes and being the “token gay” in the workplace. It sounds a lot like Roger Ailes and Smith’s former co-workers at Fox News that he once supported are the culprits…www.lgbtqnation.com

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/prosecutor-investigates-anti-lgbt-nazi-march-downtown-madrid-2021-09-20/Prosecutor investigates anti-LGBT, Nazi march in downtown Madrid | ReutersThe Madrid prosecutor’s office opened an investigation on Monday after a crowd of about 200 people sporting Nazi paraphernalia marched in the Spanish capital’s gay-friendly neighbourhood of Chueca on Saturday shouting offensive anti-LGBT slogans.www.reuters.com

https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/09/20/ghana-lgbt-activists-face-hardships-after-detentionGhana: LGBT Activists Face Hardships After Detention | Human Rights WatchArbitrary arrests and detention of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Ghana, and a proposed draconian anti-LGBT bill are causing serious economic hardship and psychological stress for LGBT people, Human Rights Watch said today.www.hrw.org

https://www.myespanolanow.com/43661/fellowship-set-up-to-honour-elliot-lake-lawyers-contributions-to-lgbt-legal-recognition/Fellowship set up to honour Elliot Lake lawyer’s contributions to LGBT legal recognition. – My Espanola NowAn Elliot Lake lawyer has received some surprising news. University of Toronto alumnus R. Douglas Elliott, who served as lead counsel in the LGBT Purge … more ›www.myespanolanow.com

In Canada, Election Day.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-09-18/china-s-crackdown-sets-sights-on-lgbtq-citizens-gamers-effeminate-menChina’s Crackdown Sets Sights on LGBTQ Citizens, Gamers, Effeminate MenXi’s new China means conformity at all costs. That means the space for minorities and misfits of any type is closing fast in a society where the image of a model citizen is becoming more tightly defined.www.bloomberg.com

Our Daily Elvis Sept 20

on this day in history

LGBTQ2 for September 19

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

1551, France – Henri III (19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589) is born at Fontainebleu, France. He was the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1573 to 1575 and King of France from 1574 until his death. He was the last French monarch of the House of Valois. Reports that Henry engaged in same sex relations with his court favorites, known as the mignons, date back to his own time. On August 1, 1589, Henry III lodged with his army at Saint-Cloud, and was preparing to attack Paris, when a young fanatical Dominican friar, Jacques Clément, carrying false papers, was granted access to deliver important documents to the king. The monk gave the king a bundle of papers and stated that he had a secret message to deliver. The king signaled for his attendants to step back for privacy, and Clément whispered in his ear while plunging a knife into his abdomen. Clément was then killed on the spot by the guards.

1906 – Glesca Catherine Marshall (September 19, 1906 – August 21, 1987) was an actress and theatrical benefactor who was known primarily as the most enduring lover of Alla Nazimova(June 3, 1879 – July 13, 1945), silent screen actress and a legend of her time. Glesca met Nazimova when both were cast in a production at the Civic Repertory Theater. Glesca later lived with Nazimova at the Garden of Allah Hotel on Sunset Boulevard near the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. In the silent film era, the hotel had been an estate that was Nazimova’s home. Glesca lived there with in a villa on the grounds until Nazimova’s death in 1945. Glesca was also the longtime companion of Emily Woodruff (April 19, 1846 – March 28, 1916), theatrical benefactor and main patron of the Springer Opera House in Columbus, Georgia. Emily was married to Hume Cronyn, though they never lived together and Emily insisted the marriage remain a secret. Marshall and Woodruff are buried together at Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia.

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1942, UK – Paul Huson (born 19 September 1942) is a British-born author and artist currently living in the United States. In addition to writing several books about occultism and witchcraft, he has worked extensively in the film and television industries. His frequent collaborator and lover for forty-nine years was screenwriter William Bast (April 3, 1931 – May 4, 2015).

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

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

1964 – Organized by activist Randy Wicker (born February 3, 1938), a small group picketed New York City’s Whitehall Street Induction Center after the confidentiality of gay men’s draft records was violated. Randy Wicker (born February 3, 1938), Renee Cafiero, and other activists, and representatives of the New York League for Sexual Freedom picket the Whitehall Induction Center in protest of the Military’s anti-gay and -lesbian policies. This action has been identified as the first gay rights demonstration in the United States.

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

September 19, 1970

Lesbian fave Anne Murray enjoyed her fourth week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart with her first hit “Snowbird”.

Sydney, Australia – John Ware and Christabel Poll, founders of the newly formed Campaign Against Moral Persecution, Inc. (CAMP, Inc.) become the first gay man and the first lesbian, respectively, to come out in the country’s history when an interview featuring them is published in the newspaper The Australian.

1975

Queen signed John Reid, manager of Elton John, to be their manager as well.

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

1985

A US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation convenes to discuss the “contents of music and the lyrics of records” following pressure from the Parents Music Resource Center. the recording industry eventually agreed to implement parent advisory stickers on certain records.

1987

The third annual Farm Aid benefit concert took place at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska with John Mellencamp, John Denver, Steppenwolf, Neil Young, Joe Walsh, and Lou Reed among the performers.

Whitney Houston climbed to #1 on the AC chart with “Didn’t We Almost Have It All”.

The Soundtrack to “Dirty Dancing” was the new #1 album, and at number 8 Whitney by Whitney Houston on the USA LP Charts

1988

Erasure’s “A Little Respect” was released.

Greg Louganis (born January 29, 1960) is injured during the Seoul Olympics. His head strikes the springboard during the preliminary rounds, leading to a concussion. He completed the preliminaries despite his injury. He then earned the highest single score of the qualifying round for his next dive and repeated the dive during the finals, earning the gold medal by a margin of 25 points.

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

1992

“The One” was released by Elton John.

1997

VH1 aired “Storytellers” live for the first time. The show was a 90 minute special featuring Elton John from the House of Blues in New Orleans, LA.

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

2000

Madonna‘s album “Music” was released.

The Guinness World Records released figures that showed that Status Quo have had more hit singles on the UK chart than any other band history. The group made the chart 61 times, dating from “Pictures of Matchstick Men” in 1968 to “You’ll Come Around” in 2004. Queen was second with 52 hits, while The Rolling Stones and UB40 had 51 hits each. (Blogger Nina wonders where The Beatles are on this list)

2003, Belize – Same-sex sexual activity is banned with a 10-year jail sentence if caught.

2008,
George Michael was arrested in a public toilet in the Hampstead Heath area of London for possession of Class A and C drugs. He was taken to a local police station and cautioned for controlled substance possession.

2009
Whitney Houston returned to #1 on the Album chart for the first time in 17 years with I Look To You.

2014, A dance choreographer sued Cher for racial discrimination claiming the singer stopped him hiring any more black dancers. Kevin Wilson alleged Cher told him the tour had “too much colour” already. Mr Wilson and two other dancers had also alleged they were fired for reporting a sexual assault on a female fan by another dancer. Cher’s long-running North American D2K (Dressed to Kill) was ranked one of the top 10-grossing tours of 2014 by Pollstar.

2021

https://www.cbc.ca/news/lgbt-issues-missing-federal-election-1.6178731LGBTQ issues lacking in federal election, say voters from Sask. community | CBC NewsLGBTQ voters in Saskatchewan say federal leaders have missed the mark on issues important to their community during the election campaign.www.cbc.ca

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/09/19/black-powder-used-in-maguindanao-blast-that-targeted-lgbt-volleyball-players/‘Black powder’ used in Maguindanao blast that targeted LGBT volleyball players | Rene AcostaA HOMEMADE bomb made up of “black powder” was used for an explosion that killed one person and wounded seven others in Datu Piang in Maguindanao, authorities said on Sunday as they continued to investigate the blast. Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Battalion, said the…businessmirror.com.ph

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/lgbt-veterans-booted-out-army-25017573LGBT veterans booted out of army for being gay win right to lay wreath at Cenotaph – Mirror OnlineUp to 20,000 servicemen and women were dismissed from the armed forces for being gay and some had their medals stripped – now LGBT support group Fighting With Pride has won the right to join the march-pastwww.mirror.co.uk

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/thousands-march-ukraine-lgbt-rights-safety-80107859 Thousands march in Ukraine for LGBT rights, safety – ABC NewsSome 7,000 people have gathered in Ukrainian capital for the annual March for Equality in support of the rights of the country’s LGBT communityabcnews.go.com

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Today in LGBT History – September 19 | Ronni Sanlo

Daily Elvis: September 19

the hetero male religion problem

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/afghanistan-taliban-women-ministry-replaced-1.6181138 Taliban sets up ‘virtue’ ministry at former site of women’s affairs department | CBC NewsAfghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry, escorting out World Bank staffers Saturday as part of the forced move.www.cbc.ca

religion is emotional and a claim of morality despite all the real world evidence of the harm of religion from genocide to rape culture

and religion undermines humans, reducing to a child state, what should be adult civilization

religion is a claim, without evidence, and with only tradition of oppression with centuries of nation grooming

Respectfully discussing atheism

LGBTQ2 for September 18

Before the 1900s to The Suffragettes

1911 – C. E. Frommel, 20, is sentence to prison for sodomy in Washington State. He is from Kittitas County, WA and employed as a steeple jack.

1913 – Edward Sagarin (September 18, 1913 – June 10, 1986), also known by his pen name Donald Webster Cory, was an American professor of sociology and criminology at the City University of New York, and a writer. His book The Homosexual in America: A Subjective Approach, published in 1951, was considered “one of the most influential works in the history of the gay rights movement,” and inspired compassion in others by highlighting the difficulties faced by homosexuals

The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code

1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex

September 18, 1957

A record hop style show called The Big Record premieres on CBS-TV. Hostess Patti Page welcomed her guests, Sal Mineo, Billy Ward And The Dominos and Tony Bennett.

Sal Mineo – Queer Portraits in Historyhttps://www.queerportraits.com › bio › mineoMineo himself was Italian and proud of his heritage, refusing to change his last name like so many other actors of the time did. He was also openly bisexual, …

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

September 18, 1960

The Tab Hunter Show premiered on NBC-TV.

Tab Hunter: how Hollywood’s boy next door became a gay iconhttps://www.theguardian.com › film › jul › tab-hunter-…Jul. 10, 2018 — A blonde, square-jawed and wholesome symbol of mid-century American masculinity, Hunter, born in 1931 as Arthur Gelien, was gay but kept his …

1965

on the usa song charts, Sonny & Cher’s “I Got You Babe” came in ninth

Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights

1971

Bisexual Joan Baez remained on top of the Easy Listening chart for the third week with “The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down”.

1976

Ally and Icon: Olivia Newton-John set a chart record that still stands when “Don’t Stop Believin’” hit #1 on the Easy Listening chart. That gave the incredible Australian songstress seven consecutive #1 songs in that format, surpassing the record of six set by fellow Australian Helen Reddy in 1975 and equaled by the Carpenters in 1976.

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

1980, Canada – The Toronto Board of Education adopts a policy banning discrimination based on sexual orientation while adding a clause forbidding “proselytizing of homosexuality in the schools.”

1981 – The film Mommie Dearest opens, simultaneously glorifying and condemning gay icon Joan Crawford.

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

1993

Garth Brooks went to No.1 on the US album chart with ‘In Pieces’. The album spent 25 weeks on the chart and sold over 6m copies. The album peaked at No.2 on the UK chart.

Garth Brooks’ Out Half Sister and Bandmate Betsy Smittle Dies …https://www.pride.com › box-office › 2013/11/05 › gar…Nov. 5, 2013 — On November 2^nd, country music lost one of its outspoken advocates for equality when Betsy Smittle, Garth Brooks out half-sister and long …

on the LP USA Charts, Whitney Houston’s “The Bodyguard” Soundtrack slipped to #10

1998

Reba McEntire received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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

2012 – Berkeley, California becomes what is thought to be the first city in the U.S. to officially proclaim a day recognizing bisexuals. The Berkeley City Council unanimously and without discussion declared Sept. 23 as Bisexual Pride and Bi Visibility Day.

2021

https://www.gaycitynews.com/arrests-made-in-connection-to-fatal-shooting-of-lgbtq-journalist/Men Charged in 2019 Murder of Lesbian Journalist Lyra McKeeTwo men have been arrested and charged in connection to the killing of out lesbian journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot to death while covering a riot in Northern Ireland two years ago. The Police Service of Northern Ireland apprehended the men, ranging from the ages of 19 to 33, on September 15 under the […]www.gaycitynews.com

https://www.euronews.com/2021/09/16/poland-discriminated-against-gay-mother-in-custody-battle-says-european-courtPoland discriminated against gay mother in custody battle, says European court | EuronewsThe European Court of Human Rights said that Poland had discriminated against the mother because of her sexual orientation.www.euronews.com

https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/9/17/coach-fired-being-gay-was-told-hes-danger-kidsCoach Fired for Being Gay Was Told He’s a ‘Danger’ to KidsInoke Tonga, forced out as volleyball coach at a Denver Christian high school, shared his story with Ellen DeGeneres.www.advocate.com

religion is not therapy, religion is why people need therapy

https://www.wionews.com/world/new-zealand-locals-send-record-100000-submissions-to-ban-lgbt-conversion-practices-413343New Zealand locals send record 100,000 submissions to ban LGBT conversion practices, World News | wionews.comNew Zealand is on its way to become the land of conquering impossible, and adding another feather to this cap of victories is its new record against conversion practices.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scotland-national-team-send-pro-25012832Scotland national team send pro LGBT message as Rachel Corsie dons rainbow armband for Hungary clash – Daily RecordCorsie wore the Pride flag colours for the World Cup qualifier in Budapest after a controversy that arose during Euro 2020.www.dailyrecord.co.uk

https://thecurrentga.org/2021/09/17/justice-department-investigates-georgia-prisons-over-inmate-deaths-lgbt-attacks/Justice Department investigates Georgia prisons over inmate deaths, LGBT attacks – The CurrentDepartment of Justice probe will look at a correctional system where murders and suicides have spiked during the pandemic and examine allegations that staff and inmates repeatedly physically and sexually abuse LGBT inmates.thecurrentga.org

https://www.newsday.com/long-island/lgbt-senior-housing-long-island-1.50364644Locals celebrate opening of LGBT senior housing in Bay Shore | NewsdayResidents have started moving into a new Bay Shore building that community members, elected officials and other advocates celebrated Friday as the nation’s first affordable housing complex for LGBT sewww.newsday.com

Texas always has to do everything more and bigger, eh

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Opinion-LGBT-Texans-face-double-the-national-16465204.php Opinion: LGBT Texans face double the national discrimination rate. Pass the Equality Act.The Equality Act will provide national protections for LGBT people.www.houstonchronicle.com

https://globalnews.ca/news/8200407/anti-gay-street-preacher-assault-vancouver-man/No jail time for anti-gay street preacher who broke Vancouver man’s leg | Globalnews.caDorre Shepherd Love pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily harm and was handed a 12-month conditional discharge on Friday.globalnews.ca

O’Toole’s strategy, which has included disavowing positions held dear by his party’s base on issues such as climate change, guns and balanced budgets, is designed to appeal to a broader cross-section of voters in a country that tends to be far more liberal than its southern neighbor. Whether moderate Canadians believe O’Toole is the progressive conservative he claims and whether it has alienated conservatives have become central questions of the election campaign.

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2021/09/17/trudeau-otoole-canada-politics-conservative-241460 In Canada, a pro-abortion, pro-LGBT Conservative is seeking to unseat Justin Trudeau | America MagazineThe man who could oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from power became Conservative Party leader with a pledge to “take back Canada”—and almost immediately started working to modernize the party by pushing it toward the political center.www.americamagazine.org

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Today in LGBT History – September 18 | Ronni Sanlo