1870
At the National Theatre in Munich, Wagner’s opera Die Walküre is performed for the first time, introducing the famous piece “The Ride Of The Valkyries.”
June 26, 1972
During sessions at Olympic Studios, London, England, David Bowie recorded ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’, with Mick Ronson on lead guitar and Lou Reed on rhythm guitar. The track which was released and became a hit single in the UK in September of this year was not released in America, being judged too risqué by RCA Records. The original video directed by Mick Rock, featuring androgynous dancers from Lindsay Kemp’s mime troupe, was banned by British music show Top Of The Pops.
June 26, 1974
Cher divorced Sonny Bono after 10 years of marriage. Four days later, Cher married guitarist Gregg Allman, the couple split 10 days after that, got back together and split again. They did stay married for three years, producing Elijah Blue Allman.
June 26, 1975
Sonny & Cher‘s divorce becomes final. Blogger Nina Notes: and their varity tv show, funnier.
1979
The Village People become the first disco act to play Madison Square Garden.
1982
Human League’s Dare was 5 on the lp charts
1992
Elton John and Eric Clapton play the first of three sell-out dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. It is the first public outing for John since undergoing painful hair transplants.
2021
https://people.com/politics/the-biden-white-house-celebrates-pride/Transgender Teen Introduces Joe Biden at White House Pride Event | PEOPLE.comSixteen-year-old Ashton Mota introduced President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday as the administration kicked off the return of Pride commemorationspeople.com
Loki is a trickster god… let that sink in and consider representation.. especially when it will all be queerbaiting
Loki confirmed as bisexual in show’s third episode, becomes first major queer character in Marvel Cinematic Universe – CBS NewsThe show’s director said it was her "goal" to acknowledge Loki’s sexual orientation.www.cbsnews.com
Hugh Sheridan comes out as a ‘nonbinary bisexual human’ | Daily Mail OnlineHugh Sheridan has come out as nonbinary approximately eight months after revealing that they’re attracted to both men and women.www.dailymail.co.uk
Beenie Man’s Daughter Ashley-Jade Embraces Her Bisexuality For Pride MonthAshley-Jade Davis, the daughter of Dancehall titan Beenie Man, celebrated pride month this year and revealed herself as an official member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) comm…www.dancehallmag.com
Canadian Blood Services moving to end ban on donations from gay men – Video – NEWS 1130www.citynews1130.com
Bowen Yang Opens Up About Being Put in Gay Conversion Therapy | Bowen Yang : Just JaredBowen Yang Opens Up About Being Put in Gay Conversion Therapy Bowen Yang is getting candid about what he’s faced in his past. The 30-year-old Saturday Night Live star spoke about being sent to gay conversion therapy as…www.justjared.com
The Best Happy Lesbian Movies to StreamLesbian movies have a reputation for being sad and bleak, but we put together a list of happy movies featuring happy endings — or at least happy vibes — from the seminal ‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ to the modern classic ‘Booksmart’www.vulture.com
Rediscovering Eve Adams, the Radical Lesbian Activist | The New YorkerHow Jonathan Ned Katz retraced the story of the woman who wrote what might be the first ethnography of American lesbian life.www.newyorker.comin connected oppression, some would have been two spirited:
Dear religion: you operated across Canada. every province and territory need review
Catholic group to release all records from B.C. and Saskatchewan residential schools | CBC NewsThe Catholic religious order that operated residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia where hundreds of unmarked graves have been found says it will disclose all historical documents in its possession.www.cbc.cameanwhile in the celebrity o sphere
She is an exhibitionist – hold a fundraiser and upstages own event.
https://torontosun.com/entertainment/music/madonna-stuns-fans-with-breast-baring-pride-club-performance
Italy is debating an LGBT anti-hate law. The Vatican just took a rare step to protest it.Church figures commonly take stances on affairs in other countries. But this time, the Vatican is using a diplomatic channel and testing its clout as a state.www.washingtonpost.com
Activists: Vatican is ‘meddling’ in Italy’s LGBT rights law | The StarMILAN (AP) — The Vatican has formally opposed a proposed Italian law expanding anti-discrimination protections to the LGBT community, a leading Italia…www.thestar.com
Guatemala: 3 Killings of LGBT People in a Week | Human Rights WatchUnidentified assailants killed two transgender women and one gay man in Guatemala in separate attacks within the span of one week, including Andrea González, the leader of a trans rights organization.www.hrw.org
Hungary’s foreign minister defends law limiting LGBT rights – CityNews Torontotoronto.citynews.ca
At Shanghai Job Fair, Advocates Call for More LGBT InclusionA new survey revealed that the majority of the respondents were dissatisfied with their company’s policies on diversity.
FC Barcelona send LGBT pride message – Barca BlaugranesIt was small but it comes after controversy surrounding displays of pride at the Eurowww.barcablaugranes.com
Pride Month 2021: Scotland’s LGBT community helped me find my true selfEach LGBT person’s journey of self-discovery is different, and it’s OK if you don’t ‘always know’ who you are, writes Roman Berriman.www.pressandjournal.co.uk
Meet the two-spirit chief of Serpent River First Nation | CBC NewsBrent Bissaillion is young, two-spirit and the chief of his northern Ontario First Nation, three things that don’t often go together.www.cbc.ca
Site of former Sir John A. Macdonald statue tagged with white supremacist graffiti – Kingston | Globalnews.caThe pedestal that once held the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in City Park has been hit with white supremacist messaging on multiple occasions since being removed on Friday.globalnews.ca
Unanimous motion adopted by the House of Commons on residential schools – The Globe and MailHouse of Commons unanimously adopts motion that included calls for a national residential school monument in Ottawawww.theglobeandmail.com
Trudeau challenges China to publicly probe its mistreatment of Uyghurs as Beijing attacks Canada’s residential schools – The Globe and Mail‘Where is China’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission?’ Prime Minister askswww.theglobeandmail.com
Why so many children died at Indian Residential Schools | National PostAt some schools, annual death rates were as high as one in 20nationalpost.com
Catholic Church must take responsibility for the harm done in residential schools | The StarAnd while the Anglican Church, United Church, and Presbyterian Church have all issued formal apologies for their participation in the residential scho…www.thestar.com
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