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Raleigh launches effort to identify, recognize historic sites for local LGBTQ community

Raleigh launches effort to identify, recognize historic sites for local LGBTQ community | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

City officials are working with a historian to document and preserve Raleigh's LGBTQ history.

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LGBTQ History Month: Historical marker honors Philadelphia Gay News on 13th Street

LGBTQ History Month: Historical marker honors Philadelphia Gay News on 13th Street | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As the marker was unveiled, there was much joy and pride in the fact that Philadelphia is now considered one of the nation's most LGBTQ-friendly cities.

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'Windy City Times' cofounder reflects on 35 years of amplifying Chicago's LGBTQ stories

'Windy City Times' cofounder reflects on 35 years of amplifying Chicago's LGBTQ stories | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Since 1985, Windy City Times cofounder Tracy Baim said they have been writing the first draft of history of the community in Chicago.

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Queer Budapest: new book celebrates the LGBTQ+ history that the Hungarian government wants to erase

Queer Budapest: new book celebrates the LGBTQ+ history that the Hungarian government wants to erase | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Hungarian conservatives are painting LGBTQ+ people as a recent, “liberal” phenomenon. History shows that isn’t true

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Stonewall Allentown future in doubt, the Lehigh Valley's last gay bar

Stonewall Allentown future in doubt, the Lehigh Valley's last gay bar | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As the Lehigh Valley's LGBT community braces for the closure of Allentown's Stonewall, those who frequented the iconic gay bar say such establishments still fill a crucial role even in a society that's more connected and accepting of queer culture.

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A Tribute to Keith Haring: The Magnificent Artist and LGBTQ Icon

A Tribute to Keith Haring: The Magnificent Artist and LGBTQ Icon | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Keith Haring - a firm believer in art for the masses, as he saw the benefits of commercialism instead of the downsides in an ever-growing materialistic society.

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Secret codes and blacked out windows - What Manchester's Gay Village was like before the 1990s

Secret codes and blacked out windows - What Manchester's Gay Village was like before the 1990s | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

To find out what was happening in the area, you had to head to a bar and discreetly ask for a free, locally-distributed paper

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My Mom Came Out As A Lesbian And The Homophobia She Faced Almost Destroyed Her

My Mom Came Out As A Lesbian And The Homophobia She Faced Almost Destroyed Her | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

"She couldn’t imagine coming out would put her kids in danger or that her track record as a devoted parent would be rendered irrelevant because sh

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Robina Asti, Who Made History on the Ground and in the Air, Dies at 99

Robina Asti, Who Made History on the Ground and in the Air, Dies at 99 | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

As a transgender veteran in her 90s, she challenged government bureaucracy. She then set out to be recognized as the oldest working flight instructor.

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Eye To Eye Lesbian Portraits By JEB

Eye To Eye Lesbian Portraits By JEB | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In the '70s, being openly identified as LGBTQ in any form put you at risk of complete rejection from society. To put a name to a face and publicly own your lesbianism was an act of bravery and generosity. It was an act that said: "I am here. You're allowed to be here too."

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An uplifting portrait of gay liberation in ‘70s New York

An uplifting portrait of gay liberation in ‘70s New York | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Activist and photographer Leonard Fink’s newly-digitised archive captures the West Village’s marches, queer bars and cruising grounds, highlighting the passion and creativity LGBTQ+ people exhibited after Stonewall.

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TV Taught Me About AIDS. ‘It’s a Sin’ Reminded Me How Far We’ve Come

TV Taught Me About AIDS. ‘It’s a Sin’ Reminded Me How Far We’ve Come | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The new HBO Max series, set amid the first decade of the AIDS crisis in London, prompts a writer’s memories and regrets to come flooding back.

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JEB’s Radical Portraits of Lesbian Life and Love in the 1970s

JEB’s Radical Portraits of Lesbian Life and Love in the 1970s | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The American photographer’s intimate images – featuring lesbians of all ages, races and backgrounds – are a vital document of LGBTQ+ history

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Museum highlights LGBTQ community contributions to Central Florida history

Museum highlights LGBTQ community contributions to Central Florida history | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A museum is highlighting the accomplishments and the sacrifices of the LGBTQ community in Central Florida.

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Longtime Lexington historic preservation group gets new chief

Jonathan Coleman, who co-founded the Faulkner Morgan Archives, which documents Lexington’s LGBTQ history, will take over the 60-year-old Blue Grass Trust on Nov. 1.

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Lorraine Hansberry Residence is Recognized as National Historic Site

Lorraine Hansberry Residence is Recognized as National Historic Site | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project advocated for the former residence of Lorraine Hansberry to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Most important LGBT venues and areas in Nottingham showcased in new walking tour

Most important LGBT venues and areas in Nottingham showcased in new walking tour | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Did you ever visit the 'Gay Garage' on Huntingdon Street?

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University of Iowa English PhD student creates a course with a focus on queer history in Iowa

University of Iowa English PhD student creates a course with a focus on queer history in Iowa | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Over the spring semester, 22 undergraduate students have been working in seven different groups to create narratives of queer topics specifc to Iowa’s history in a class called Queer of Color: Literature and History, in collaboration with the LGBTQ Iowa Archives. University of Iowa English Ph.D. student Enrico Bruno is in his final yea

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LGBT History: What Are The Challenges In Telling LGBTQ Stories?

LGBT History: What Are The Challenges In Telling LGBTQ Stories? | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Recent years have seen LGBTQ histories increasingly take centre stage, from the Stonewall riots to the queer pasts of National Trust houses. But what are the challenges of telling such stories? We assembled an expert panel to find out

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The history behind International Transgender Day of Visibility

The history behind International Transgender Day of Visibility | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Over a decade ago, Rachel Crandall-Crocker wanted a reason for trans people to celebrate and come together. So she created one.
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‘This is radical love’ – the history of black queer Britain in pictures

‘This is radical love’ – the history of black queer Britain in pictures | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

From queer punks in Huddersfield to lesbian-run sound systems in Brixton, Black LGBTQ Britons have been raiding their old photograph collections to document some pioneering scenes

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Teaching LGBTQ history: As 'systemic silence' lifts, new challenges for educators, students

Teaching LGBTQ history: As 'systemic silence' lifts, new challenges for educators, students | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Queer people are ever-present throughout time and place yet their history is undertaught

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This Project Maps 25 Years of New York's Lesbian Nightlife

This Project Maps 25 Years of New York's Lesbian Nightlife | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The interactive tool allows readers to explore how queer social life has changed over time.

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'Life was a party before Aids arrived in London'

'Life was a party before Aids arrived in London' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Gay life in London was vibrant as the 1980s began, but a mysterious illness was soon to change that.

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Edinburgh Proud City digital exhibition to launch online in time for LGBT History Month

Edinburgh Proud City digital exhibition to launch online in time for LGBT History Month | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Stories told by people in Edinburgh’s LGBTQIA+ community will be at the forefront of a new online exhibition created by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh in partnership with LGBT Youth Scotland.

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