History - GLBT History Lost & Found
The
1972 Gay Rights Platform
Platform created at the National Coalition of Gay Organizations Convention held
in Chicago in 1972.
1997
GLBT Accomplishments
Thanks to Mike Silverman for this wonderful list of all our accomplishments
during the past year.
2000
- The Year 2000 in Review
The ups, downs and all-arounds of GLBT accomplishments and set-backs in the
fight for equal civil rights.
The
Calendar Project
Explore the GLBT Historical Calendar and be a part of
history by helping make it grow.
Finding
Our History
While much of our history is "missing" - there is still much of it to
be explored.
Gay and Lesbian
Characters on the Soaps
The Soaps have long been home to edgy, ahead of its time, characters and
content. One of the places where they were amongst the first is in including gay
and lesbian characters and themes. Here they are, past, present and future.
Heroes
We may have learned about these people throughout our education, but we probability
didn't know that they were gay or lesbian.
History
of National Coming Out Day
How it all started, along with some advice for those who need some help coming
out.
How
Real is Our Sense of History?
An insightful article by Patricia Nell Warren.
Baron
Von Steuben and Homosexuality
Somebody had to help teach George Washington how to create and lead an army.
This is the man who did just that. The gay man who did just that. They didn't
ask. He didn't tell. But they all knew.
Canadian
Lesbian and Gay Archive
An awesome collection of GLBT materials from north of the (my) border.
Censorship
of Gay Literature
How classics were mistranslated throughout the years changing their meanings
along with additional examples.
England's
First Gay Minister
Reverend John Church was also performing gay rites of Holy Matrimony in the
1700s.
FBI
Files: J. Edgar Hoover
A look at the internal documents showing the supression of people and rumors
about J. Edgar Hoover's homosexuality during his lifetime.
Gay
& Lesbian Themes in Hispanic Culture and Literature
Overview of course taught at Columbia University.
Gay
Holocaust Memorial Site
Do not miss this picture-filled tour of Nazi Concentration camps with emphasis
on the fate of gay and lesbian "criminals" sent to those camps.
The
Gay Film List
Compiled by the newsgroup soc.motss this is a rather complete list of domestic
films with Gay/Lesbian themes including short commentary on each.
Gay
in America: 1996
A seven-part series by the San Francisco Examiner.
Gay
Tombs
The official gay guide to Westminster Abbey.
Greenwich
Village
A virtual walking tour of the village and its GLBT history. Slow to load but
well worth the wait.
Heroes
Myths & Legends
Take a look at gay and lesbian people through history.
History
of the Gay Games
Facts from each of the Games including the first year battle when we lost the
battle to call the Games "The Gay Olympics."
Homosexuals
in Government
From the Congressional Record in 1950 a not so kind look at Homosexuals in
Government.
Inventing
Queer Space
A significant work that takes a look at the process of (and problems with)
writing our history.
Lesbian
Pirates
The story of Anne Bonny and Mary Reed.
Lonely
Hunters
Chapter excerpts from an oral history of Lesbian and Gay Southern Life from
1948-1968.
Los
Angeles Lesbian History 1970-1990
All text page all interesting information.
Most
Frequently Banned Books in the 90s
We're represented well in 10th and 18th place.
Never
Again: The Pink Triangle Pages
The Nazis didn't just murder 6 000 000 Jews they murdered 12 000 000 people many
of them gays and lesbians.
Our
Symbols: The Lambda
How the lambda came to be chosen as one of our symbols.
Stonewall
and Beyond
Online version of an incredible exhibit Columbia held from May 25 to September
17, 1994 as part of the international celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
The
Rainbow Flag
If you've ever wondered how the Rainbow Flag came into being here's where you'll
find out.
Tomb
of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep
Ancient lovers together for eternity.
With
Downcast Gays
Full reprint of a 1974 "Gay Liberation" pamphlet. It's most
interesting to read and gives one pause to think "How far have we
come?"
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