“The rodeo took all the standard sort of ‘straight’ rodeo events, and tried to open them up to all members of the community who normally would not be able to be 'out’ in a 'straight’ rodeo.” -Jeff Auer of the Nevada LGBT Archives
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Despite these strides, LGBTQ rights remain under assault heading into 2018, particularly in the workplace.
“We’re trying to get ahead of the curve proactively to identify these sites that show and convey LGBT history.”
In his Making Gay History interview, Larry talks about how he thought he was the only gay student at Yale when he was a freshman in 1953. Today, Yale maintains an Office of LGBTQ Resources. To learn about the history of LGBT studies at Yale, click here: https://lgbts.yale.edu/history-lgbts-yale.
Listen to the full episode at this link:
http://bit.ly/mgh-kramer
(and subscribe here: http://bit.ly/mgh-subscribe).
Photo: Kramer in cap and gown in between his parents at his 1957 Yale graduation.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Larry Kramer Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Twenty-one years ago today @TheEllenShow came out publicly on national TV. The backlash was fierce and her future cast in doubt. In this 2001 interview hear a beloved icon at a crossroads. Listen to the full episode here: http://bit.ly/mgh-degeneres
“We just wanted to honor these people,” said master’s of public history student GVGK Tang. “Those who passed away, and those who are still here…to honor their legacy and everything they’ve done for the community.”
“He was an activist,” said Sara Burningham, producer of Making Gay History, a podcast about important figures in North American LGBTQ history.
“He was not a central activist but he was there at some really important moments in the civil rights struggle.
"But what’s become almost as important about him is that photograph.”
There are lots of other historic sites throughout Philadelhia that played a part in the LGBTQ rights movement.
“All too often, trans history has been minimized or erased from the historical record.”
“Today, we offer a long overdue apology to all those whom we, the Government of Canada, wronged. We are sorry. We hope by acknowledging our failings we can make the crucial progress LGBTQ2 people in Canada deserve. We will continue to support each other in our fight for equality because we know that Canada gets stronger every single day that we choose to embrace diversity,” Trudeau said.
Happy birthday to Frida Kahlo The legendary Mexican artist would have been 111 today. Her work has inspired generations of artists. Frida occasionally wore men’s clothing and was proudly bisexual — despite the world being hostile to LGBTQ people in the early 20th century. 📸: #NickolasMuray The first portrait was taken by Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo, in 1926.