Gay rights pioneer Lilli Vincenz filmed the 1968 Reminder Day picket at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on July 4, 1968. The Annual Reminders, starting in 1965, were some of the earliest #LGBTQ demonstrations in the United States.
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Activists #FrankKameny and #BarbaraGittings were among the activists who organized the actions, which were designed to remind Americans that LGBTQ people did not enjoy basic civil rights. Watch the entire seven-minute film “The Second Largest Minority” on @librarycongress website: bit.ly/reminder-day1968
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Listen to our episodes with Frank Kameny:
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and Barbara Gittings:
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bit.ly/mgh-gittings-lahusen (at Independence Hall)
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“All too often, trans history has been minimized or erased from the historical record.”
There are lots of other historic sites throughout Philadelhia that played a part in the LGBTQ rights movement.
All students do better when they receive a full picture of the past – and that includes LGBTQ history, says Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN. “There are periods of U.S. history that make a lot more sense when you include LGBT history,” she says.
“I think it’s important for kids to learn about history in general, and that our history as the LGBTQ community is part of that history, and this needs to be recognized.”
“It is my hope that educating students about the important roles LGBTQ individuals have played in our country will help them develop a deeper understanding of history and a more compassionate view of their peers,”
“We’ve found in our research and practices that LGBTQ curriculum can benefit all students by exposing them to more inclusive and accurate accounts of history.”
First, it reminds us that the iconic 1969 Stonewall rebellion was preceded by many smaller, incremental victories for LGBTQ people. Second, the key role of Murphy’s Tavern in downtown Newark helps recast our memory of urban history.
Eric Marcus’s podcast, the third season of which premiered last week, uses each episode to dive deep into forgotten figures and events from the LGBTQ civil rights movement, as remembered by the people who lived it. It’s been downloaded in 206 countries and territories around the world, seen rave reviews, and made a number of best-of podcast lists.
“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.”
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.