Today the German government issued a postage stamp in honor of #MagnusHirschfeld. In 1897, Hirschfeld founded the first gay rights organization in the world in Germany. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Hirschfeld’s birth and 2019 will mark the centennial of the founding of his Institute of Sexual Research.
On this day in 1946, film historian, activist, and co-founder of @actupny and @GLAAD was born. In a 1988 interview with #MakingGayHistory’s Eric Marcus, Vito said, “I want to be around to … tell the world what happened so that people will realize what we all went through. Because I think our lives have been devalued. These are brave courageous, beautiful people who are dying.” Vito Russo died of complications from AIDS on November 7, 1990. Listen to our episode featuring Vito here: http://bit.ly/mgh-russo
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.
Big cheers for Stonewall National Park rangers in #pride2018 March in NYC.
This Saturday in Brooklyn: JoinMaking Gay History, Food 4 Thot, Nancy and LGBTQ&A for the biggest, queerest live show, one night only. Get your tickets here http://bit.ly/bigqueerpodfest
Today is PFLAG’s 45th anniversary! To honor this milestone, listen/re-listen to our episode with Morty and Jeanne Manford and how their path that led to the founding of the first organization for parents of gay people that ultimately became PFLAG. Listen via your podcatcher or at this link: http://bit.ly/mgh-manford
“When you’re doing this out of care and concern, you really don’t think about it as activism or a movement. You think of it as — for me — protecting my girls.”`
Check out this article in Salon about the origins of our podcast: “The urgent mission of #MakingGayHistory” http://bit.ly/mgh-salon
“I thought that someone was pulling a prank on me, but I was overcome with joy when my attorney told me that it was all true, that I had been pardoned by the governor.”
Many thanks to our listeners for a great 2017! Please let us know what you thought by rating & commenting on your podcatcher app (It helps more people find the show): http://bit.ly/mgh-subscribe
More to come in 2018. Happy New Year!
