... 2004 Massachusetts was the first state to make same sex marriages legal. They were as equal as any other couple in the state. Amazing! Here we are now in June 2011 and it’s gay pride month. There has been many accomplishments over the years as you can see but it has been one hell of an uphill battle and there is much more work to do within the community. In the proclamation linked above to the president he mentions many of these facts including health. I know many gay men and women in the area that are effected by HIV/AIDS and other sexually [...]
Memoirs of a Gay(sha)!
... in one so young. This slip of a girl had thought me my first lesson of self-discovery, in the end being gay is your sexuality, it’s not your life and it certainly not something you need to justify to others. Lucy if you ever read this I want to thank you, for being so damn cool back in school and for being so wonderful to me and all your friends, truly you were and are an inspiration to all young teens, whether it’s a free for all Ireland or a clique in the states. My First Stand As most [...]
While It’s Love That Makes a Family, It’s Marriage That Protects It.
... same-sex couples deserve the same chance to start families and be protected under the law. All this from a movie that is entertaining, moving and beautifully made. WHAT DOES THIS MONEY GO TOWARDS? The money we raise on Kickstarter will go towards the films budget. $50,000 is just part of the budget so every dollar counts! We will be donating a percentage of the film’s profit to Lamda Legal, a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy [...]
Thomas Donovan History Timeline of LGBT Vancouver
... were springing up all over Canada with Vancouver leading the way. Ellen Woodsworth (Vancouver’s first out lesbian City Councilor) “was an out lesbian with-in the woman’s movement with going to the Van Port”, “talking to some other woman we formed New Morning Lesbian Collectives which was the first group in Canada to do that”. G.A.T.E. (Gay Alliance Toward Equality) was founded in 1971 G.A.T.E. organized the first Pride Festival in 1973. Lesbians and Gay men against violence. Pedestal A Women’s Liberation Newspaper. G.A.T.E. began production of the Gay Tide newspaper in 1977. In 1977, the B.C. Gay & Lesbian [...]
My Addiction, My Recovery, My Story – ThaTBob
... name is Bob, and I am an alcoholic. It is with much gratitude and respect for my fellow gay men and women that I write this important tidbit of information. You see in 1979 on February 20th (at 6:30 pm lol) that I had my last beer. This was just moments before I stumbled into a 21 day inpatient rehabilitation program which changed my life. I was 25 years old at the time and up until that time had been given no tools by my parents in order to adjust to life. It was there that for the first [...]
Rare Bernard Braden Interview With Quentin Crisp
... “The Naked Civil Servant” was first published. This was before he had became a household name. Here we have very rare footage captured (never broadcast) of Quentin Crisp filmed as part of a series of interviews by Bernard Braden. In these rushes.. An unusually restrained Quentin Crisp reveals his renowned wit and unconventional opinions. When Braden asked some imaginative questions about whether or not homosexuals would make good world leaders.. Another question was whether or not gay men write better parts for actresses than straight men do. Mr Crisp also talks about the misogyny inherent in British culture, comparing [...]
This Street We Call Christopher 1799 nYc
... Amy Sedaris – actress & comedian. Linda Solomon – New York editor of New Musical Express & the Village Voice columnist, lived at 95 Christopher during 1960-99. Ted White – author & editor, lived at 105 Christopher. 1969 was the year Christopher Street saw history being made, where the Stonewall riots broke out and gay liberation movement began. In the 1970′s during the sexual revolution, Christopher Street was the main drag (no pun intended) for gay men to profile and cruise. This was the time when gay bars were popping up on every other corner and leather fetish clothing [...]