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How Reporting on a 1978 Proposal to Ban Gay Teachers Changed My Understanding of Queer History
Slate· 4 days agoThis is an essay on Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs. It’s hard not to feel a little jealous of gay...
A sobering lesson from the ban on gay Boy Scouts
The Salt Lake Tribune· 16 hours agoStarting in 1978, the Boy Scouts adopted an official policy banning gay scout leaders and members. The policy pulled from the scout oath that boys would...
Gay and bisexual men can donate blood and organs but not tissue like corneas
NPR· 2 days agoKevin Corcoran, who leads the Eye Bank Association of America, said the five-year abstinence required of corneal donors who are gay or bisexual isn’t just “badly out of date ...
A Methodist pastor was defrocked 20 years ago for being gay. She's finally been reinstated
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 days agoStroud, who is currently teaching writing at Princeton University...yet plan to return to the...
Today in History: Bonnie and Clyde shot and killed
Chicago Tribune· 3 days agoOn May 23, 1934, bank robbers Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were shot to death in a police ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. In 1430, Joan of Arc...
Behind the Scenes of Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs With Christina Cauterucci
Slate· 4 days agoChristina and Bryan dive into the Briggs Initiative, the fight at the center of Slow Burn: Gays Against Briggs
Women Are Sharing The Moment They Realized They Were On A Date With A "Nice Guy" And Lord, I'm Ready...
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoI was forced into a date by a 'nice guy.' I was working on a friend’s short film the week after my...
Pat Buckley, ‘independent Catholic’ priest who ministered to Bobby Sands and came out as gay –...
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBuckley lost a case against unfair dismissal – although he made history by daring to bring it – but...
Pride Month 2024: Here’s a South Florida guide to June’s LGBTQ+ celebrations
Sun-Sentinel· 2 days agoLauderdale and History Fort Lauderdale will host this exhibit of major moments in LGBTQ+ history —...
Today in History: May 26, Obama nominates Sotomayor to Supreme Court
San Francisco Chronicle· 11 minutes agoToday is Sunday, May 26, the 147th day of 2024. On May 26, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1864, President Abraham ...