Lgbt History

Getting On The Right Side of History For LGBT Rights

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.08.2012

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Progress happens when people have faith that a better world is possible and are willing to work for it. The world is becoming more and more convinced that LGBT peoples must be acknowledged and admitted into full communion with the rest of humanity, and more and more people of all background are joining the struggle. There is a right and wrong side of history for the struggle for full equality of LGBT peoples. The arc of the universe is bending towards justice for LGBT peoples. Those people who maintain anti-LGBT positions are going to be caught behind the curve.

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April 27, 1953: For LGBT Americans, A Day That Lives In Infamy

Josh Howard | Posted 04.27.2012

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On the morning of April 27, 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared war on homosexuals. In one of his first official acts after taking office, Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10450, which banned gay men and lesbians from working for any agency of the federal government.

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Poll Position: Is It Important To Look For LGBT Figures In History? Vote Now!

Posted 04.20.2012

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It's Friday and you know what that means: Another chance to vote in our weekly Poll Position feature. Today we're interested in hearing your opinio...

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'Gay Lives': Celebrating Gay Men And Women Throughout History (PHOTOS)

Robert Aldrich | Posted 04.09.2012

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Learning about gay lives in the past can help us promote the rights of gays and lesbians in our own time. I hope readers will find pleasure in this voyage "around the world with eighty gays."

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Silence = Violence = Death: A Call for LGBT Curricular Infusion

Warren J. Blumenfeld | Posted 03.19.2012

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I consider the half-truths, the misinformation, the deletions, the omissions, the distortions, and the overall censorship of LGBT history, literature and culture in the schools as a form of violence.

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California Schools Scrambling To Add Lessons On LGBT Americans

The Los Angeles Times | Teresa Watanabe | Posted 12.15.2011

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At Wonderland Avenue Elementary School in Laurel Canyon, there are lesson plans on diverse families — including those with two mommies or daddies ...

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Teaching LGBT History

Cindy Abel | Posted 12.08.2011

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If, growing up, we find that "people like us" are demeaned and despised, what does that tell us about who we might become? That's why it's critical to use LGBT history to show what is possible.

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Reflections On GLBT History Month

Amy Shiner | Posted 12.04.2011

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GLBT History Month is needed. It needs to be taught because this is a living example of how it gets better, how the community pulls together.

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San Francisco Honors Gay Soldier Who Once Saved Gerald Ford's Life

| Posted 11.22.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly. By Matt Smith Today is Oliver W. Sipple Day in San Francisco, which honors the man who in 197...

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California Governor Signs Landmark Gay History Bill Into Law

AP | JUDY LIN | Posted 09.13.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill making California the first state in the nation to add lessons about gays and lesbians t...

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