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Published October 23, 2019

Today in LGBT History – OCTOBER 23

Musings of an Aging Lesbian Connie Berman of Ruthie and Connie fame called me last night. We met a year ago an d have become friends. She, like many of us, are worried about lesbians. For example, at the Human Rights Campaign presidential debates two weeks ago, the word lesbian rarely was heard: it

Published May 22, 2019

Today in LGBT History – MAY 22

Rudyard Kipling said: If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.The snippets of LGBTQ history here are the stories of our lives, the stories of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand. Learn about them then tell the stories…and remember, because knowing your history IS resistance! Thanks for

Published October 23, 2018

Today in LGBT History – October 23

Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – October 23 1766 – Christoffel Bosch van Leeuwarden, a 70 year old porter in the Netherlands, was convicted of seduction to sodomy and sentenced to three years of prison labor.  1893 – Jean

Published May 22, 2018

Today in LGBT History – May 22

Coming out is the most political thing you can do. —Harvey Milk Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story! Today in LGBT History – May 22 1879, Russia – Alla Nazimova (May 22,1879 – July 13, 1945) was a Russian actress who immigrated to the United States in

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