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Published June 1, 2019

Today in LGBT History – JUNE 1

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! In 2014, 2015, and 2016, President Obama declared June as LGBT Pride Month. “NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2014 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,

Published June 14, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 14

At dinner with friends last evening, I was asked about my feelings when I initially lost custody of my children in 1979. In talking about the intense anger that I felt for decades, I also shared that I placed blame for all my pain and rage on another person. I didn’t even know the other

Published June 13, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 13

I volunteered to be on the conference planning committee of Say It Out Loud (SIOL), a project of the Washington Council for Behavioral Health. This annual conference, at which I’ve presented for the last four years, addresses substance use, mental health and other health issues facing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) communities

Published June 12, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 12

Today we remember the victims of the Pulse shootings in Orlando, Florida. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 others injured. The shooter was also killed. It was the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. No one really knows why the Pulse was selected as the target. After all, there are many other gay bars in Orlando,

Published June 10, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 10

My loved ones, friends, colleagues, comrades, and buddies are aging. At 70, so am I! I was 31 when I came out as a lesbian in early 1979, and I remember thinking, “What will it be like when I’ve been out for a year? For 5 years? For 10 years?” Now, after having been out

Published June 8, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 8

June is Pride month, a time during which I always reflect on my life’s journey. Two weeks ago, Kelly and I went to hear Holly Near in concert in Port Townsend. Holly Near was the first “women’s music” singer I had heard. I came out in early 1979 and attended a NOW national conference with

Published June 7, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 7

I cringe every time I write about an Anita Bryant-related historical issue. Her actions affected me deeply – and painfully – for decades. I had an experience yesterday that reminded me – yet again – that I am responsible for my actions, and that for every event in my life, I had a role in

Published June 6, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 6

Today is the anniversary of D-Day when British, Canadian and US soldiers – 160,000 of them – landed on Normandy beaches in treacherous weather, initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi Germany. Kelly and I, along with some friends, visited Normandy five years ago. We went to Juno and Omaha beaches and then to

Published June 4, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 4

Fifty years ago, starting in the 1960’s, activists and Pride events had tremendous purpose: we were literally fighting for our families, for our rights, for our lives. “Pride was more than a march – it was a manifesto,” said Boston Globe’s Renee Graham in her article today. She adds, “With 21st-century progress came complacency. Of

Published June 2, 2017

Today in LGBT History – June 2

I’m sad – but not surprised – to report that unlike Presidents Clinton and Obama, Trump and the White House will not commemorate June as LGBT Pride Month for 2017. (Trump did proclaim June as National Homeownership Month, National Ocean Month, African-American Music Appreciation Month, National Caribbean-American Heritage Month and Great Outdoors Month.) No LGBT Pride

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