Gay America Timeline
>To mark Pride 2007 in the city, the San Francisco Sentinel has published a timeline of events in American gay history from the beginning of… Read More »Gay America Timeline
July 2007
Serious Serendipity
>Serendipity is like a benevolent fairy godmother for many a gay man looking for his roots. The fact that our history as a group has… Read More »Serious Serendipity
Ending Homophobic Reggae
>Buju Banton, popular reggae star known internationally for his homophobic lyrics, has signed a pledge to end his homophobic language. The gay rights campaign group… Read More »Ending Homophobic Reggae
Article Published on Death of Portugese “Cross-Dresser”
>After the recent passing of Portuguese “cross-dresser” Maria Teresinha, commonly known as “the general,” the Guardian published an article recounting his life. Living as a… Read More »Article Published on Death of Portugese “Cross-Dresser”
On an Article in the Voice
>One of our readers, Ted Brown, sends us the following article from The Voice newspaper, which targets the black community in the UK. The article… Read More »On an Article in the Voice
Hungarian Politician Coming Out Speech
>Hungarian Socialist Gábor Szetey, a state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office since last July, became the first elected political official in Hungary to come… Read More »Hungarian Politician Coming Out Speech
Mad About the Boy
>Songs poured out of Noel Coward, over 400 of them. From the 1920’s to the 1960’s they filled his revues and musicals – love songs… Read More »Mad About the Boy
Flared Brightly, Died Young – The AIDS Generation
>A two-part documentary recalling the gay culture of Thatcher’s Britain and the emergence of HIV and AIDS. In 1979, Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister and… Read More »Flared Brightly, Died Young – The AIDS Generation
James Baldwin – The Price of the Ticket
>In 1953, James Baldwin, a hard-up writer in Paris, published the extraordinary novel Go Tell it on the Mountain. Four years later he sailed home… Read More »James Baldwin – The Price of the Ticket
Channel 4 Marks Anniversary of Decriminalisation
>At the end the month, Channel 4 will broadcast four programmes marking the 40th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of sexual acts between men. The… Read More »Channel 4 Marks Anniversary of Decriminalisation