As LGBT+ history month kicks off, let’s remember some of the extraordinary people who have battled for gay rights. 1. Karl Heinrich Ulrichs: The first gay person to publicly speak out for homosexual rights Karl Heinrich Ulrichs was a civil servant in Germany until he was forced to resign in 1854 on account of his homosexuality.Continue reading “Seven People Who Changed LGBT+ History”
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Stand Bi Me: Bisexual Awareness
Understanding sexuality wouldn’t be sufficient without analyzing the history of bisexuality. Yet, in order to maintain the cultural dominance of hetero- and homo-, bisexuality is often overlooked. When it comes to history, bisexuality, same-sex relations, exclusively or in addition to opposite-sex relations, have been recorded in almost every ancient civilization. Homosexual and bisexual themes haveContinue reading “Stand Bi Me: Bisexual Awareness”
Gay Style & Expression In 1970s San Francisco
While gay Daddies and gay men in general still use fashion to express themselves (think Folsom Festival and the hot Leather Daddies), the way men dressed and accessorized in 1970s San Francisco was especially important and used to tell other gay men what they were into. Unlike today, where you can disclose exactly what you’reContinue reading “Gay Style & Expression In 1970s San Francisco”
Gay Founding Fathers: Alan Turing
From e-mail to Amazon to XTube to reading the blog you’re on right now, computers and smartphones have become so essential to our day-to-day lives that it’s rather mind-boggling to imagine life without them. So, who exactly do we have to thank for this game-changing technology? Bill Gates? Good guess, but wrong! Steve Jobs? ThinkContinue reading “Gay Founding Fathers: Alan Turing”
Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, A Intergenerational Relationship That Inspires Us
Life wasn’t always a cabaret for esteemed British novelist, Christopher Isherwood, whose semi-autobiographical tales of a closeted gay man living in pre-Nazi Germany were collected in the best-selling book The Berlin Stories, but that all changed when he met 18-year-old Don Bachardy on a Santa Monica beach in 1952. Despite their 30-year age difference —Continue reading “Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy, A Intergenerational Relationship That Inspires Us”
Gay Founding Fathers: William Haines
Welcome to “Gay Founding Fathers,” an exclusive series that will look back — sometimes way back — through queer culture to introduce you to gay men who made a difference, made history, made us swoon, and just plain made us be proud to be who we are. Showbiz is a notoriously tough game for actors,Continue reading “Gay Founding Fathers: William Haines”