but they don’t teach you that in history class Are we finally willing to tell the truth about her life and work on her 200th birthday? By Sted MaysFebruary 10, 2020Original article posted in LGBTQNation Susan B. Anthony was born 200 years ago in a country where few women or people of color dared to give…
June 3, 2018 – by Brother Lawrence Damien Cos It is Pride Month here in much of the USA. The following is an article I wrote to celebrate that fact. I was on Facebook when I came across an article on Baron Von Steuben who was a famous American general back in the American Revolution…
The rainbow flag has become the easily-recognized colors of pride for the gay community. The multicultural symbolism of the rainbow is nothing new. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition also embraces the rainbow as a symbol of that political movement. The rainbow also plays a part in many myths and stories related to gender and sexuality issues…
Note: This list came from a different website (with their permission), however they are no longer on the internet. I have found that some of the names should not be on this list, so if you find a name which you question, please do a thorough Google search and if the evidence is not there…
On this day in 1980, George Hislop lost his bid to be the first openly gay city councillor in Toronto. George was one of several openly gay pioneers who tried unsuccessfully to obtain elected office in an era of backlash against the LGBT movement. He was an iconic hero of the LGBT movement, my mentor,…