American politics was filled with a sea of heterosexual faces, sometimes fiercely homophobic, but mostly irreverent towards the gay community, that was until Harvey Milk entered the political arena. Harvey Bernard Milk was born in the cold and wet winter […]
In 2014 two male penguins at an English Zoo in Kent became fathers after looking after an unhatched egg given to them by zookeepers. They instantly became internationally famous. The two male Humboldt Penguins called Kermit and Jumbs at Wingham […]
In 2014, Drag Queen Conchita Wurst won the Eurovision Song Contest with her epic hit, “Rise Like A Phoenix” which prompted a backlash from some in Russia – despite Conchita not representing Russia in the competition or being a Russian […]
Today in 1933 the Nazis started their war against the gay and lesbian community in Germany by confiscating materials from the Institute of Sexual Science. The institute’s works were destroyed as part of the regime’s censorship programme, by youth brigades. […]
In 1999 a nail bomb went off in the popular gay pub The Admiral Duncan, killing three people. Three people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb, left in an unattended bag, placed by Neo-Nazi David Copeland, exploded on […]
Serial murderer Andrew Cunanan commits suicide in 1997.
In 1999 a nail bomb went off in the popular gay pub The Admiral Duncan, killing three people. Three people were killed and dozens injured when a bomb, left in an unattended bag, placed by David Copeland, exploded on the […]
In 1988 over 20,000 people took to the streets of Manchester to protest the Conservative Government’s controversial anti-gay legislation known as Section 28. Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 meant that local authority employees, including school teachers, could […]
TODAY IN GAY HISTORY: Celebrity Paris Hilton was caught on tape saying, “They’re disgusting. Dude, most of them probably have AIDS.” about men on Grindr. During a Taxi ride with a male friend, Paris is talking with a male friend […]
TODAY IN GAY HISTORY: Hackers take over the Westboro Baptist Church website and point it towards “god loves fags” site. Today in 1999 the infamous GodHatesFags.com was re-routed to godlovesfags.com. The hate website, which is run by the Westboro Baptist […]
TODAY IN GAY HISTORY: The iconic symbol for the LGBT community, the rainbow flag made its debut. The iconic symbol for the LGBT community made its debut in San Franciso in 1978. It was displayed at the San Francisco Gay […]
