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BOOKS | ‘There may not be answers’
We review Allen Young’s autobiography, ‘Left, Gay & Green: A Writer’s Life.’ By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | April 12, 2018 “Rejection of marginalization is certainly not the same as assimilation.” — Allen Young Allen Young begins his … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Books, Gay & Green, Gay Movement, Jonah Raskin, Left, Liberation News Service, Rag Bloggers, Sixties, Underground Press
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FILM / David McReynolds : ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Is the Remarkable Story of ACT UP’s Battle Against AIDS
How to Survive a Plague:The remarkable story of ACT UP Panic spread slowly. Rock Hudson’s death gave the disease a public face, but took us no closer to the cause. By David McReynolds | The Rag Blog | April 10, … Continue reading
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Tagged ACT UP, David McReynolds, Documentary Film, Film, Gay Movement, HIV/AIDS, LGBT
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Medea Benjamin : To the Gay Community
Code Pink protesters at Senate Arms Services Committee hearing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Washington December 2, 2010. Woman with sign is Medea Benjamin. Photo from Democratic Underground.To the gay community:Now that you can join, please don’t! By Medea … Continue reading
Honduras : Anti-Coup Gay Activist Assassinated
LGBT activist Walter Tróchez was murdered this week.He documented homophobic violence:Honduran gay activist Walter Tróchez murdered By Doug Ireland / December 18, 2009 Walter Tróchez, 25 years old, a well-known LGBT activist in Honduras who was an active member of … Continue reading
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Tagged Coups d'etat, Gay Movement, Homophobia, Honduras, Latin America, LGBT, Resistance Movements
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Stonewall Was a Riot : Gay Liberation and the Struggle for Social Change
The Stonewall Rebellion, June 28, 1969. Top photo © Fred McDarrah.The Stonewall Rebellion, the fight for gay liberation and the Sixties movement for social change By Michael Bronski / The Rag Blog / June 27, 2009[With a response by Allen … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Gay Liberation, Gay Movement, GLBT Rights, Homosexuality, New Left, Sixties, Social Change, Stonewall Riot
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New York : Radical Queers Remember Stonewall With Spirited March
Photo by Andrew Hinderaker. Queers, allies and residents of the park took to the streets and marched to the Stonewall Inn to the applause of people on the sidewalks as we chanted “We will not be quiet! Stonewall was a … Continue reading
School Project Suppressed Because Harvey Milk Is the Subject
Try to tell me that we don’t live in a supremely repressive society. When a school report about a well-known American public servant is suppressed, you can’t possibly convince me that we are not headed down the wrong road. Richard … Continue reading
Melissa Etheridge on Making Peace With Rick Warren
Grammy Award winner Melissa Etheridge with Tammy Lynn Michaels.The Choice Is Ours Now: Give Peace a ChanceBy Melissa Etheridge / December 22, 2008 See ‘Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue’ by Bob Ostertag, Below. This is a message for … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelical Christians, Gay Marriage, Gay Movement, GLBT Rights, Homophobia, Musicians, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Singers
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In Austin and Everywhere : Today is the ‘Day Without a Gay’
December 10 is International Human Rights Day. ‘In order for this movement to continue it can’t just be about marching and being pissed off. It’s got to be creative in different ways to get into the hearts and minds of … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Gay Marriage, Gay Movement, Human Rights, Proposition 8, Social Action
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Richard Rodriquez : Why Churches Fear Gay Marriage
Author Richard Rodriguez is Mexican-American, gay and a practicing Catholic. Photo by Christine Alicino / salon.com. As the American family fractures and the majority of women choose to live without men, churches are losing their grip on power and scapegoating … Continue reading
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Tagged Authors, Catholic Church, Gay Marriage, Gay Movement, Hispanic, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Proposition 8, Religion
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