Gay Rights History

Larry Kramer is an award-winning playwright and novelist, but is best known for his tireless activism on behalf of LGBT rights and AIDS prevention.

Nov 18, 2009 - Kat Long

October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History Month. The passing of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act through the House marks another milestone for gay rights.

Oct 11, 2009 - Lorah Delaney

National Coming Out Day is an international celebration that encourages lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to speak openly about their identity.

Oct 8, 2009 - Kristin Krogh

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people celebrate Pride every June, but October is the month to encourage students to learn about the struggle for GLBT rights.

Oct 2, 2009 - Kat Long

The 1957 Wolfenden Report marked a pivotal moment for gay rights. Consenting Adults is a British drama, detailing the struggle of Sir John Wolfendon and his work.

Sep 11, 2009 - Mhairi Shaw

In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the NYPD's First Division of Public Morals conducted a raid on a gay bar in Greenwich Village, known as the Stonewall Inn.

Jul 17, 2009 - Kristin Krogh

2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Stonewall, and of gay pride. Find out how to learn more about this important event in gay history and celebrate pride this year.

Jun 11, 2009 - Judith Faucette

These seven gay writers met only 12 times between 1980 and 1981, yet their work has left a lasting mark on the history of homosexual literature and gay culture.

Jun 7, 2009 - Alex Hopkins

Oscar Wilde Bookshop, a fixture in Greenwich Village for more than 40 years, played a crucial role in the creation and development of the modern gay rights movement.

Mar 28, 2009 - Kat Long

The brutal murder of gay student Matthew Shepard was horrific but not in vain - it has been a shocking wake-up call for the world to gay hate crime issues.

Feb 25, 2009 - Cheryn Tan

Duberman's Stonewall and Carter's Stonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution use different methods to portray 1960s gay history and gay political awareness.

Dec 22, 2008 - Judith Faucette

A selection of aphorisms from Oscar Wilde's most famous plays, critical essays, poetry, and his only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Nov 16, 2008 - Kat Long

After his 1895 trial for gross indecency, Oscar Wilde's name became a byword for immorality. But in the 20th century, gay men embraced Wilde as an icon of gay history.

Nov 16, 2008 - Kat Long

Stonewall was a well-known historical turning point for the gay rights movement, but it also marked the start of a new concept of gay identity - Pride versus the closet.

Jul 8, 2008 - Judith Faucette

Willy, husband of French writer Colette, tours the hangouts, clubs and LGBT culture of 1920s Paris in this first-ever English translation of the original 1927 book.

May 31, 2008 - Kat Long

Bayard Rustin was one of Martin Luther King's top advisors, but his existence is unknown to the greater US community because of his sexual orientation.

Mar 26, 2008 - Alison Walkley