How many remember way back in 1966 when renowned crossdresser Virginia Prince met with San Diego Police to argue against the city adopting an ordinance used to harass transgender people? Or when Nicole Murray Ramirez founded the Christine Jorgensen Society in 1974 and organized transsexuals to picket the San Diego County Courthouse? And do you…
Wednesday, Oct. 26, Lambda Archives of San Diego will celebrate LGBTQ History Month by hosting a talk by Lillian Faderman, a prolific author and internationally renowned scholar of lesbian and LGBTQ history and literature. Faderman will provide a glimpse into the stories in her new book, The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle, which gives…
In a recent report commissioned by the city of San Diego to create a foundational history for the local LGBT community, I noticed some things were missing: transgender history, and the contributions of people of color. In October 2015 San Diego’s Department of City Planning received a $25,000 federal grant to write a historical context…
Prince William has made history by becoming the first member of the Royal Family to be photographed for the cover of a gay publication. According to Attitude, the U.K.’s best-selling gay magazine, Thursday 12 May, Prince William invited Attitude magazine to bring members of the LGBT+ community to Kensington Palace to hear their experiences of…
Tegan And Sara's Haircut History from Funny Or Die Canadian pop duo Tegan and Sara may have just finished recording an album and set new tour dates … but in their own words what is the most fun thing they get to do as musicians …. their hair! In Funny or Die’s new video the…
On the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, the Academy and Golden Globe Award winning Eva DuVernay film “Selma” was not without its critics. Criticism ranged from historically inaccuracies to production issues. The film began with scenes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receiving his Nobel Peace Prize in Stockholm in…
Many in the LGBT community are crying foul about comments by presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on the Rachel Maddow Show last week. Clinton, when asked about the damage her husband’s two anti-LGBT compromises, the Defense of Marriage Act and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, inflicted upon our community, responded that they were defensive moves to prevent…
