#StonewallUprising (June 28, 1969 – July 3, 1969): Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, gay bars were consistently busted by police. It was illegal in many place for gay bars to exist, and when the police would raid a bar the lives of #LGBTQ people were put on the line. Oftentimes their names would be publishedContinue reading “Stonewall Uprising”
Category Archives: Gay Pride
Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
#ComptonsCafeteriaRiots (August 1966): In #SanFrancisco, #GeneComptonsCafeteria was an all-hours restaurant where #transgender people in the 1950s and 1960s would meet and congregate because they were unwelcome in gay bars owing to transphobia. Many times, in an effort to deter trans patrons, the owners would call the police and have trans patrons arrested for “female impersonation,”Continue reading “Compton’s Cafeteria Riot”
Cooper’s Donuts Riot
#CoopersDonutsRiots (May 1959): In the late 1950s, #CoopersDonuts was a 24-hour cafe that catered mainly to LGBTQ clientele in #LosAngeles. Frequently, #LGBTQ people were harassed by police in the cafe, and #TransWomen and #DragQueens were specifically targeted for breaking a law at the time that stated that a person could be arrested if their genderContinue reading “Cooper’s Donuts Riot”
Larry Kramer
#LarryKramer (June 25, 1935 – May 27, 2020): The #LGBTQIA community owes a lot to its heroes, and gay men specifically have Kramer to thank for much of the activism of the past 40 years. First and foremost, he was a writer before he became a well-known activist, something that drew him criticism with someContinue reading “Larry Kramer”
James Baldwin
#JamesBaldwin (August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987): His voice is on the tongues of many #BLM protesters, even if they are not 100% aware that they are quoting his work. Born and raised in Harlem, Baldwin there began writing not only about the experiences of Black people in America but also what the experience was forContinue reading “James Baldwin”
Bayard Rustin
#BayardRustin (March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987): Born in Pennsylvania and raised by his maternal grandparents (he believed his biological mother was actually an older sister), Rustin grew up surrounded by figures of the early Civil Rights Movement such as #WEBDuBois. This fostered within him a deep sense of duty to his community, andContinue reading “Bayard Rustin”
George Harris/Hibiscus
#GeorgeHarris/#Hibiscus (September 6, 1949 – May 6, 1982): What most people know of George Harris is the famous photograph of him placing flowers in the guns of the military police force at the #Pentagon in 1967. Few people knew that this same person was Hibiscus, a performer/activist and the founder of #TheCockettes, a psychedelic gay liberation theatre collectiveContinue reading “George Harris/Hibiscus”
Igor Kochetkov
#IgorKochetkov (May 13, 1970 – ): He is a Russian gay rights activist, who serves as a board member of the #RussianLGBTNetwork. In #Russia, #LGBTQIA rights have been discussed and criticized by many around the world. Since 2013, it is illegal for information to be given to Russian teenagers who might be LGBTQIA. In 2017 and each year afterward, theContinue reading “Igor Kochetkov”
Bisi Alimi
#BisiAlimi (January 17, 1975 – ): Alimi is a British-Nigerian LGBTQIA rights activist who was the first Nigerian to come out on television, an act that resulted in the loss of his family and eventually his flight to the UK. While at university, he was outed by a university publication and later almost denied his certificateContinue reading “Bisi Alimi”
Christian Cooper
#ChristianCooper: Cooper is an American science writer and editor, as well as a comics writer and editor based in #NewYorkCity. He has written many stories and edited others for #MarvelComics and is the comic book company’s first openly gay writer and editor. He also was instrumental in bringing about the first gay male character on #StarTrek comic series #StarfleetAcademy, #YoshiMishima.Continue reading “Christian Cooper”
Legends of Pride 