#FatherJohnMcNeill (September 2, 1925 – September 22, 2015): A psychotherapist, activist, WWII POW, and #Jesuit priest, Fr. McNeill worked tirelessly to build #LGBTQIA inclusion within the #CatholicChurch. He was commissioned in the 1970s to write a book in which he made his case for such inclusion in the Church, which was published in 1976 as #TheChurchAndTheHomosexual. In this work he arguedContinue reading “Fr. John McNeill”
Category Archives: Gay Pride
DeRay Mckesson
#DeRayMckesson (July 9th, 1985 – ): An early and vocal supporter of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, Mckesson has been featured on many news panels discussing concerns of race in America. He grew up in #Baltimore and was active as a teenager as Chairman of #YouthAsResources, a youth-led grant organization. After graduating from #BowdoinCollege, he became involvedContinue reading “DeRay Mckesson”
Ocean Vuong
#OceanVuong (October 14, 1988 – ): A poet, Vuong was born in #HoChiMinhCity, #Vietnam and came to the United States as a refugee at the age of two. His mother renamed him “Ocean” after learning the definition of the word in English and the connection the Pacific Ocean has in joining the United States withContinue reading “Ocean Vuong”
Jeremy O. Harris
#JeremyOHarris: With the opening of his work #SlavePlay, he brought to #Broadway conversations about race, gender, and sexuality that have never before been explored on the stage. This earned him the #LorraineHansberryPlaywritingAward, and many have compared Harris to the #ARaisinInTheSun writer; Harris’ work explores themes often relegated to the sidelines because of white supremacy, sexism, and racism in society. He hasContinue reading “Jeremy O. Harris”
Leo Varadkar
(January 18th, 1979 – ): #LeoVaradkar matters in the history of Ireland (and the history of the world) for the multitude of changes he has worked on and the visibility he brings to the next generation. For starters, he is the first half-Indian, first openly gay, and youngest #Taioseach in Ireland’s history. His father was Indian and Hindu,Continue reading “Leo Varadkar”
Alan Turing
#AlanTuring has, since his death, been credited with winning #WorldWarII for the Allies. He was a mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, and theoretical botanist. He is the creator of the #TuringMachine, a mathematical method of computation in which symbols are manipulated on a strip of tape to follow a set of algorithms. In essence, it was one of theContinue reading “Alan Turing”
Mychal Judge
(May 11th, 1933 – September 11th, 2001): A #FranciscanFriar and #Catholic priest who served as a chaplain for the #FDNY, #MychalJudge was born in Brooklyn to an Irish-American family. Following a dream to become a Franciscan friar from a young age, Judge became involved in many parishes across the Eastern seaboard before finally settling in #StFrancisOfAssisiChurch in #Manhattan, where he served until hisContinue reading “Mychal Judge”
Legends of Pride 