#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: Queer 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”
Felice Rahel Schragenheim
#FeliceRahelSchragenheim (March 9, 1922 – December 31, 1944): Born in Berlin in 1922, Schragenheim joined the #Resistance against the Nazis in the late 1930s-early 1940s. She became employed as a house keeper for a Nazi soldier in the 1940s and continued working with the Resistance. It was here, while her employer was away at war,Continue reading “Felice Rahel Schragenheim”
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”
Stormé DeLarverie
#StormeDeLarverie (December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014): Born in #NewOrleans to an African-American mother and a white father, DeLarverie faced bullying and harassment as a child. As a teenager, she had an early career as an equestrian for #RinglingBrothersCircus. Eventually she made her way to #NewYork, where she worked as an MC, bouncer, andContinue reading “Stormé DeLarverie”
Honey Mahogany
#HoneyMahogany (December 30th, 1983 – ): First coming to national prominence with her appearance in Season 5 of #RuPaulsDragRace, she chose her name from two colors of Revlon makeup that were close to her skin tone. After her appearance on Drag Race, she continued working in drag and continued her work as an activist for manyContinue reading “Honey Mahogany”
Fr. John McNeill
#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”
Alice Walker
#AliceWalker (February 9, 1944 – ): Walker is known by many for her amazing literary work, #TheColorPurple, which was made into a famous movie as well as a successful Broadway musical. However, she is so much more than that. Growing up in segregated Georgia, Walker was valedictorian of her high school and continued her education at #SpelmanCollege before transferringContinue reading “Alice Walker”
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”
Legends of Pride 