LGBT rights by country or territory LGBT rights by country or territory
A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBTQ community LGBTQ people lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender , or queer . Other individuals are often included in the group, such as questioning , intersex , asexual , aromantic , and agender , denoted under variants of the initialism "LGBTQ ". The group is generally conceived as broadly encompassing all individuals who are part of a sexual or gender minority . Variants of the abbreviation, including LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, and LGBTQIA+, are also used. (Full article...
The Stonewall riots Stonewall uprising , Stonewall rebellion , Stonewall revolution , or simply Stonewall ) were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn , in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Although the demonstrations were not the first time American LGBTQ people fought back against government-sponsored persecution of sexual minorities , the Stonewall riots marked a new beginning for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
American gays and lesbians in the 1950s and 1960s faced a legal system more anti-homosexual than those of some other Western and Eastern countries. Early homophile groups in the U.S. sought to prove that gay people could be assimilated into society, and they favored non-confrontational education for homosexuals and heterosexuals alike. The last years of the 1960s, however, were very contentious, as many social movements were active, including the civil rights movement , the counterculture of the 1960s , and antiwar demonstrations . These influences, along with the liberal environment of Greenwich Village, served as catalysts for the Stonewall riots. (Full article...
Joan Chandos Baez Spanish: [ ˈbaes] contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice . Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.
Baez is generally regarded as a folk singer , but her music has diversified since the counterculture era of the 1960s and encompasses genres such as folk rock , pop, country , and gospel music . She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success. Her first three albums, Joan Baez Joan Baez, Vol. 2 Joan Baez in Concert gold record status. Although a songwriter herself, Baez generally interprets others' work, having recorded many traditional songs and songs written by the Allman Brothers Band , the Beatles , Jackson Browne , Leonard Cohen , Woody Guthrie , Violeta Parra , the Rolling Stones , Pete Seeger , Paul Simon , Stevie Wonder , Bob Marley , and many others. She was one of the first major artists to record songs by Bob Dylan in the early 1960s; Baez was already an internationally celebrated artist and did much to popularize his early songwriting efforts. Her tumultuous relationship with Dylan later became the subject of songs by each of them and generated much public speculation. On her later albums she has found success interpreting the work of more recent songwriters, including Ryan Adams , Josh Ritter , Steve Earle , Natalie Merchant , and Joe Henry . (Full article...
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What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.
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Protesters and supporters outside San Francisco City Hall
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7 – José Christian Chávez Garza (1983–), Mexican singer and actor
8 – Michael Urie (1980–), American actor, television producer, and director
9 – Dan Levy (1983–), Canadian actor
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10 – Andrew Sullivan (1963–), English author and political commentator
11 – Quinn (1995–), Canadian professional soccer player, first transgender Olympic gold medalist
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12 – Gladys Bentley (1907–1960), American blues singer
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13 – Domenico Dolce (1958–), Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana )
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14 – Jill Bennett (1975–), American actress
14 – Horst P. Horst (1906–1999), German-American fashion photographer
14 – Mark Pocan (1964–), American Democratic congressman (Wisconsin)
16 – Rina Sawayama (1990–), Japanese singer, actress and model
17 – Rajiv Surendra (1986–), Canadian American actor, artist, and writer
18 – Marcel Carné (1906–1996), French film director
18 – Mika (1983–), British-Lebanese singer
19 – Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990), American magazine publisher
19 – Renée Richards (1934–), American ophthalmologist, author and former professional tennis player
20 – Maria Louise Pool (1841–1898), American writer
21 – Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia (1936–2008), Spanish aristocrat
21 – Miguel Vale de Almeida (1960–), Portuguese anthropologist, LGBT activist, professor, and politician
22 – Diana Nyad (1949–), American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer
23 – Andrew Rannells (1978–), American actor
23 – Trixie Mattel (1989–), American drag queen and musician
24 – Stephen Fry (1957–), English actor, screenwriter, comedian, and television presenter
24 – Marsha P. Johnson (1945–1992) Gay Liberation Activist
25 – Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886), King of Bavaria
25 – Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American conductor, composer, music lecturer, and pianist
26 – Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), English novelist
27 – Tom Ford (1961–), American fashion designer and film director
28 – Nancy Kulp (1921–1991), American actress
29 – Jean Lorrain (1855–1906), French poet, novelist, and dandy
29 – Meshell Ndegeocello (1968–), American singer-songwriter, rapper and musician
29 – Jeanette Winterson (1957–), English writer, broadcaster and activist
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