FLASHBACK: Made-For-TV Movie That Certain Summer Airs On ABC (November 1, 1972)
Today in 2SLGBTQI+ history… On November 1, 1972, That Certain Summer – a made-for- TV movie about a teenage son learning about his divorced father’s homosexuality – aired on ABC. Directed by...
FLASHBACK: PrideVision TV, Canada’s First LGBT+ Channel, Launches (September 7, 2001)
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FLASHBACK: Soldier Barry Winchell Dies After Anti-Gay Hate Crime (July 6, 1999)
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FLASHBACK: Gilbert Baker, Designer Of The Rainbow Flag, Is Born (June 2, 1951)
Today in 2SLGBTQI+ history… Self-described as the “gay Betsy Ross,” Gilbert Baker was an American artist, an LGBTQ+ rights activist and the creator of the rainbow flag. His artistic work...
FLASHBACK: The First Memorial To The LGBT Victims Of The Nazis Is Unveiled (May 12, 1985)
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FLASHBACK: Jazz Icon Billy Tipton Dies And Is Outed As Trans (January 21, 1989)
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FLASHBACK: Real World Star And AIDS Activist Pedro Zamora Dies (November 11, 1994)
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FLASHBACK: Isis King Becomes The First Trans Woman To Compete On ANTM (September 3, 2008)
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FLASHBACK: James Baldwin Publishes His Second Novel, Giovanni’s Room (July 1956)
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FLASHBACK: Pride Flag Raised On Canada’s Parliament Hill For The First Time (June 1, 2016)
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FLASHBACK: The Legendary Divine Dies In Los Angeles Hotel Room (March 7, 1988)
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FLASHBACK: Svend Robinson Becomes Canada’s First Member Of Parliament To Come Out As Gay (February 29, 1988)
Today in LGBTQ+ history… On February 29, 1988, Svend Robinson became the first Canadian Member of Parliament to come out as gay. He was the only openly LGBTQ2 member of...