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A Thing for Men in Uniforms

by James Kirchick

The marriage of macho gay male identity and ultra-reactionary politics.

Was Walt Whitman 'gay'?

New textbook rules spark LGBTQ history debate.

The first gay sit-in happened 50 years ago

by Marc Stein

Fifty years ago, three teen-agers in Philadelphia took an extraordinary step by refusing to take a step. Their sit-in began on Sunday, April 25, 1965, at Dewey's restaurant near Rittenhouse Square 

Here's a look at history of 'religious freedom' laws

Citing the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case, Pence said Indiana needs its own version of the federal law to "ensure that religious liberty is fully protected under Indiana law."

OAH denounces anti-gay legislation signed by Indiana governor

The so-called religious freedom act allows businesses to discriminate against gay people.

Historians join other scholars in protesting Georgia's anti-gay legislation

"The many scholars and teachers who will make their way to Georgia for our upcoming professional conferences include colleagues who could be excluded from establishments that fall within the purview of this legislation."

Bob Jones III Apologizes for 35-Year-Old Call to Kill Gays

In 1980 he said: "I guarantee it would solve the problem post-haste if homosexuals were stoned, if murderers were immediately killed as the Bible commands."

Historians' history of discrimination against gay people

by George Chauncey on behalf of the Organization of American Historians

Excerpt from the historians' amicus brief to the Supreme Court. 

This is how far we've come on gay issues in 50 years

by KC Johnson

50 years ago a tape recording caught LBJ and J. Edgar Hoover discussing the possibility a cabinet secretary was gay. 

Sherlock Holmes star to feature in a new movie about Alan Turing

The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, is opening in wide release later this fall, bringing the tragic story of Alan Turing to the movies.

New film chronicling Swiss gay magazine that survived the Nazis

It was the only European gay publication to outlast the Nazis.

The Long Struggle to Stop Employment Discrimination Against LGBT People Is Even Longer than You Think

by Marc Stein

There is a long history to this struggle, which began in the 1950s and accelerated after the passage of the groundbreaking 1964 legislation.

Hillary Comes out of the Closet

by Rachel Hope Cleves

The closet has long been a comfortable position for those willing to tolerate, but not endorse, same-sex marriage.

What the Texas GOP Is Proposing Is Downright Dangerous for Gay People

by Jonathan Harrison

The Texas GOP is thus gambling with the lives and careers of millions of people.

The first GLBT History Museum in the US is opening a new exhibition after remodeling

The grand opening of "Queer Past Becomes Present," the first exhibition in the newly remodeled Main Gallery of the GLBT History Museum, will happen on May 15.

How a historian discovered he was gay by delving into gay archives

Since his life-alternating experience in the archives, Craig Loftin has embraced his sexual orientation in numerous ways.