Menu Close

Gay In History

Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to mean “carefree”, “cheerful”, or …

HISTORY Part I by Denny Meyer. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman had the courage to order the racial integration of America’s armed forces.

Gay In History 36

Gay history, gay art, homosexual mythology, gay love poems and articles on homosexuality from various world cultures, spanning ancient times to the present. Ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Europe, Turkey, Arabia, …

Exploring and celebrating the contributions of famous Gay and Lesbian people to the magnificence of the human experience.

Find out more about the history of Gay Marriage, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com

Gay In History 61

Nov 22, 2011 · Collection of lesson plans, Times articles – contemporary and historical – and more resources for teaching about gay issues and gay history.

Gay In History 7

Gay In History 30

Gay In History 25

Gay In History 18

Gay In History 63

Covers U.S. and European history before the 19th century, the 1950s and 1960s, the gay liberation movement of the 1970s, and the 1980s through today.

Gay In History 54

Your support ensures the preservation, exhibition, and interpretation of GLBT history — including little-known people, events, and organizations that played a vital role.

Gay In History 100

Gay In History 59

Part of a series on: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people; Sexual orientation; Homosexuality; Bisexuality. pansexuality; polysexuality; Demographics

It was an unlikely partnership. But between New York’s LGBT community in the 1960s being forced to live on the outskirts of society and the Mafia’s disregard for the law, the two became a profitable, if uneasy, match. As the gay community blossomed in New York City in the 1960s, they had few