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A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBTQ community LGBTQ LGBT LGBT+ LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA LGBTQIA+ initialism for lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer or questioning . It is an umbrella term , originating in the United States , broadly referring to all sexualities , romantic orientations , and gender identities which are not heterosexual , heteroromantic , cisgender , or endosex .
In the 1990s, gay, lesbian, and bisexual activists adopted the initialism LGB . Terminology eventually shifted to LGBT , as transgender people gained recognition. Around that time, some activists began to reclaim the term queer pejorative . In recognition of this, the 2010s saw the adoption of LGBTQ , and other more inclusive variants. (Full article...
A pride parade pride event , pride festival , pride march , or pride protest ) is an event celebrating lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer (LGBTQ ) social and self-acceptance, achievements, legal rights , and pride . The events sometimes also serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage . Most occur annually throughout the Western world , while some take place every June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City , which was a pivotal moment in modern LGBTQ social movements . The parades seek to create community and honor the history of the movement.
In 1970, pride and protest marches were held in Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco around the first anniversary of Stonewall. The events became annual and grew internationally. In 2019, New York and the world celebrated the largest international Pride celebration in history: Stonewall 50 - WorldPride NYC 2019 , commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots , with five million attending in Manhattan alone. Pride parades occur in urban locations worldwide, incl. cities or urban areas in Argentina , Australia , Brazil , Canada , Chile , Denmark , Finland , France , Israel , Japan , Mexico and the United States . (Full article...
Sedaris at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2018
David Raymond Sedaris sih-DAIR -iss National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries ". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever Naked New York Times BestsellersMe Talk Pretty One Day Thurber Prize for American Humor .
Much of Sedaris's humor is autobiographical and self-deprecating and often concerns his family life, his middle-class upbringing in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina , his Greek heritage, homosexuality, jobs, education, drug use , and obsessive behaviors , as well as his life in France, London, New York, and the South Downs in England. He is the brother and writing collaborator of actress Amy Sedaris . (Full article...
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War. Rape. Murder. Poverty. Equal rights for gays. Guess which one the Southern Baptist Convention is protesting?
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—The Value of Families
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Leonard Matlovich , discharged from the United States Air Force in the 1970s after coming out as gay.
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Michael Stipe 1 – E. M. Forster (1879–1970), English novelist and short story writer
1 – James Hormel (1933–2021), American philanthropist, LGBT activist & former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
1 – Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
1 – Martine Rothblatt (1954–), American lawyer, author, entrepreneur, business executive, & CEO of United Therapeutics
2 – William Haines (1900–1973), American film actor and interior designer
2 – M. Carey Thomas (1857–1935), American educator, linguist and women's suffragist
4 – Dot-Marie Jones (1964–), American actress and arm wrestler
4 – Michael Stipe
4 – Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023), Italian philosopher, politician, and Member of European Parliament
6 – Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French writer, philosopher and activist
6 – Kate McKinnon (1984–), American actress and comedian
6 – Nancy Ruth (1942–), Canadian Senator
6 – Gábor Szetey (1968–), Hungarian politician and former Secretary of State
7 – Christian Louboutin (1963–), French footwear designer
7 – Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American poet, librettist, and translator
7 – Michael Sam (1990–), American football player, first publicly gay player drafted by the NFL
8 – Jack Andraka (1997–), American inventor, scientist, and cancer researcher
8 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864–1892), English royalty
8 – Winnaretta Singer (1865–1943), American heiress
10 – Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
11 – Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991), English actress, producer and director
12 – Edith Cooper (1862–1913), English poet
12 – Patsy Kelly (1910–1981), American actress
12 – Kieron Richardson (1986–), English actor
13 – Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor, comedian, and director
13 – Charlotte Charke (1713–1760), English actress, playwright, novelist and transvestite
13 – Edmund White (1940–), American author
13 – Nate Silver (1978–), American statistician, journalist, and writer
14 – Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), English fashion and portrait photographer
14 – Holland Taylor (1943–), American actress
14 – Alice Nkom (1945–), Cameroonian lawyer and LGBT advocate
18 – Cary Grant (1904–1986), English actor
18 – Mike Michaud (1955–), American Democratic congressman (Maine)
18 – Seamus O'Regan (1971–), Canadian broadcast journalist and politician
18 – Maulik Pancholy (1974–), American actor
19 – Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995), American novelist and short-story writer
19 – Janis Joplin (1943–1970), American rock singer-songwriter
19 – Jakub Jankto (1996–), Czech professional footballer
21 – Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer
21 – Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
21 – Janis Sidovský (1968–), Czech producer
22 – Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist, and author
22 – Lord Byron (1788–1824), British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism
22 – Elaine Noble (1944–), American politician and LGBT activist
22 – Ondrej Nepela (1951–1989), Slovak figure skater, 1972 Olympic champion
23 – Luisa, Marquise Casati Stampa di Soncino (1881–1957), Italian aristocrat, muse and patron of the arts
24 – Hadrian (76–138), Roman emperor
24 – Frederick the Great (1712–1786), Prussian king, military leader, and composer
25 – Aya Kamikawa (1968–), Japanese politician and writer, first openly transgender politician in Japan
25 – W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright, novelist, and short story writer
25 – Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English writer
26 – Ellen DeGeneres (1958–), American actress and stand-up comedian
27 – Eric Radford (1985–), Canadian pairs figure skater, 2015 World Champion
28 – Colette (1873–1954), French novelist
28 – Marnie McBean (1968–), Canadian rower, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist
29 – Gia Carangi (1960–1986), American model
29 – Sara Gilbert (1975–), American actress and talk show co-host
29 – Greg Louganis (1960–), American Olympic diver and author
30 – Howard Sturgis (1855–1920), English writer
30 – Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), American politician, Republican congressman (Connecticut) (1971–1987)
30 – Claudia Brind-Woody (1955–), American business executive, IBM
31 – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863–1922), British politician
31 – Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968), American actress
31 – Patricia Velásquez (1971–), Venezuelan actress and model
31 – Portia de Rossi (1973–), Australian actress
31 – Czeslaw Walek (1975–), Czech lawyer and LGBT activist
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