Our America: Pride in History II celebrates the amazing stories of perseverance as the community rose up on a path of greater acceptance.
Discover the world's first transgender cultural district and see why so many people found refuge on an island off the coast of New York. Walk in the shoes of LGBTQ+ pioneers, see where they fought back and how they celebrated, educated their community and mourned the losses of the AIDS epidemic.
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin were leaders of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian organization in the United States.Fifteen years before the Stonewall Riots in New York City, a San Francisco couple was already well on their way to igniting a national conversation about lesbian and gay rights. Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin could easily be called the mothers of the lesbian rights movement.
In Los Angeles, the marquee of a smiling black cat blends with the bustling strip of Sunset Boulevard, but 50 years ago, the site was at the forefront of a civil rights revolution. It happened on New Year's Eve after police saw gay men kissed at the stroke of midnight to ring in 1967.In the 1960s, Fresno, California's LGBTQ+ people were looking for places to meet. Before gay bars, secret drag shows would provide locals with places to find community.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Three Sask. women on Canada's 2022 Top 100 Black Women to Watch listThe annual award celebrates Black women who have made a positive impact. This year, three women from Saskatchewan were honoured.
Read more »
Dallas Is Named US Cheating Capital, and Women Are Helping Each Other Not Get BurnedSometimes TikTok gets it right. Last year, we reported that local TikTokers had declared Dallas a “dating dumpster,” which was no breaking news whatsoever to us sad singles still dumpster diving through the Dallas dating pool in search of a fairly decent, hopefully unbroken, halfway good-looking miracle.
Read more »
Surgery: Women regret overseas cut-price weight loss surgeryEmma has spent 15 weeks in hospital after developing complications from her surgery in Turkey.
Read more »
Best Women Running TV Shows: From 'Nancy Drew' to 'Vampire Academy'TV shows including 'Vampire Academy' and 'Abbott Elementary' have found major success by having women at the helm of their storytelling — more
Read more »
Gen Z Iranian Women Hold the FutureIf you care about crises of bodily autonomy at home, it’s critical you use your own platforms to uplift the voices and plight of the brave Iranian protestors — because none of us are free until all of us are.
Read more »
Leading Women: FNUniv president approaches leadership as a purposeDr. Jacqueline Ottmann has collected a myriad of firsts during her career in higher education, but her passion remains focused on helping. FNUNIVCAN
Read more »