LGBT history

Moms Mabley was ‘out’ as lesbian to friends, entertainers

Legendary American vaudeville entertainer-turned-comedian Jackie “Moms” Mabley became famous for her persona as a frumpy, middle-aged woman in a housedress and floppy hat

Tenderloin’s LGBT story survives

San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood has a colorful history and was once the center of gay life in San Francisco.

PRIDE Institute paved way for LGBT substance-abuse treatment

By Jason Parsley South Florida Gay News When the PRIDE Institute in Minnesota opened up…

Double date with Walt Whitman: An interview with playwright Tim Martin and actor Tom Irvin

Walt Whitman is one of America’s most celebrated poets, essayists and journalists, even though during his lifetime (1819-1897) his work was considered controversial.

Robert Patrick: One of nation’s oldest gay playwrights on being part of theater history

Robert Patrick is the author of “Kennedy’s Children” and “The Haunted Host,” one of America’s oldest gay plays, now celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Revisiting Annual Reminders, nearly 50 years later

James returned to a city that, like most of society, views LGBT people in a wholly different light than in 1965.

A Brief LGBT History of Colorado

Colorado, like any state, has it’s own rich and deep history around LGBT rights

Speak Out: Lessons from the past, on film, ring true today

It can be surprising to note the similarity between the secrets to success for decriminalization 40 years ago and the keys to winning relationship recognition today.

Their songs are our history

Songs like “We Shall Go Forth,” “Never Ever,” and “I Shall Miss Loving You,” were never Top 40 hits. But they weren’t meant to be. They were written and performed to bring comfort to the comfortless, hope to the hopeless, to be a rallying cry for those who needed to yell – but chose to sing, instead.

Colorado Springs PrideFest still scheduled despite fires

Colorado Springs’ 22nd annual Pride parade, marching Sunday, July 22 at noon down Tejon Street from East Cache La Poudre Street to Acacia Park, is an event that takes note of the past and the present. The theme this year: We the people.