Portal:LGBT


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Introduction

LGBT is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender". It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual, non-heteroromantic, or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. A variant, LGBTQ, adds the letter Q for those who identify as queer (which can be synonymous with LGBT) or are questioning their sexual or gender identity. Another variation, LGBTQ+, adds a plus sign "represents those who are part of the community, but for whom LGBTQ does not accurately capture or reflect their identity". Many further variations of the acronym exist, such as LGBT+ (simplified to encompass the Q concept within the plus sign), LGBTQIA+ (adding intersex, asexual, aromantic and agender), and 2SLGBTQ+ (adding two-spirit for a term specific to Indigenous North Americans). The LGBT label is not universally agreed to by everyone that it is generally intended to include. The variations GLBT and GLBTQ rearrange the letters in the acronym. In use since the late 1980s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for marginalized sexualities and gender identities.

LGBT is an adaptation of LGB, which in the mid-to-late 1980s began to replace the term gay (or gay and lesbian) in reference to the broader LGBT community. When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter LGB is still used. (Full article...)

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The Stonewall riots, also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall, were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Although they were not the first instance in American history when people in the homosexual community fought back against a government-sponsored system that persecuted sexual minorities, they have become the defining event that marked the start of the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.

American gays and lesbians in the 1950s and 1960s faced a legal system more anti-homosexual than those of some Warsaw Pact countries. Early homophile groups in the U.S. sought to prove that gay people could be assimilated into society, and they favored non-confrontational education for homosexuals and heterosexuals alike. The last years of the 1960s, however, were very contentious, as many social movements were active, including the African American Civil Rights Movement, the Counterculture of the 1960s, and antiwar demonstrations. These influences, along with the liberal environment of Greenwich Village, served as catalysts for the Stonewall riots. (Full article...)

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Baez in 2016

Joan Chandos Baez (/baɪz/ BYZE, Spanish: [ˈbaes]; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.

Baez is generally regarded as a folk singer, but her music has diversified since the counterculture era of the 1960s and encompasses genres such as folk rock, pop, country, and gospel music. She began her recording career in 1960 and achieved immediate success. Her first three albums, Joan Baez, Joan Baez, Vol. 2 and Joan Baez in Concert, all achieved gold record status. Although a songwriter herself, Baez generally interprets other composers' work, having recorded songs by the Allman Brothers Band, the Beatles, Jackson Browne, Leonard Cohen, Woody Guthrie, Violeta Parra, the Rolling Stones, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, and many others. She was one of the first major artists to record the songs of Bob Dylan in the early 1960s; Baez was already an internationally celebrated artist and did much to popularize his early songwriting efforts. Her tumultuous relationship with Dylan later became the subject of songs from both and generated much public speculation. On her later albums she has found success interpreting the work of more recent songwriters, including Ryan Adams, Josh Ritter, Steve Earle, Natalie Merchant, and Joe Henry. (Full article...)

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“

Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.

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—Boethius

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Current events

October 5: Supreme court of Mauritius rules the colonial era law criminalizing homosexuality unconstitutional
August 5: DaBaby Levitating remix losing US radio audiences after the rapper's comments on HIV/AIDS
May 19: Taiwan's legislature first in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
February 1: Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur pleads guilty to eight murders
October 30: 22nd annual ILGA-Europe conference meets in Brussels: in pictures
October 30: In pictures: thousands attend 16th annual Taiwan Pride

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U.S. president Jimmy Carter with Andy Warhol in 1977. Warhol was famous worldwide for his work as a painter, an avant-garde filmmaker, a record producer, an author and a public figure. He was one of the first major U.S. artists to be open about being gay.

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...that Tanaz Eshaghian's film Be Like Others explores the experiences of transsexuals in Iran, a country that outlaws homosexuality but sanctions sex-reassignment surgery?
... that horror novelist Anne Rice has cited the 1936 film Dracula's Daughter as an inspiration for her own homoerotic vampire fiction?
... that Silverton, Oregon has elected the first openly transgender mayor in the United States?
... that after initially deciding not to air the Roseanne episode "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" because it included Mariel Hemingway kissing Roseanne Barr, ABC promoted it as "the lesbian kiss episode"?

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This month's birthdays

1 – Romaine Brooks (1874–1970), American painter
1 – Mary MacLane (1881–1929), Canadian-American writer
1 – Michael Dillon (1915–1962), British physician and author
1 – Enoé Uranga (1963–), Mexican politician
2 – Lesley Gore (1946–2015), American pop singer
3 – William Inge (1913–1973), American playwright and novelist
3 – Sandi Toksvig (1958–), Danish–British comedienne and TV personality
4 – Keith Haring (1958–1990), American artist
5 – Del Martin (1921–2008), American feminist and gay rights activist
5 – Robert Vano (1948–), Slovak photographer living in Prague
7 – Angélica Lozano Correa (1975–), Colombian lawyer, politician, and LGBT rights activist
7 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Russian composer
8 – Tom of Finland (1920–1991), Finnish artist
8 – Jessica Platt (1989–), Canadian professional hockey player
9 – Alan Bennett (1934–), English playwright, screenwriter, actor & author
9 – Wendy Crewson (1956–), Canadian actress and producer
9 – Marieke Wijsman (1975–), Dutch Olympic speed skater
10 – Scott Brison (1967–), Canadian politician and federal Cabinet Minister
10 – Steve Gunderson (1951–), American politician & business executive, former Republican congressman (Wisconsin)
11 – Eleanor Butler (1739–1829), Irish aristocrat and socialite
11 – Christopher Bailey (1971–), English business executive, fashion designer, & CEO of Burberry Group Inc.
11 – Valentino (1932–), Italian fashion designer
12 – Margaret Cuthbert (1887–1968), Canadian-American radio broadcaster and producer for NBC
12 – Gerry Studds (1937–2006), American politician, former Democratic congressman (Massachusetts)
12 – Jared Polis (1975–), American Governor of Colorado, entrepreneur & philanthropist
12 – Robbie Rogers (1987–), American professional soccer player
13 – Armistead Maupin (1944–), American writer
13 – Réal Ménard (1962–), Canadian politician, political scientist, and lawyer
14 – Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935), German physician and gay rights advocate
15 – Stella Maxwell (1990–), Belgian-New Zealander fashion model
15 – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689–1762), English aristocrat and writer
16 – Liberace (1919–1987), American entertainer and pianist
16 – Adrienne Rich (1929–2012), American poet, essayist and feminist
16 – Joey Graceffa (1991–), American YouTuber
17 – Robin Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham (1916–1981), British novelist, playwright, and travel writer
17 – Howard Ashman (1950–1991), American playwright and lyricist
17 – Annise Parker (1956–), American politician and Mayor of Houston
18 – Miriam Margolyes (1941–), English-Australian actress & voice artist
18 – Charles Trenet (1913–2001), French singer and songwriter
18 – Don Bachardy (1934–), American portrait artist
18 – Felicia Pearson (1980–), American actress, author and rapper
19 – Sam Smith (1992–), British singer-songwriter
20 – Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), French novelist and playwright
20 – Karl M. Baer (1885–1956), German-Israeli author, social worker, and suffragist
20 – Gregory Gray (1959–2019), Northern Irish singer-songwriter
21 – Raymond Burr (1917–1993), Canadian actor
21 – Tom Daley (1994–), British diver and television personality
21 – Frederick of Hohenau (1857–1914), German aristocrat
21 – Anika Moa (1980–), New Zealander singer-songwriter
21 – Kathleen Wynne (1953–), Canadian politician & former Premier of Ontario
22 – Harvey Milk (1930–1978), American politician
22 – Morrissey (1959–), English singer-songwriter
23 – Lotte Hahm (1890–1967), German activist for lesbian and transgender movement
23 – Lea DeLaria (1958–), American comedian, actress and jazz musician
23 – Guinevere Turner (1968–), American actress and screenwriter
23 – Maya Keyes (1985–), American social and political activist
24 – Greg Berlanti (1972–), American television writer, producer, and director
25 – Robert Ross (1869–1918), Canadian journalist and art critic
25 – Sir Ian McKellen (1939–), English actor
25 – Anette Trettebergstuen (1981–), Norwegian politician
26 – Alan Hollinghurst (1954–), English novelist, poet, short story writer and translator
26 – Ulrike Lunacek (1957–), Austrian politician & Vice President of European Parliament
26 – Mathilde de Morny (1863–1944), French noblewoman and artist
26 – Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut
27 – Marijane Meaker (1927–), American novelist (aka Vin Packer and Ann Aldrich)
27 – Chris Colfer (1990–), American actor
28 – Corine Mauch (1960–), Swiss politician and Mayor of Zurich
29 – Laverne Cox (1972–), American actress, reality TV personality and LGBT advocate
29 – Rupert Everett (1959–), English actor
29 – Melissa Etheridge (1961–), American singer-songwriter
29 – Beatrice Lillie (1894–1989), American actress and singer
29 – Gene Robinson (1947–), American Episcopalian bishop
30 – Bertrand Delanoë (1950–), French politician and former Mayor of Paris
30 – Christine Jorgensen (1926–1989), American transgender advocate, first person to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery
31 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945–1982), German movie director and screenwriter
31 – Lissy Gröner (1954–), German politician and Member of European Parliament
31 – Walt Whitman (1819–1892), American poet, essayist and journalist