Reed Erickson was a trans man who bankrolled early LGBT movements | The ‘Black Cat gay riot’ is well-known… it’s also a myth | The ballroom scene has been a place for LGBTQ people of color to grow for decades

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LGBTQ History Month Coverage

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Stop saying Harvey Milk was the first out gay person elected to public office ([link removed]) [link removed]
He wasn't even second. Here are the women who were first. ([link removed])
Reed Erickson was a trans man who bankrolled early LGBT movements ([link removed]) [link removed]
Fundraising is central to the LGBTQ movement today. But decades ago, several organizations depended on one trans man. ([link removed])
The ‘Black Cat gay riot’ is well-known… it’s also a myth ([link removed]) [link removed]
When cops wreaked havoc at the Black Cat Tavern, history labelled it "a riot"... but what really happened there? ([link removed])
The ballroom scene has been a place for LGBTQ people of color to grow for decades ([link removed]) [link removed]
"Just seeing the joy and excitement of people when they hit the back of that runway, their talents come to life. It's overjoying for me." ([link removed])
Remembering transgender pioneer Christine Jorgensen ([link removed]) [link removed]
There was a media storm of coverage in the 1950's after she transitioned. ([link removed])
The first organized gay rights protest was five years before Stonewall ([link removed]) [link removed]
The world's first gay rights protest was over military service - 30 years before Don't Ask Don't Tell was implemented. ([link removed])
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Frank Kameny devoted his life to fighting for gay rights. He lived to see the end of DADT. ([link removed]) [link removed]
Kameny replaced "Homosexuality is unfortunate" with "Gay is good" long before many LGBTQ historic figures were even out. ([link removed])
Meet Perry Watkins, the gay soldier the Supreme Court wouldn’t let the Army discharge ([link removed]) [link removed]
After 16 years of serving his country in the Army and 9 years fighting his country in court, Perry Watkins finally won. ([link removed])
This gender non-conforming blues singer was a Harlem Renaissance super star ([link removed]) [link removed]
She was famous for her bawdy performances and a chorus line of eight effeminate male dancers. ([link removed])
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade to allow LGBTQ marchers didn’t happen where you’d imagine ([link removed]) [link removed]
Long before gays and lesbians were fighting for the right to participate in cities like Boston, New York City and Chicago, an unlikely state capital welcomed LGBTQ marchers with open arms. ([link removed])

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