A six-band rainbow flag representing the LGBTQ community LGBTQ LGBT LGBTQ+ LGBTQIA+ initialism of lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer or questioning . It is an umbrella term , broadly referring to all sexualities , romantic orientations , and gender identities which are not heterosexual or cisgender .
In the 1990s, gay, lesbian, and bisexual activists adopted the term LGB , supplanting narrower terms such as "gay or lesbian". Terminology eventually shifted to LGBT , as transgender people became more accepted within the movement. 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.
Some versions of the term, such as LGBTQ+ and LGBT+ plus sign , to represent additional identities not captured within the acronym. Many further variants exist which add additional identities, such as LGBTQIA+ (for intersex , asexual , aromantic , and agender ) and 2SLGBTQ+ two-spirit ), or which order the letters differently, as in GLBT GLBTQ
The collective of all LGBTQ people is often called the LGBTQ community . These labels are not universally agreed upon by everyone that they are intended to include. For example, some intersex people prefer to be included in this grouping, while others do not. Various alternative umbrella terms exist across various cultures, including queer , same gender loving (SGL), Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minorities (GSRM). (Full article...
Latter Days romantic comedy-drama film about a gay relationship between a closeted Mormon missionary and his openly gay neighbor. The film was written and directed by C. Jay Cox and stars Steve Sandvoss as the missionary, Aaron, and Wes Ramsey as the neighbor, Christian. Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears as Elder Ryder, and Rebekah Johnson as Julie Taylor. Mary Kay Place , Khary Payton , Erik Palladino , Amber Benson , and Jacqueline Bisset have supporting roles.
Latter Days premiered at the
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival on July 10, 2003, and was released in various states of USA over the next 12 months. Later the film was released in a few other countries and shown at several gay film festivals. It was the first film to portray openly the
clash between the principles of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
homosexuality , and its exhibition in some
U.S. states was controversial. Various religious groups demanded that the film be withdrawn from theaters and video stores under
boycott threats. (
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Bayard Rustin BY -ərdcivil rights , socialism , nonviolence , and gay rights . Rustin was the principal organizer of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963.
Rustin worked in 1941 with
A. Philip Randolph on the
March on Washington Movement to press for an end to
racial discrimination in the military and defense employment. Rustin later organized
Freedom Rides , and helped to organize the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference to strengthen
Martin Luther King Jr. 's leadership; he taught King about non-violence. Rustin worked alongside
Ella Baker , a co-director of the
Crusade for Citizenship , in 1954; and before the
Montgomery bus boycott , he helped organize a group called "In Friendship" to provide material and legal assistance to people threatened with eviction from their tenant farms and homes. Rustin became the head of the
AFL–CIO 's
A. Philip Randolph Institute , which promoted the integration of formerly all-white unions and promoted the unionization of African Americans. During the 1970s and 1980s, Rustin served on many humanitarian missions, such as aiding refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia. (
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When it comes to marriage, you know, I think that civil rights need to be for all.
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Christopher Street (Manhattan) Christopher Street , in Manhattan, was at the center of New York City's gay rights movement in the late 1970s
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1 – Lily Tomlin (1939–), American actress, comedian, writer, and producer
2 – Ferdinand Karsch (1853–1936), German zoologist and sexologist
2 – Elizabeth Birch (1956–), American attorney, former corporate executive, and LGBTQ advocate
3 – Michael Huffington (1947–), American politician, former Republican congressman (California), and film producer
3 – Sarah Orne Jewett (1849–1909), American writer and poet
4 – Mary Renault (1905–1983), English novelist
5 – Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), British musician
6 – Jane Addams (1860–1935), social worker, writer, activist and first American woman to win Nobel Peace Prize
6 – Julien Green (1900–1998), American expatriate writer
6 – Sylvester (1947–1988) American singer
7 – Michael Feinstein (1956–), American singer and pianist
7 – Rudy Galindo (1969–), American figure skater, 1996 World Bronze Medalist
7 – Paul Iacono (1988–), American actor
7 – Valerie Taylor (1913–1997), American pulp fiction author
7 – Peter Wheatley (1947–), English Anglican bishop
7 – Evan Rachel Wood (1987–), American actress
8 – Dema Harshbarger (1884–1964), American talent manager and concert promoter
8 – Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), English poet, author, and soldier
8 – Mark Foley (1954–), American politician, former Republican congressman (Florida), and radio host
9 – Paul Goodman (1911–1972), American sociologist and poet
9 – John Curry (1949–1994), British figure skater, 1976 Olympic Champion
10 – Pope Julius III (1487–1555), Head of the Roman Catholic church, 1550-1555
10 – Alison Bechdel (1960–), American cartoonist
10 – H.D. (1886–1961), American poet, novelist, and memoirist
10 – Karl Lagerfeld (1933–2019), German fashion designer, artist, and photographer
11 – D. H. Lawrence (1885–1930), English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, and literary critic
11 – Kristy McNichol (1962–), American actress
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12 – Leslie Cheung (1956–2003), Hong Kong film actor and musician
13 – Nell Carter (1948–2003), American actress and singer
13 – Claudette Colbert (1903–1996), French-American actress
14 – Rob McCall (1958–1991), Canadian ice dancer, 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist
14 – Pier Vittorio Tondelli (1955–1991), Italian novelist
15 – Ann Bannon (1932–), American author
16 – Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856–1931), German photographer
18 – Trajan (53–117), Roman emperor
18 – Eugenia Rasponi (1873–1958), Italian aristocrat, suffragist, and businessperson
18 – Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish actress
18 – Matěj Stropnický (1983–), Czech left-wing politician
19 – Brian Epstein (1934–1967), English music manager (The Beatles )
19 – Soni Wolf (1948–2018), American queer activist, and co-founder of Dykes on Bikes
19 – Tegan Quin (1980–), Canadian singer-songwriter-musician and member of indie rock duo Tegan and Sara
19 – Sara Quin (1980–), Canadian singer-songwriter-musician and member of indie rock duo Tegan and Sara
19 – Riyad Vinci Wadia (1967–2003), Indian independent filmmaker
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