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Behind the Aegis

(53,957 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2014, 04:06 PM Oct 2014

Did you know October is LGBT History month?

How much gay history do you know?

Without looking it up, do you know:

What are the Daughters of Bilitis?

Who is Harry Hay?

How many states can still legally discriminate against LGBT people in housing and employment?

What is the significance of Lawrence v. Texas?

Where is Lesbos?

Who is Christine Jorgensen?

Why are pride marches held (mostly) in June?

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Did you know October is LGBT History month? (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 OP

No, I didn't HockeyMom Oct 2014 #1

There is no one link. Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 #4

Is there a link to where I can find all the answers? JDDavis Oct 2014 #2

You can Google the answers. Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 #3

Well, I could answer all the questions but one theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #5

I used to make a big deal about it when I was teaching. Smarmie Doofus Oct 2014 #6

I used to help admin an LGBT marym625 Oct 2014 #7

Great post btw marym625 Oct 2014 #8

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)

1. No, I didn't

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 04:11 PM

Oct 2014

I don't know if even my lesbian daughter and her wife know it either. I will ask them. Post the link and I will spread the word.

Behind the Aegis

(53,957 posts)

4. There is no one link.

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 04:17 PM

Oct 2014

I just thought of historical things about the GLBT community I know. So, it is just random, so to speak. However, and this was news to me, there is an actual site: http://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ , it looks to have some good info, but the navigation is a bit odd.

JDDavis

(725 posts)

2. Is there a link to where I can find all the answers?

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 04:11 PM

Oct 2014

I know some of this, but not all.

All answers are available where?

Behind the Aegis

(53,957 posts)

3. You can Google the answers.

Reply to JDDavis (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 04:15 PM

Oct 2014

I am not meaning to sound like a smart ass, I just didn't pick these from a site. These are all things I know which are related to our history, so it is just a random selection. However, you can check out http://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ for some of the answers. (Wiki gives some really good info on the first two.)

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)

5. Well, I could answer all the questions but one

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 06:11 PM

Oct 2014

"How many states can still legally discriminate"? I did make a list of them at one time but I've forgotten.

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

6. I used to make a big deal about it when I was teaching.

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 07:23 PM

Oct 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=221x188814

Mostly just got a lot of grief from the drooling neanderthal slobs that ran my bldg and a bureaucratic runaround from the hack NYC DOE agency that's supposed to protect people from homophobia in the school system.

Don't look now, but we're going the wrong way.

marym625

(17,997 posts)

7. I used to help admin an LGBT

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 11:15 PM

Oct 2014

Page on Facebook. Actually, I had one of my own and I helped on another.

My favorite thing on the one page, that I only did for awhile before I left Facebook, was Today In Gay History

marym625

(17,997 posts)

8. Great post btw

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Thu Oct 2, 2014, 11:21 PM

Oct 2014

It's amazing how many people have no idea what happened in our history. Not here on DU. just in general

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