Making Gay History
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We bring LGBTQ history to life through the voices of the people who lived it, including the Making Gay History podcast (makinggayhistory.org). Since 2016.
3️⃣Repeal all anti-lesbian/gay laws
4️⃣ End discrimination in lesbian-mother and gay-father custody cases
5️⃣ Protect lesbian and gay youth from any laws which are used to discriminate, oppress, and/or harass them in their homes, schools, jobs, and social environments. 3/3
4️⃣ End discrimination in lesbian-mother and gay-father custody cases
5️⃣ Protect lesbian and gay youth from any laws which are used to discriminate, oppress, and/or harass them in their homes, schools, jobs, and social environments. 3/3
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
3️⃣Repeal all anti-lesbian/gay laws
4️⃣ End discrimination in lesbian-mother and gay-father custody cases
5️⃣ Protect lesbian and gay youth from any laws which are used to discriminate, oppress, and/or harass them in their homes, schools, jobs, and social environments. 3/3
4️⃣ End discrimination in lesbian-mother and gay-father custody cases
5️⃣ Protect lesbian and gay youth from any laws which are used to discriminate, oppress, and/or harass them in their homes, schools, jobs, and social environments. 3/3
1️⃣ Pass a comprehensive lesbian/gay rights bill in Congress
2️⃣ Issue a presidential executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal government, the military, and federally contracted private employment 2/3
2️⃣ Issue a presidential executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal government, the military, and federally contracted private employment 2/3
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
1️⃣ Pass a comprehensive lesbian/gay rights bill in Congress
2️⃣ Issue a presidential executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal government, the military, and federally contracted private employment 2/3
2️⃣ Issue a presidential executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal government, the military, and federally contracted private employment 2/3
📸☝️ Courtesy of Greg Brock: 1️⃣ Oprah Winfrey and Greg Brock, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1988 2️⃣ Greg Brock in San Francisco, CA, 1988
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📸☝️ Courtesy of Greg Brock: 1️⃣ Oprah Winfrey and Greg Brock, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1988 2️⃣ Greg Brock in San Francisco, CA, 1988
📸☝️ January 1974 issue of the Chicago Gay Crusader announcing the American Psychiatric Association’s December 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
📸☝️ January 1974 issue of the Chicago Gay Crusader announcing the American Psychiatric Association’s December 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders