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The first U.S. government-sponsored advertising targeting gay men debuts on the eve of World AIDS Day when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention releases a public service television announcement cautioning men to have “smart sex.”
The first U.S. government-sponsored advertising targeting gay men debuts on the eve of World AIDS Day when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention releases a public service television announcement cautioning men to have “smart sex.”
President Bill Clinton signs a military policy directive that prohibits openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military, but also prohibits the harassment of “closeted” homosexuals. The policy is known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” It was repealed on September 20, 2011.
President Bill Clinton signs a military policy directive that prohibits openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military, but also prohibits the harassment of “closeted” homosexuals. The policy is known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” It was repealed on September 20, 2011.
Columbus Ohio mayor Dana Rinehart signs a hate-crimes bill which includes the term sexual orientation. Rinehart had asked the city council to remove the term, saying that it’s vague and does not be-long in the ordinance. The council refused.
Columbus Ohio mayor Dana Rinehart signs a hate-crimes bill which includes the term sexual orientation. Rinehart had asked the city council to remove the term, saying that it’s vague and does not be-long in the ordinance. The council refused.
National League Baseball president Bart Giamatti fires umpire Dave Pallone for being gay. Pallone worked in the National League from 1979 to 1988. During Pallone’s career, he wore uniform number 26. He was “outed” in a New York Post article later in the year.
National League Baseball president Bart Giamatti fires umpire Dave Pallone for being gay. Pallone worked in the National League from 1979 to 1988. During Pallone’s career, he wore uniform number 26. He was “outed” in a New York Post article later in the year.
Oscar Wilde dies. He was one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
Oscar Wilde dies. He was one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.
In the VA Colony, Richard Cornish, an English ship captain, was hanged for sodomy for making advances on an indentured servant, William Couse. In 1993 the William and Mary University Gay and Lesbian Alumni created the Richard Cornish Endowment Fund for Gay and Lesbian Resource.
In the VA Colony, Richard Cornish, an English ship captain, was hanged for sodomy for making advances on an indentured servant, William Couse. In 1993 the William and Mary University Gay and Lesbian Alumni created the Richard Cornish Endowment Fund for Gay and Lesbian Resource.