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Gay History Month: Yves Saint Laurent

logointern2 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:59 +0000

Yves Saint-Laurent is one of the most renowned figures in 20th century French fashion.

As a child, Laurent was incessantly taunted by his peers. As a result, he spent so much of his time alone(...)

Gay History Month: Tammy Baldwin

logointern2 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:00:53 +0000

Tammy Baldwin is the first woman from Wisconsin to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and is the first openly gay person elected to Congress. Baldwin has held her position in Wisconsin’s(...)

Gay History Month: Suze Orman

logointern2 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:00:37 +0000

Suze Orman is a financial advisor, motivational speaker, television personality and book author.

Her financial career began in 1980 when she became an account executive at Merill Lynch. Only a(...)

Gay History Month: Rachel Maddow

logointern2 — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:00:10 +0000

Rachel Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to be hired to host prime-time news in the United States.

The Rachel Maddow Show first aired on television in 2008. She was first seen as a guest(...)

Gay History Month: Michel Foucault

logointern2 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:00:11 +0000

Michel Foucault was a 20th Century French philosopher who challenged the concept of “normality” in society.

Post World War II, while living in Paris, Foucault developed a fascination with the(...)

Gay History Month: Magnus Hirschfeld

logointern2 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 10:00:46 +0000

Magnus Hirschfeld was a doctor in the late 19th and early 20th century that contributed greatly to the sexual emancipation movement in Europe.

Hirschfeld was a homosexual, born to Jewish parents(...)

Gay History Month: Kate Kendall

logointern2 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:00:54 +0000

Kate Kendall is a nationally recognized spokesperson for LGBT rights.

She is a board member for the Equal Justice Society and the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian(...)

Gay History Month: Jasper Johns

logointern2 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:00:51 +0000

Jasper Johns emerged as a major force in American contemporary art in the 1950s. He was a key figure in the transition from Modernism to Post-Modernism.

Johns’ style strayed away from abstract(...)

Gay History Month: Harry Hay

logointern2 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:00:56 +0000

Harry Hay is the founder of the Mattachine Society. It began in 1948 as an organization of brotherhood for gay men.

Harry Hay said that he knew he was gay after a same sex experience at 9,(...)

Gay History Month: Esera Tuaolo

logointern2 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:00:43 +0000

Esera Tuaolo is a former NFL defensive lineman from Honolulu, Hawaii.

During his career he played for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars and(...)