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Gay History Month: Urvashi Vaid

logointern1 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:29 +0000

Urvashi Vaid is an openly lesbian civil rights activist and attorney. She has dedicated herself to pursuing equal rights for LGBT persons for over 25 years.

Vaid was born in New Delhi, India in(...)

Gay History Month: Todd Oldham

logointern1 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:00:41 +0000

Todd Oldham is an openly gay American fashion designer.

He was born in Texas in 1961. He discovered his love of fashion and design after designing his first dress at age 15.

After graduating(...)

Gay History Month: Pauli Murray

logointern1 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:00:40 +0000

Pauli Murray was an American lawyer, civil rights activist and ordained priest who fought for race and gender equality.

She was born in Baltimore in 1910.

After graduating from New York’s Hunter(...)

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: Christine Quinn

logointern2 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:00:11 +0000

Christine Quinn is a prominent democratic politician and the first female New York City Council Speaker. She has represented New York since 1999 and was elected to her current position in(...)

Gay History Month: B.D. Wong

logointern1 — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:00:22 +0000

Born on October 24, 1960, B.D. Wong is an openly gay actor who has achieved success in Broadway and television. He is best known for his television roles on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit(...)

Gay History Month: Alvin Ailey

logointern2 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:00:40 +0000

Born on January 5, 1931 in Rogers, Texas, Alvin Ailey Jr. became one of the staple figures and innovators of 20th century dance with the founding of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in(...)

Gay History Month: Alfred Kinsey

logointern1 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:45 +0000

Alfred Kinsey is the father of modern sexology.

He was born on June 23, 1894.

He was fascinated with biology at a young age, but was forced by his father to study engineering at the Stevens(...)