Comments on: An American gay history timeline: 1903 – 2008

By: Shwa

Shwa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:38:53 +0000

Gay history is so rich (more so than the public realizes) that it would be impossible to cover all the highlights in a list. I applaud this writer for making an attempt but do lament the lack of major events, particularly the Harvey Milk tragedy and the riots that followed his murder. I also want to bring attention to the significance that small towns played. For example, the Emma Jones Society in Pensacola, FL that was active from the late 50′s into the mid-70′s, or the Pink Panther riot in Dania Beach, FL in the sixties. Small town America is just as important to this story as San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. It’s gay history month, spread the word and your stories!

By: Jennifer Vanasco

Jennifer Vanasco — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:52:31 +0000

Hi all,

It’s so great that you’re adding things. Please do, and we’ll add them to this master list.

Eventually, there will be a permanent home for gay history on the site, and this will live there. So your additions are very welcome!

By: Bud Evans

Bud Evans — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:10:01 +0000

There is a fairly comprehensive timeline (both in America and abroad) on Wikipedia that includes a lot of things that are missing here.

The link is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_LGBT_history

Let us all just hope that the timeline has less lags in it in the future, and that all new additions are positive and progressive ones.

~ Bud Evans

By: Guy in Chiang Mai

Guy in Chiang Mai — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:17:13 +0000

This has to be the lamest list I have seen of a “Gay History” No mention of Harvey Milk, the Castro, Briggs initiative, Orange Juice, Gay cable – and those were just the ones from 1975 – 1990. My older friends could list 10 others from 1945-1975. I’d be ashamed of this article, 365gay …

By: Billy Glover

Billy Glover — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:15:12 +0000

How can you ignore ONE,INC (1952)and the first public publication, ONE Magazine (1953?

By: John

John — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:43:09 +0000

I feel the one historical event missing is World War II. With the draft covering all parts of the country this was the first time that gays and lesbians were able to realize that they were not just an abnormality living in isolation.