by Evelyn Bailey Last month Shoulders To Stand On looked at the founding of the Mattachine Society and its influence on society’s attitudes toward homosexuality. This month, STSO will look at the Lavender Scare, and next month the identification of
Pre-Stonewall to 1990s
by Evelyn Bailey By Evelyn Bailey This month begins a series of articles on our early history – pre-Stonewall to the ‘90’s. Question: What is it about Rochester that has created such a welcoming community for lgbt men and women?
History Corner: November 2012
by Evelyn Bailey Larry Champoux invented the proto-ImageOut in 1992 for an LGBT conference. Here is an early, early precursor: From the Fall Issue of The Empty Closet, 1971: "This issue of The Empty Closet is lovingly brought to you
History Corner: EArly Influences on Gay Liberation in New York
by Evelyn Bailey Iroquois NationOctober 1988, the US Congress passed Concurrent Resolution 331 to recognize the influence of the Iroquois Constitution upon the US Constitution and Bill of Rights. Declaration of Independence and the Constitution show a merging of two
December and January in LGBT History
by Evelyn Bailey Many significant events happened during the months of December and January pre-1980. These early struggles and successes laid the foundation for Gay Liberation. If you do not recall these or know anything about them, I invite you
Events in Gay History – May
by Evelyn Bailey May 11976 – Christopher Street magazine debuts.1982 – Scientific American publishes an ad from the Lesbian and Gay Associated Engineers and Scientists. Science News refuses to run the ad.1984 – Advocate Men magazine debuts.1986 – Lesbian Ann
Gay Liberation Front
by Evelyn Bailey Over the next three months, Shoulders To Stand On will honor the Rochester Gay Liberation Front (hereafter referred to as the RGLF), forerunner to the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. Who or what – you might
Events in Gay History – April
by Evelyn Bailey April 1 1970 – The Advocate estimates that there are approximately 6,817,000 gays and lesbians living in the United States.1985 – The first classes are held at the Harvey Milk School for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth,
Events in Gay History – November
by Evelyn Bailey November seems to have been a month of new beginnings, and tremendous successes. At the same time, across the country significant historical events with far reaching impact happened. Nov. 28, 1944 – Lesbian author Rita Mae Brown
Women’s History – The Early 1970s
by Evelyn Bailey A friend of mine, Tilda Hunting, is trying to downsize. In her efforts to accomplish this, she has boxed up a number of books on lesbianism, homosexuality, and the feminist women’s movement. In this collection that she