1984: West Hollywood, the first city in the U.S. to have a city council with a majority of LGBTQ members, is incorporated in Los Angeles County.

1978: Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone are assassinated by former City Supervisor Dan White. 1980: Bosom Buddies-a sitcom about two young broke New York men having to dress in drag to live in a low rent (but all girl) hotel, premieres on ABC. It stars Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari.

1978: ABC airs “A Question of Love“, a made-for-TV movie about lesbian lovers who find themselves in a custody battle over their children.  It stars Gena Rowlands, Jane Alexander and Ned Beatty.  ABC airs the movie complete with ‘parental discretion advised’ warnings (for subject matter).

1967: Craig Rodwell opens the first bookstore devoted to gay and lesbian authors in the United States, the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop at 291 Mercer Street in New York City.  (It moved to 15 Christopher Street in 1973.)  Despite a limited selection of materials when the bookstore was first established, Rodwell refused to stock pornography and instead … Read More

1980: Gay Icon Mae West dies in Los Angeles at the age of 88.

1987: Having raided and closed down gay bar The Detour (now 4100 bar on Sunset Boulevard) the night before, Los Angeles police raid and shut down the One Way bar, over alleged violations to the city’s fire ordinance.

1974: The New Yorker publishes its first gay-themed short story, “Minor Heroism” by Allan Gurganus.