December 2 in LGBTQ History
2013: The first official day that LGBTQ couples in Hawaii (both residents as well as tourists) can marry in the Aloha State.
Tag: 2013
Congratulations Illinois!
As promised, this evening Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed the marriage equality in Illinois into law.
Congratulations Hawaii!
This afternoon, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, signed that state’s Marriage Equality law.
Congratulations New Jersey!
As of today, October 21, 2013, Marriage Equality is legal in New Jersey!
August 19 in LGBTQ History
1867: In Munich, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs is jeered when he attempts to persuade a conclave of jurists that same-sex love should be tolerated rather than persecuted. He is probably the first to come Out publicly in defense of what he calls “Uranism” (homosexuality). 1992: In Germany, some 250 lesbian and gay couples all over the … Read More
August 1 in LGBTQ History
1995: After refusing to allow the Gay and Lesbian Association of Zimbabwe to exhibit at a human rights book fair, President Robert Mugabe opens the fair with an attack on lesbians and gay men, saying they are alien to African traditions and that he doesn’t believe “they have any rights at all.” 1996: Representative … Read More