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News

How a historic meeting in 1977 between gay activists and Jimmy Carter's administration paved a way forward

On President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday, one of the few people left from a historic White House meeting in 1977 talks about Carter acknowledging the existence of the queer community. “It started the ball rolling for gay rights, because back then, we had no rights," says activist George Raya.


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World

LGBT Advocate White House Aide Costanza Dies

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World

Lesbian advocate OLeary Dies

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Books

Orgies, Lies, and Presidents: The Secret Gay Cabal of Washington

A new book reveals the influential -- and targeted -- gay men who served presidents from Roosevelt to Clinton.

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History

1973: When the LGBTQ+ Movement Caught Fire

Stonewall shook the establishment, but four years later, queer rights started to take over the mainstream.

17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History
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17 Women Who Changed the Course of LGBTQ+ History

For Women's History Month, we salute activists who've made LGBTQ+ history from the 1950s through the 2020s.

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Voices

New Book 'Secret City' Delves Into the Gay Underground of D.C.

From Roosevelt to Clinton, gay men served among the highest ranks in a covert world of secrecy and political intrigue.