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Barcelona MonumentThe gay monument in Barcelona, dedicated in March 2011, commemorates the sufferings of glbtq people. In the form of a large triangle of gray granite, approximately four meters wide at the top, surrounded by a thin band of pink, it is raised and slightly inclined to point toward the viewer.
Meredith BaxterSince coming out in 2009, actress Meredith Baxter (b. 1949), best known for her starring role in the ABC situation comedy Family Ties (1982-1989), has become a spokesperson for glbtq rights.
Chris HughesChris Hughes (b. 1983), one of the founders of the social networking site Facebook, also spearheaded the social networking efforts of the 2008 Obama campaign; he and his partner Sean Eldridge (b. 1986) are activists for marriage equality.
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| Lesbian Mystery Fiction has its origins in the ubiquitous lesbian pulp novels of the 1950s and early 1960s. While Gay Male Mystery Fiction lacks the same roots, it has exploded in the decades since the Stonewall Riots. | ||
Anthony Bidulka (b. 1962) is the author of the Russell Quant detective series, mysteries that skirt the dark side of detective fiction through humor and emotional buoyancy.
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Katherine V. Forrest (b. 1939) is an acclaimed writer and editor who has played a major role in bringing lesbian fiction to the forefront of the mystery and science fiction genres.
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Andrea Goldsmith (b. 1950) is an Australian novelist who writes books that reflect her own life and dearest concerns--lesbian relationships, her hometown of Melbourne, Australian Jewish culture, and the inevitable, yet unpredictable, effect of the past upon the future.
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| Richard Hall (1926-1992), a novelist, playwright, and critic, wrote a popular mystery entitled The Butterscotch Prince (1975), though his claim to lasting literary fame rests on his short fiction. | ||
Joseph Hansen (1923-2004) is best known as the author of the Dave Brandstetter mystery series, though he also published a considerable body of non-mystery fiction and poetry.
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Ellen Hart (b. 1949) is a prolific mystery author who writes "whydunits" rather than "whodunits." Her first book, Hallowed Murder (1989) introduced the Jane Lawless mysteries, a series which has won many awards.
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Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) is the author of one explicitly lesbian novel as well as the popular series featuring the amoral bisexual Tom Ripley, which has inspired several films including The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and Ripley's Game (2002).
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Mabel Maney (b. 1958) is a San Francisco artist and satirist who spins lesbian adventure tales out of perky feminine archetypes from the 1950s and 1960s.
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Val McDermid (b. 1955) is the award-winning Scottish author of three successful series of novels including one featuring lesbian investigative reporter Lindsay Gordon.
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Michael Nava (b. 1954) is a mystery writer who has increasingly been recognized as an important novelist whose mature work transcends the limited expectations of a popular and highly specialized genre.
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Dorothy Porter (1954-2008) was an Australian poet who presented a cheeky challenge to a literary establishment whose poetry has often been defined by pretension and obfuscation. Though best known for her poetry, Porter published El Dorado, a dark and enigmatic thriller, in 2007.
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| J. M. Redmann (b. 1955) is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of six novels featuring protagonist Michele "Micky" Knight, a richly textured series focused on issues of power and family. | ||
Christopher Rice (b. 1978) is the author of five popular, gay-themed suspense thrillers, each of which has appeared on the New York Times best sellers list. He has also been active in supporting glbtq causes, especially those affecting glbtq youth.
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Steven Saylor (b. 1956) is best known for his highly successful mystery novels set in ancient Rome, though he began his writing career publishing erotica under the pen-name Aaron Travis.
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Sarah Schulman (b. 1958) is an author and playwright concerned with constructing a lesbian identity around and against the multicultural identities of New York City.
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| Samuel Steward (1909-1993) was a college professor, tattoo artist, and author. While he published extensively under his given name, he is perhaps best remembered for the literate and explicit gay male erotica he published under the pseudonym Phil Andros. | ||
Gore Vidal (b. 1925) is an important contributor to the gay and lesbian literary heritage and a multifaceted writer whose works span many genres including mysteries written under the pseudonym Edgar Box.
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John Morgan Wilson (b. 1945) is best known today as the author of a gay male mystery series featuring a flawed and often exasperating amateur detective named Benjamin Justice.
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| Monique Wittig (1935-2003) was a controversial lesbian author and theorist who produced some of the most challenging works of second-wave feminism including the lesbian feminist crime novel Les Guérillères (1969). | ||
| Cornell Woolrich (1903-1968) was the author of popular hard-boiled fiction that reflected his homosexuality obliquely. Many of his works were adapted for radio, television, and film during his lifetime. | ||
BRITISH NOVELIST, JOURNALIST, AND ESSAYIST KNOWN FOR HIS TRAVEL WRITING, 1940
Armistead MaupinNOVELIST WHO PLACES HIS GAY CHARACTERS WITHIN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF HUMANITY, 1944
AWARD-WINNING SCREENWRITER, PRODUCER, AND DIRECTOR, 1957
Magnus HirschfeldA THEORIST OF HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE MOST PROMINENT ADVOCATE FOR HOMOSEXUAL EMANCIPATION IN HIS TIME, 1868
AMERICAN COMPOSER WHO USED INSTRUMENTS OF THE EAST, 1917
THE PSEUDONYMOUS AUTHOR OF THE STORY OF HAROLD, 1929
Carlo CoccioliAUTHOR OF NOVELS, ESSAYS, PLAYS, AND SHORT STORIES, 1920
AUTHOR OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMAS PRESENTED ON STAGE AND SCREEN, 1926
PAINTER AND KEY FIGURE IN THE TRANSITION FROM MODERNISM TO POSTMODERNISM, 1930
Barbara HammerTHE MOST PROLIFIC LESBIAN FEMINIST FILMMAKER IN THE HISTORY OF CINEMA, 1939
LiberaceENTERTAINER NOTED FOR HIS CAMP, EXCESS, AND FLAMBOYANCE, 1919
Adrienne RichAMERICA'S MOST WIDELY-READ LESBIAN POET, 1929
PROLIFIC WRITER OF NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES, MANY WITH GAY THEMES, 1916
MAYOR OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, 1956
Don BachardyAMERICAN PAINTER AND DRAFTSMAN NOTED FOR HIS PORTRAITS, 1934
POLITICAL ACTIVIST WHO WAS AN EARLY LEADER IN THE GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN FRANCE, 1904
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The John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. announced on May 15, 2012 that Ellen DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The Award, America's foremost recognition for humor, will be presented to DeGeneres on October 22, 2012 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. The ceremony, which will feature some of the biggest names in comedy, will be taped for future television broadcast on PBS.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
On May 14, 2012 Governor Lincoln Chafee signed an executive order directing state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages performed out of state as legal and to treat gay and lesbian married couples the same as heterosexual married couples. The executive order codifies the opinion handed down in 2007 by former Attorney General Patrick Lynch as to how the state should treat gay marriages from out-of-state. Lynch's non-binding opinion advised state college officials that they should recognize the out-of-state marriages of gay and lesbian employees.
Chris Hughes (left) and Sean Eldridge.
Matt McTighe, campaign manager of Mainers United for Marriage, has announced a four-week, $100,000 matching gift fundraising challenge from Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge. The money will be used in Maine's proactive effort to win marriage equality at the ballot this November.
Andrew Sullivan.
In his remarkable Newsweek article on President Obama's historic statement in favor of marriage equality, Andrew Sullivan traces Obama's evolution from supporter of civil unions to endorser of full-fledged equality. Echoing Toni Morrison's famous description of President Clinton as America's first Black President, Sullivan describes Obama as "America's First Gay President."
Speaker of the House Frank McNulty.
In the special session of the Colorado legislature called by Governor Hickenlooper to deal with civil unions, the Republican Speaker of the House Frank McNulty, who used stalling tactics to kill the bill in the regular session, spitefully referred it to a committee that killed it.
An Associated Press story run in the New York Times on May 11, 2012 says that Argentina's new gender rights law has established the country as the world's leader in transgender rights. The law gives individuals the freedom to change their legal and physical gender identity without having to undergo judicial, psychiatric, and medical procedures beforehand.
Happy Mother's Day 2012 to all mothers, gay and straight, dead and alive. As we remember our mothers today, our emotions may run the gamut. If our mothers are no longer with us, today may be a painful day. If our mothers failed to be supportive, the day can also call up decidedly mixed emotions. Still, today is a day to remember our mothers, especially those who have supported and nurtured us.
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key addresses the crowd at the Big Gay Out festival in Auckland.
President Obama's endorsement of marriage equality may have international repercussions. While he has not previously led on the issue, the President's historic statement of his personal commitment to equality will inevitably influence the debate on same-sex marriage in other countries.
Colman Domingo, one of the 64 contributors to The Letter Q.
Congratulations on the publication of The Letter Q, a collection of letters written by authors to their younger selves. Edited by Sarah Moon and James Lecesne, the collection features sixty-four writers telling their younger selves what they would have liked to know then about their future lives as glbtq people.
Shane Bitney Crone's heartwrenching video, "It Could Happen to You," about his experience following the sudden death of his partner of six years, has gone viral. Crone marked the one-year anniversary of Tom Bridegroom's death by making the video chronicling what happened to him after his lover died without leaving a will.
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