BCE to The Suffragettes
01-11-1899 – 06-03-1991 Eva Le Gallienne – Born in London, England, to an English poet of French descent, Richard Le Gallienne, and a Danish journalist, Julie Norregard. She became a well-known actress,producer, and director during the first half of the 20th century.
She never hid her lesbianism inside the acting community but was opposed to anything going public. During the early days of her career she was often in the company of bisexual actress Tallulah Bankhead. In 1918, she began an affair with the actress Alla Nazimova, who was at the height of her fame.
Gallienne also had affairs with Tallulah Bankhead, Beatrice Lillie, Laurette Taylor, Mercedes de Acosta, and Josephine Hutchinson, who was married at the time. In 1964, she was presented with a special Tony Award in recognition of her 50th year as an actress and in honor of her work with the National Repertory Theatre. The National Endowment for the Arts also recognized her with the National Medal of Arts in 1986.
1940s The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code
1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex
The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30
1961
Connie Francis released the single “Where the Boys Are”.
1963
The Whiskey-a-Go-G0 nightclub opened in Los Angeles, CA. It is recognized as the first disco in the U.S.
1964
The Murmaids‘ only hit, “Popsicles and Icicles”, reaches its peak at #3 on the Hot 100. Interestingly, the single version would have four different B-sides on individual pressings.
1966
Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles began a tour of England, starting at the Cromwellian Club in London.
01-11-1966 Jackie Biskupski – Born in Hastings, Minnesota. She is an American politician.
A former member of the Utah House of Representatives from 1999 to 2011.
No gay men were elected before her, she was Utah’s first not closeted lesbian in the legislature, elected in 1998, where she was met with hostility by some legislators and political opponents. Attitudes toward her have changed and she gained apparent respect and camaraderie of some of her colleagues; while many remain hostile.
Biskupski, as of January 4, 2016, became Salt Lake City’s 35th mayor. She is the first openly lesbian mayor and the second female mayor of Salt Lake City. On August 14, 2016, she married longtime partner, Betty Iverson.
Blogger Nina added probability to the above listing rather than copy from the source site for citation purposes of this blog.
1969
Diana Ross & the Supremes joined the Temptations for the #2 song–“I’m Gonna’ Make You Love Me” and Diana Ross & the Supremes were also at #9 with “Love Child
1970s: Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights
1970
The Ike & Tina Turner Revue performed “Proud Mary” on CBS-TV’s “The Ed Sullivan Show.” Sonny James, Tiny Tim, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, Karen Wyman, and Flip Wilson also appeared.
1971
The posthumous album Pearl by Janis Joplin was released.
1973: “An American Family“, a documentary series focusing on the Loud family of Santa Barbara, CA, premieres on PBS. Not only does it presage the era of reality TV, son Lance Loud comes out publicly on the show, characterizing himself as “Homo of the Year.”
1974 – L’Association homophile de Montréal / Gay Montreal Association holds its first public meeting.
1975
Heart Like a Wheel from Linda Ronstadt made the top 10.
1980s The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list
1984: The Wall Street Journal allows staff writers to now use the word “gay” as a synonym for “homosexual” in article and headlines.
1986
Dionne & Friends (Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) moved to #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “That’s What Friends Are For”.
1990s: The Queer Slur Reclaimed: Act Up! Lesbian Avengers and Queer Nation
1992
“I Love Your Smile” by Shanice continued into 1991 the way it ended 1990–as the #1 R&B song.
1997
Toni Braxton upped her total to six weeks at #1 with “Un-Break My Heart”. Whitney Houston registered the #5 song–“I Believe In You And Me” and Celine Dion’s 13th career hit entered the Top 10–“It’s All Coming Back To Me Now”.
2000s – “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”
2000 – Britain lifts its ban on gays in the military.
Blogger Nina Notes: my early 1990s LezFlirt website had a half a million hits and most of those were from USA Military Servers. Visit the main page of this site for links to the later blogs in Web 2.0 that replaced the Web 1.0 html webpages
Lezflirt 101 was the original site, and the 201 through 601 were added in the later twenty teens.
2001
Whitney Houston was stopped for possessing marijuana at Keahole-Kona International Airport.
2004
Beyonce and Faith Hill tied for favorite female performer while Matchbox Twenty won favorite group at the People’s Choice Awards in Pasadena, California.
2007: The Mexican northern state of Coahuila passes a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions, under the name Pacto Civil de Solidaridad (Civil Union Pact).
2009
Lady Gaga had the top U.K. song with “Just Dance”.
2010s Avocado Toast is the new Latte cheaper made at home, tastes better out
2012
Madonna stirred up some controversy when she revealed the name of her new album, “M.D.N.A.”, which turns out to be similar to the drug MDMA. Health campaigners immediately criticized the singer for popularizing drug culture.
2013
Stacy Offner becomes Rabbi of Temple Beth Tikvah in Madison, CT. Rabbi Offner had been fired from an associate rabbi position in 1987 when she came out as lesbian. She then helped found Shir Tikvah, a Reform congregation in Minneapolis, and was the first woman to be vice president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Rabbi Offner is married to Nancy Abramson, an MSW with extensive experience in the fields of mental health and non-profit management. Their daughter, Cantor Jill Abramson, is the Senior Cantor at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, NY
African American Marco McMillian (April 23, 1979 – February 26, 2013) is the first openly gay candidate for political office in Mississippi when he announces his candidacy for mayor of Clarksdale, MS. He is slain a month later.
2016
A funeral service for Natalie Cole was held in Los Angeles with Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Mary Wilson, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan among those in attendance. She was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, next to parents Maria and Nat ‘King’ Cole, sister Carol and brother Kelly.
Activist and Author Jeanne Cordova, 67, has Died
Lambda Literaryhttps://lambdaliterary.org › News & Updates
January 11, 2016. Pioneering feminist, writer, and lesbian activist Jeanne Cordova has died after a challenging battle with cancer at the age of 67.
2020s: Unnamed Common Oppressor/Religion VS: Sex/Gender Ideas vs Global Reality
Topic of the Post – Blog Readers who are human are encouraged to comment. Bots will not be approved
- How professionals interact with the world and are represented often draws persons to those professions.. and sadly movies and tv is where most impressions are made, eh
- How professionals, especially in art, blur private and public lives. Artists who burn through people to sex fuel their creative processes is a stereotype or a trope equal to substance addiction? yes or no, and provide your view in the comments
- Lesbian or Gay Women? Gay Men and Lesbians or Gay Men and Women? Bisexual Men and Women. Women are removed of descriptors for print space and byte space; and why the lesbian word matters. see also: Unsubscribed from LGBTQ Nation
2022
Lesbian love turned Netflix documentary “A Secret Love” is …
E3 Radiohttps://e3radio.fm › Queer News
Jan 11, 2022 — … Tuesday, January 11, 2022. 11 Jan. Lesbian love turned …
Gay, lesbian bishops meet online with archbishop of …
Episcopal News Servicehttps://www.episcopalnewsservice.org › 2022/01/11
Jan 11, 2022 — “On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, some of the LGBTQ Bishops within the Anglican Communion had a very Christ-centered meeting with the …
2023
https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/royal-family-first-lesbian-wedding-25947690
MyLondon
First lesbian royal wedding announced after Queen’s cousin married …
The Queen’s cousin married his husband back in 2018
World famous lesbian conductor is ‘offended’ by Cate Blanchett’s ‘T…
Marin Alsop, who was name-checked in “Tár,” said the critically acclaimed film offended her “as a woman … as a conductor … as a lesbian.”
118th Congress breaks record for lesbian, gay and …
Pew Research Centerhttps://www.pewresearch.org › … › Government
January 11, 2023. 118th Congress breaks record for lesbian, gay and bisexual representation. By Katherine Schaeffer. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
2024
https://www.nylon.com/life/sapph-o-rama-film-forum-lesbian-film-series
Nylon
A Sapphic Film Festival Is Coming to Film Forum
Film Forum’s lesbian film series highlights sapphic love across cinema, from ‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ to the works of Chantal Akerman, John Waters, and more.
https://www.them.us/story/renee-rapp-mean-girls-musical-interview
Renée Rapp Still Believes Regina George Is a Lesbian
The star of ‘Mean Girls’ brought her own queer spin to the queen bee role.
Love Knows No Boundaries! Lesbian Couple Ties Knot In A UP Temple
India Today
Video: Lesbian couple from West Bengal gets married in Uttar Pradesh
The couple from West Bengal decided to formalise their commitment by obtaining a notarised affidavit for their marriage.
Preserving Sudanese Culture During War / Swimming With Lesbians / New Arrivals
Marga Gomez takes audiences aboard a lesbian cruise …
KALWhttps://www.kalw.org › 2024-01-11 › marga-gomez-t…
Marga Gomez takes audiences aboard a lesbian cruise ship in her funny solo show “Swimming with Lesbians“. KALW | By Jeneé Darden. Published January 11, 2024 …
cited sources
Today in LGBT History by Ronni Sanlo
LGBT History Month
EqualDex
https://lgbtdailyspotlight.com/ (site)
events link for the day post
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music and movie information from my previous blog
other discontinued blogs:
the As I peaked blog (2019 – 2022)
Gen X Mid Life changes: December 2012 – August 2020
My Original Blog to December 2, 2012
for which there were spin off blogs:
- Confessions of a teenaged poet
- Lez Flirt
- Living Well
- NatGeo Gallery
- The Shut-in Stand-Up Comedic look at life from the POV of a virtual shut-in
- Wayback Machine
- Youtube Channel
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