BCE to The Suffragettes
1940s The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code
04-08-1942 Robin Tyler – Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has been an activist for decades. Tyler was the first out gay or lesbian comic on stage, records, and television. She was the main stage producer of the 1979, 1987, and 1993, Marches on Washington for LGBT rights. On February 2001, after they had been together for nine
years, Tyler and her wife, Diane Olson, demanded the County of Los Angeles grant them the right to marry. They were the first lesbian plaintiffs in a California Supreme Court lawsuit that challenged the ban on same-sex marriage (Tyler et al v County of LA). The suit became a crucial part of what has been called “the Second Stonewall.” She and Olson won their case in May 2oo8 when the California Supreme Court granted equal rights to same-sex couples and for the first time LGBT people were granted status as a “suspect class”: we were finally recognized as a legitimate minority and entitled to equal protection under the law. The County of Los Angeles recognized Robin and Diane as leaders in the marriage fight and allowed them to receive a marriage license on June 16, 2008 — the evening before licenses were available to same-sex couples throughout the state.
1947
The Institute for Sex Research, popularly known as the Kinsey Institute after researcher Alfred C. Kinsey, is incorporated in Indiana.
Blogger Nina Notes: Like many sexologists. Kinsey was a pedophile trying to normalize that.
1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex
This was the first day of a new tour,Wanda Jackson performed as an opening act at the Coliseum, Denver, Colorado at 3.00 and 8.00 p.m.
Wanda Jackson – c.1956
Fan, Faron, Wanda and Elvis believed to be backstage in Denver- Apr. 8, 1956
Photo courtesy Cristi Dragomir and The Hillbilly Cat by Hans Langbroek
Rockabilly: Wanda Jackson
1958
In Columbus, Ohio, Alan Freed’s “Big Beat Show” tour played two concerts at the War Veterans Memorial Auditorium, featuring Male acts, the Chantels, and Jo Ann Campbell.
The Civil Rights 60s: When the Boomers were under 30
1962
Connie Francis continued to lead the way on the Easy Listening chart for a third week with “Don’t Break The Heart That Loves You”.
1964
The Supremes record ‘Where Did Our Love Go’ at Motown Studios in Detroit. The song would become their first US No.1 single. Originally founded as the Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, the Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown’s acts and are, to date, America’s most successful vocal group with 12 No.1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
1967
Closeted Lesbian Lesley Gore performed “California Nights” on “American Bandstand.”
Sandie Shaw won the Eurovision Song Contest held in Vienna representing Britain with the song ‘Puppet On A String’. She became the first UK female artist to win the contest.
Aretha Franklin had the #1 R&B song for a third week with “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)”.
Pop chart: #2 “Dedicated To The One I Love” by the Mamas and the Papas and “Somethin’ Stupid” by Frank & Nancy Sinatra, Petula Clark had #5 with “This Is My Song”.
The Petula Clark NBC-TV special “Petula” featured a duet with guest star Harry Belafonte on an antiwar song she had written called “On The Path Of Glory.” In a spontaneous gesture during the taping, Clark reached out and touched Belafonte’s arm, which became a source of concern to the show’s sponsor, Chrysler, worried that interracial contact might upset viewers in America’s southern states. Petula and the show’s executive producer, her husband Claude Wolff, responded to the advertiser’s pressure by having all alternate takes of the duet destroyed so the gesture would have to be aired. It was the first interracial contact broadcast on U.S. TV.
1970s: Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists: Civil Rights
1970
Patti Page, and the Carter Family were featured guests on ABC-TV’s “The Johnny Cash Show,” taped at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
1978
Pop Chart #5 “If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman, #6 “Emotion” from Samantha Sang,
04-08-1979 Erika Holst – Born in Varberg, Sweden. She is a Swedish
Olympic ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Holst came out as lesbian in 2006, along with fellow hockey player Ylva Lindberg.
1980s The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list
1989
“Eternal Flame” by the Bangles reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
1990s: The Queer Slur Reclaimed: Act Up! Lesbian Avengers and Queer Nation
1995
Madonna had the #1 song for a seventh and final week with “Take A Bow”. #5 “Strong Enough” from Sheryl Crow giving pursuit.
1996
Day of Silence is GLSEN‘s annual day of action to spread awareness about the effects of the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. In the United States, students take a day-long vow of silence to symbolically represent the silencing of LGBTQ students.
1997
Accomplished songwriter Laura Nyro died from ovarian cancer in Danbury, Connecticut. Nyro wrote “And When I Die” for Blood, Sweat & Tears, “Eli’s Coming” for Three Dog Night, “Stoned Soul Picnic” for the 5th Dimension and “Stoney End” for Barbra Streisand.
When, Where & How did Laura Nyro first meet Maria Desiderio?
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Dec 30, 2008 — Zoe is emphatic that all three: Zoe, Laura and Maria were bisexual, but living in and embracing the radical, feminist, lesbian subculture.
2000s – “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”
2001
Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton scored her first UK No.1 single with ‘What Took You So Long.’ She became the fourth Spice Girl to have a solo No 1.
2003
The concert special “Cher: The Farewell Tour” aired on NBC-TV.
Lisa Marie Presley’s debut album “To Whom It May Concern” was released.
2008
Mariah Carey was all obsessed with “Touch My Body”, her new #1.
2010s Avocado Toast is the new Latte cheaper made at home, tastes better out
2013
South Africa, in the town of KwaDukuza, the first African same-sex traditional wedding took place.
Annette Funicello dies at age 70 of multiple sclerosis. The actress became famous as a Mouseketeer on the original Mickey Mouse Club before becoming a pop singer and was known for a string of popular ’60s “Beach Party” films with co-star Frankie Avalon.
2016
US Appeals Court upholds gay marriage in Puerto Rico. On this day the US Appeals Court ruled that Puerto Rico can’t prohibit gay marriage. The Appeals Court said that the District Court Judge Perez-Gimenez misconstrued the law and directly contradicted its mandate.
The judge was removed from the case by the 1st Circuit. The governor of Puerto Rico had authorized same-sex marriage through an executive order shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in June 2015. The U.S. territory also has extended other rights to same-sex couples, including child adoption.
2o17
Singer/songwriter Joan Baez along with male artists were entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2020s: Unnamed Common Oppressor/Religion VS: Sex/Gender Ideas vs Global Reality
2020
International Day of Pink – April 8, 2020
2022
From ‘Anaïs in Love’ to ‘Gentleman Jack,’ April’s most …
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Apr 5, 2022 — “The Girl and the Spider” opens in U.S. theaters April 8. ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’. “Harry Potter” fans may finally be …
2023
Considering Jo Jo compared lesbian to moist
She is not a lesbian and does not deserve to be
JoJo Siwa Responded To Candace Owens, Who Said Jojo Is Lying About Being A Lesbian
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Everyone’s Favorite Lesbian Moms Return on This Week’s “Good Trouble”
Stef and Lena make a trip to the Coterie because sometimes a girl just needs her mamas.
2024
One in ten female prisoners is lesbian or bisexual
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