BCE to The Suffragettes
1940s The Friends of Dorothy Era and The Hayes Code
10-02-1949 Annie Leibovitz – Born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She is an American portrait photographer. In 1970 she started her career as a staff photographer, working for Rolling Stone magazine. In 1973 she was named chief photographer of
Rolling Stone, a job she would hold for 10 years. On December 8, 1980, Leibovitz had a photoshoot with John Lennon for Rolling Stone. She was the last person to professionally photograph Lennon—he was shot and killed five hours later. Leibovitz had a relationship with writer and essayist Susan Sontag from 1989 until Sontag’s death in 2004. In 2009, Leibovitz wrote in A Photographer’s Life that, “Words like ‘companion’ and ‘partner’ were not in our vocabulary. We were two people who helped each other throughout our lives. The closest word is still ‘friend.’” That same year, she said the description “lover” was accurate. She later reiterated, “Call us ‘lovers’. I like ‘lovers.’ You know, ‘lovers’ sounds romantic. I mean, I want to be perfectly clear. I loved Susan.”
1950s The Decade the public learned heterosexual women wanted sex
1960s: When the Boomers were under 30
1961
Joan Baez released her album Volume Two and the single “Banks of the Ohio”
The Crystals’, ‘Oh Yeah Maybe Baby.’ A little over a year later, they had a No.1 hit with ‘He’s a Rebel,’ and soon after, ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’ and ‘Then He Kissed Me.’ were the first single released by Phil Spector and partner Lester Sill on their new label
1969:
A National Institute of Mental Health study, chaired by Dr. Evelyn Hooker, urges government bodies to decriminalize private sex acts between consenting adults.
1970s: Civil Rights: Feminist, Gay Liberation and Lesbian Separatists:
1971
Joan Baez achieved a fifth week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart & #3 pop with one of the top songs of the year –“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.
Pop Chart #4 the Carpenters still had the golden touch with “Superstar” #7 Aretha Franklin’s “Spanish Harlem
Soul Train, a new, weekly TV show that showcased current R&B artists, makes its debut in the US. The first broadcast featured Gladys Knight And The Pips,
Carole King was three weeks short of setting the record for weeks at #1 (18) with her masterpiece Tapestry while #7 the Carpenters’ self-titled release
1976
Helen Reddy scored her 15th hit on the Easy Listening chart with “I Can’t Hear You No More”. Amazingly, 14 of those were Top 10, including 11 in a row, and those 11 were either #1 (8) or #2 (3).
LP Charts #3 Hasten Down the Wind by Linda Ronstadt.
The first gay rodeo is held as a charity fundraising event at the Washoe County Fairgrounds in Reno, Nevada. It was organized by Phil Ragsdale, regarded as the “Father of Gay Rodeo.”
By 1985 it became the International Gay Rodeo Association, with rodeos held throughout the United States and Canada.
Eventually Lesbians were included and now it’s for anyone/everyone.
1980s Gen X: The Genderfuck Apathetics vs Yuppies : Aids the new STD on the list
1982
USa pop chart #5 “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” from Melissa Manchester,
1983
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler was at No.1 on the US singles chart with the Jim Steinman written and produced track ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’. It made her the only Welsh artist to score a US No.1. (Tom Jones?)
1990s: The Queer Slur Reclaimed: Act Up! Lesbian Avengers and Queer Nation
1993
Mariah Carey paced an excellent Top 10 as “Dreamlover” reigned for a fourth week. #5 Janet Jackson’s “If” and #8 newcomer Toni Braxton reached the Top 10 for the first time with the great track “Another Sad Love Song”
1999:
USA – California governor Gray Davis signs three gay rights bills into law. The first outlaws harassment of homosexual students and teachers in the state’s public schools. The second creates a new state-wide domestic partnership registry. The third outlaws job and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
2000s – “gay and lesbian” to “lesbigay” to “Lgbt/Lgbtq/Lgbtq2”
2010s It Should Be The Q-Word for the same N-Word Reasons
2013
Cher achieved her highest charting solo album ever when “Closer To The Truth” reached #3 in America. The only time she placed a record higher was in 1965 when she and Sonny Bono reached #2 with “Look At Us”, an LP that featured the hit single “I Got You Babe”
2017
Graceland Supports Cancer Awareness: Graceland will light up pink during the month of October to remind everyone of the benefits of early detection in the battle against breast cancer.
Graceland joins hundreds of famous monuments, buildings and landmarks around the world that are shining pink lights as symbols of hope and empowerment.Graceland will go pink starting tonight, October 2, and will remain pink during the month of October.
Visit https://www.cancer.org/ for more information on how you can help raise awareness.
2018
Graceland will light up pink for the first week of October to remind everyone of the benefits of early detection in the battle against breast cancer. Watch the mansion light up each night on the Graceland live cam! Learn more: https://bit.ly/2N93M6R
2019
https://theblast.com/97079/lisa-marie-presley-says-she-is-financially-devastated-after-100-
Lisa Marie Presley Says She Is “Financially Devastated” After $100 Million Elvis Fortune Goes Up In Smoke
2020s: Gender Ideas vs Global Observable Sexed Reality
2023
Lesbian mother from El Salvador released from ICE custody
Jessica Barahona-Martinez arrested on June 26, 2017.
Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News
RHONY: Jenna Lyons lets loose at longtime lesbian bar Henrietta Hudson
Jenna Lyons, 55, let loose at a gay bar and put on a striptease show on Sunday’s episode of The Real Housewives Of New York City on Bravo.
LGBTQ Nation
Lesbian powerhouse Laphonza Butler to fill Diane Feinstein’s Senate…
Here’s what you need to know about her…
Laphonza Butler Will Become the First-Ever Black Lesbian to Serve in Congress
Laphonza Butler Replaces Feinstein, Becomes 1st Black Lesbian In Congress
Newsom names Butler, Black lesbian, to Feinstein’s Senate seat
California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints the first black lesbian to serve in Congress
And ……
straight women supported gay men and not lesbians which explains women supporting men who claim to be women now https://outsfl.com/history/when-now-purged-lesbians-history
Out South Florida
When NOW Purged Lesbians | History
cited sources
Today in LGBT History by Ronni Sanlo
LGBT History Month
https://lgbtdailyspotlight.com/ (site)
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music and movie information of the heterosexual women who lesbians fan crushed on along with the some of the closeted lesbian and bisexual women not included on the sites from where the majority of the lesbian and bisexual women information is copied and credited.
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
Dykes and Lesbians 
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