Queering Up History: Sept 5th
Queers United Sep 05 08"Queer Events On This Day In History...1967 The American television series N.Y.P.D. now includes gay characters.1970 Columbia "decriminalizes" "homosexual behavior" changing it from a felony to a misdemeanor with the maximum penalty reduced to "only" three years.1981 The 5th Gay Softball World Series closes in Toronto with teams from 11 cities participating.1982 The first Gay Games close in San Francisco. 1350 athletes from 179 cities in 12 countries participated in 14 events.1987 The Homomonument, a group of three pink granite triangle stones which commemorates all gay men and lesbians subjected to persecution because of their sexual orientation, opens in Amsterdam. Full story...
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