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Kevin and Darren live in Portland Oregon and are a gay, committed couple. We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all...regardless of sexual orientation, gender, race, nationality, financial status, and being. Erase man-made borders and "they" become "we". New Site: HERE.Monday, March 21
Why we need a national celebration
The National Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the GLBT Civil Rights Movement will be held on Sunday, May 1 at Independence Hall, the site in 1965 of the first annual and organized gay and lesbian civil rights demonstrations. These “Annual Reminders” in Philadelphia, New York, and DC from 1965 to 1969 laid the foundation for Stonewall in 1969 and the first New York Pride Parade in 1970.
On July 4, 1965, when 40 courageous Gay Pioneers voluntarily outed themselves to demand equality for homosexuals, they made a defiant and stunning statement. At the time, gays and lesbians had plenty of reasons to live deep in the closet. The American Psychiatric Association classified homosexuality as a mental illness. Employers would not hire the mentally ill. Because of the tenacity of Gay Pioneers Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny among others, the American Psychiatric Association reversed this classification on December 15, 1973. The Philadelphia Bulletin ran a banner headline: “Homosexuals Gain Instant Cure”.
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