Gay people throughout history

12 LGBT icons from history you should know about

Marsha P. Johnson was an African American transgender-rights activist, whose operate in the 1960s and 1970s had a huge impact on the LGBT community.

At this period, being gay was classified as a mental illness in the United States. Gay people were regularly threatened and beaten by police, and were shunned by many in society.

In June 1969, when Marsha was 23 years vintage, police raided a gay bar in New York called The Stonewall Inn. The police forced over 200 people out of the bar and onto the streets, and then used excessive violence against them.

Marsha, who was living and working in New York at the time, was one of the key figures who stood up to the police during the raids.

Marsha resisted arrest, but in the tracking days, led a series of protests and riots demanding rights for same-sex attracted people.

News of these protests spread around the earth, inspiring others to join protests and rights groups to fight for equality.

Historical Figures of LGBTQ+ History

1936-1996

Barbara Jordan was born on February 21, 1936, in Houston, Texas. After attending Phyllis WheatleyHigh School, Jordan graduated in 1952. Upon graduation, Jordan attended Texas Southern University and earned her bachelor’s degree in 1956.She then obtained her law degree from Boston University to practice law in Houston, TX. In 1962, Jordan began her political career and ran for the Texas House of Representatives. She lost this election and ran again in 1964. However, she lost again, so in 1966 she decided to run for Texas Senate, instead. This time, Jordan won and became the first African American woman to be elected in that office.She was the first African American state senator in the U.S. since 1883. On March 28, 1972, she was elected President of the Texas Senate, making her the first Black woman in America to oversee a legislative body. She also ran for Congress, during this

June is Pride Month, which commemorates the Stonewall riots of 1969, when patrons of a queer bar, The Stonewall Inn, in Unused York City fought back against a police raid. It was an inflection point in the gay liberation movement. To celebrate Self-acceptance Month, I wanted to share a bit about Diverse scientists of the past.

I often touch uncomfortable with these lists, especially when sexual orientation and/or gender identity is speculative. Many Queer people in history couldn't come out publicly (and the truth is that many today still can't), and it feels a minute intrusive to guess based on a letter or some ambiguous anecdote. But I also know that the good that comes from the visibility of those historical figures is significant. It's significant to learn about the contributions Queer people have distant been making. So I've included in this list people who were widespread about their culture and/or orientation as well as people who are idea to have been LGBTQ+.

This list is more on the historical side and includes mostly (though not entirely) people who are no longer working scientists. If you are more interested in learning about current LGBTQ+ scientists, hold a loo

Part 2:
Born 1800–1900

Part 3:
Born since 1900

Niankhkhnum & Khnumhotep

Sappho

Socrates

David & Jonathan

Harmodius & Aristogiton

Plato

Alexander

Virgil

Hadrian

St Anselm

Abu Nuwas & friend

St Aelred

Donatello's David

Ficino

Hafiz (Mohammad Shams Od-Din Hafiz) (c.1319-c.1389) Persian poet: Dubbed Sugar-Lips for his sensuous lyrics, many in praise of coarse trade. Regarded as a Sufi mystic, but preferred taverns to mosques. His tomb in Shiraz (southern Iran) is a place of pilgrimage.
Donatello (c.1386-1466) Italian sculptor: Founder of modern sculpture (i.e. in the round), reviver of classical antiquity as in his expressive and homoerotic bronze statue of David (a key marker of the birth of the Renaissance) and marble St George.
Mehmet II, the Conqueror (c.1430-1481) Sultan of Turkey: Captured Constantinople in 1453 (renamed Istanbul), beaten the Byzantime Empire and founded the Ottoman Empire (incl. Greece, Serbia, Albania). Captured Christian youths were placed in his harem. Patron of learning.
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