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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 07:33 AM
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Today in Gay History - 11/18/11
November 18

November 18, 1972 - Gay McGill holds first of what were to become the most successful community dances in Montreal. Ended in May 1975 by withdrawal of liquor license by Quebec liquor board.

November 18, 1974 - The New Yorker published "Minor Heroism" by Allan Gurganis, its first gay-themed short story.

November 18, 1996 - Psychologist Dr. Evelyn Hooker died. Her research provided some of the earliest evidence that homosexuality is not a psychological disease.

November 18, 2003 - The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts rules that the state cannot bar same-sex couples from marrying and gives the legislature until June to rewrite the laws.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-11 09:34 AM
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1. Good on you Will
I like your "Today in Gay History" posts & with hate groups trying to repeal the new law California, it's refreshing.

Thanks & recommended.
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