Category Archives: LGBT History

Frank Kameny, gay rights pioneer, passes away at age 86

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Less than one month after the official repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, Frank Kameny, the first known gay person to file an LGBT-related case with the Supreme Court after being discharged from the military, passed away peacefully … Continue reading →


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DADT is officially dead!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Nine months after being repealed by Congress, and nearly 18 years after it was enacted, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) is no longer the law of the land and gay and lesbian servicemembers can now serve their country openly. A … Continue reading →


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Last gay concentration camp survivor passes away at 98

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Rudolf Brazda, believed to be the last surviving person sent to a Nazi concentration camp for his homosexuality, has passed away at the age of 98.  According to a press release from the Berlin-Brandenburg chapter of the German gay and … Continue reading →


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