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Hodges, which granted same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry in 2015. ‘Queer Eye’s’ Fab Five

Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Karamo Brown from Queer Eye.
Jonathan Van Ness, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Bobby Berk, and Karamo Brown from Queer Eye.
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The all-star cast of Netflix’s new Queer Eye series — a reboot of Bravo’s early 2000s series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy — may be all fun when it comes to makeovers, but they’re serious about making a difference in the world.

The “Fab Five” — Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, and Antoni Porowski — speak openly on Queer Eye about their personal struggles and experiences with homophobia and discrimination.

Wake Up!"
(c. Windsor, which overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 2013. Featuring color photographs and opinions from diverse participants, the articles highlight the surge in gay activism prompted by threats from politicians and other powerful conservatives. 3, 2014.
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Michael Sam became the first openly gay football player to be drafted by an NFL team in 2014.

Sally's story is a reminder that there are no limits to what you can achieve.

Notable Achievement: First American woman in space (1983)

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Nancy Valverde (1932–2024)

Field: Activism

Nancy Valverde was a Chicana lesbian activist who stood up to unfair laws that targeted people for dressing in gender-nonconforming ways.

Rivera lived a turbulent life, struggling with drug addiction and homelessness, but Rivera was always a vocal and, at times, forceful advocate for change. From "word gaymes" to photos from the 1993 March on Washington to a dictionary of lesbian slang, the catalog provides a snapshot of gay and lesbian culture and politics in the mid-1990s.

Alice Nkom

Alice Nkom is a human rights lawyer and LGBTQ activist from Cameroon, where homosexuality is still criminalized. In 1986, he famously testified on behalf of New York’s Gay Rights Bill, asserting that “gay people are the new barometer for social change.” He died a year later at 75 years old.

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Edith Windsor

TK[[<can you add her birth year please?]]–2017

Best known for her landmark U.S.

Supreme Court victory, Edith Windsor made history as a leading figure in the fight for marriage equality. Especially for youth of color, transgender and gender non-conforming youth, and homeless young people, coming out remains frightening and often dangerous in the context of oppressive home, school, and street environments.

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The Lesbian Outlook
#7 (Feb/March 1993)
Published by the Lesbians for Lesbians Collective

This issue of The Lesbian Outlook, a zine written by lesbians on lesbian separatism, is devoted to ".

Each issue also includes letters to the editor, which seem to be of particular importance as they display a diverse readership writing in from various parts of the United States.

Since retiring from tennis in 1983, King has continued her work as an influential social activist, advocating for more opportunities for women and LGBTQ people in sports and beyond.

She currently serves on the Elton John AIDS Foundation's board of trustees and continues to support and fund efforts to combat homophobia and reduce LGBTQ suicide rates.

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Larry Kramer

1935–2020

Larry Kramer was a writer and outspoken activist who drew attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis that disproportionately killed gay men and trans women.

Claiming that "lesbians have been in the forefront of every movement for social change," the Avengers proudly took on causes related to class, race, gender, politics, visibility, and hate crimes, and they did it with distinctive style that is still recognizable today.

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Alyson: Women's Book Catalogue
(January-March 1994)
Published by Alyson Publications

As a successful publisher of gay and lesbian-themed books, Alyson Publications used its semiannual catalog to entertain its faithful customers as well as to advertise its publications.

Cox has been outspoken about access to health care for LGBTQ communities and has particularly championed the rights of trans people and people of color.

“We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class,” Cox wrote in a Tumblr post in 2015. When she’s not working on a new story, you can find her reading, hitting the gym, or watching too much TV.

Lesbian activist

Nancy Valverde (1932–2024)

Edith Windsor

Larry Kramer

Lesbian Activismfrom 1970s to the Present

Lesbian Activism
from 1970s to the Present