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This was the first time that gay rights were officially discussed at the White House. [101] [102] Anne Holmes became the first openly lesbian minister ordained by the United Church of Christ. [103] Ellen Barrett became the first openly lesbian priest ordained by the Episcopal Church of the United States (serving the Diocese of New York). [104 ...
Lilli Vincenz was the only self-identified lesbian to participate in the second White House picket. [76] The other two women at that picket were heterosexually married, though one, J.D., identified herself as a bisexual. [76] Lesbian activist Barbara Gittings was also among the picketers of the White House at some protests, and often among the ...
The gay liberation movement was a social and political movement of the late 1960s through the mid-1980s [a] in the Western world, that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in radical direct action, and to counter societal shame with gay pride. [5]
The program was the first televised tour of the White House by a first lady and is considered the first prime-time documentary specifically designed to appeal to a female audience. [2] The program showed Kennedy on a tour of the house with CBS News correspondent Charles Collingwood. The videotaped tour was the first glimpse the American public ...
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Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. New York, Harper Colophon Books. ISBN 0-06-091211-1 (paperback edition). Loughery, John (1998). The Other Side of Silence – Men's Lives and Gay Identities: A Twentieth-Century History. New York, Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-3896-5. Marks Ridinger, Robert B. (2004).
Julie Andrews shared one of her most memorable Carol Burnett moments which resulted in a former first lady witnessing them kiss at a hotel. The Sound of Music star, 85, recalled the funny story ...
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