He remembered right away and said — “Oh yeah, and you met my opera singer friend that night.” I visibly cringed, and he could tell there was a story there. I debated how much to reveal, then I finally muttered — “Yeah, he kind of assaulted me.” buff.ly/rOCOky3 #LGBTQ #Gay #SexualAssault #Guilt

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Just when and why Polari came into use by British gay men is unknown. But starting sometime in the 1920s through the 1960s it was used as a way for gay men to connect. Polari drew on older slang associated with entertainers and market workers. buff.ly/X3ALpNs #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #Language

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In 1974, five years after the Stonewall riots, director Christopher Larkin released A Very Natural Thing. The film serves as a living record of a community wrestling with its own future. buff.ly/iFlBAbb #LGBTQ #Gay #QueerFilm #QueerHistory

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Being #transgender is not an ideology. It’s recognized as a medical and scientific fact. buff.ly/VfhQJmZ #LGBTQ #GenderIdeology #Identity #CultureWar

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If you grew up learning to hide, you may get very good at reading a room and much less practiced at asking what you want from it. You learn to manage other people’s comfort before you have words for your own desire. That is one of the closet’s quiet costs. buff.ly/adjwzqm #LGBTQ #Gay #MentalHealth

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