Sep 3, 2010
Timeline
The rebel out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison, graced the cover of Metroline. During the mid-80s, Allison found herself front and center in the lesbian Sex War zone.
Lesbian erotica is and was steaming up the bedroom windows and making the gals scream out for more. Ranging from the subdued to the sleazy, lesbian porn and erotica caters to, and has catered to, almost every fetish out there.
Regina Dyton, a lesbian and Mel Thomas, gay, were being profiled as the co-founders of Hartford’s Kwanzaa Project.
When a vacation sweepstakes sponsored by a Florida and Tennessee company excluded gay men from participating, gay advocates ran straight into court.
Known perhaps as the lesbian mecca of America, Northampton, Ma. found itself in the midst of some differing opinions following the Oct. 23, 1992 airing of a 20/20 episode.
The Reader’s Feast in Hartford held a four-woman panel which explored lesbian lives and their sexual practices during the AIDS era.
Molly Yard, President of The National Organization for Women, charges that the United States Military is guilty of bigotry and homophobia towards gays and lesbians in the military.
Leslie Roe, who admitted that he was a homosexual, had previously been denied visitation rights because of his ex-wife’s fear of AIDS.
This issue featured many small editorials written by members of the Kalos/Gay Liberation Front (GLF) Society.
In response to the burning of black churches in the South, writer Dan Woog contributed a guest commentary titled “Why the Gay Community Must Support Black Churches.”
At the annual meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Omar Bagasra reported that HIV, the AIDS virus, grows up to 250 times faster in the white blood cells of someone who has had several drinks than someone who has not been drinking.
Timeline: Late September, 1994
Victoria A. Brownworth’s cover story, “Gender Outlaw,” profiled the life and work of Kate Bornstein, writer and performance artist, man and woman, heterosexual and lesbian.
Victoria A. Brownworth’s cover story, “Gender Outlaw,” profiled the life and work of Kate Bornstein, writer and performance artist, man and woman, heterosexual and lesbian.
Timeline: Late August 1994
In her interview with Victoria Brownworth, writer Dorothy Allison talks about being an outspoken proponent of sadomasochism and sex writing, and being the co-founder of the New York lesbian sex group LSM (Lesbian Sex Mafia).
In her interview with Victoria Brownworth, writer Dorothy Allison talks about being an outspoken proponent of sadomasochism and sex writing, and being the co-founder of the New York lesbian sex group LSM (Lesbian Sex Mafia).
Timeline: Early May, 1988
Connecticut had the distinct honor of being represented by three gay delegates at the Democratic National Convention. John Bonelli and Carla Odiago, of Hartford, and Terry Beagle, of Tolland, traveled to Atlanta for the Democratic National Convention as Jesse Jackson delegates.
Connecticut had the distinct honor of being represented by three gay delegates at the Democratic National Convention. John Bonelli and Carla Odiago, of Hartford, and Terry Beagle, of Tolland, traveled to Atlanta for the Democratic National Convention as Jesse Jackson delegates.
Timeline: Late Oct. 1996
Photographer Herb Ritts put down his camera long enough to speak with Metroline about his photography, celebrity connections and the unusual relationship he shares with Richard Gere.
Photographer Herb Ritts put down his camera long enough to speak with Metroline about his photography, celebrity connections and the unusual relationship he shares with Richard Gere.
Timeline: April 27, 1984
The city of San Francisco found support from the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc., (GMHC) the largest social service and education agency in America dealing with AIDS
The city of San Francisco found support from the Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Inc., (GMHC) the largest social service and education agency in America dealing with AIDS
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