Feb 4, 2012
Timeline
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.
Bisexuals just didn’t exist. At least that was the argument that ensued in 1989.
Many gay and lesbian groups have adopted the pink triangle to symbolize the struggle against oppression and bigotry.
Connecticut had the distinct honor of being represented by three gay delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
In a piece titled Faces of the Future, Metroline Magazine introduced readers to several young people changing the way America views its youth.
On the cover of the May 15 issue was part one of a two-part series focusing on gay and lesbian directed assault and violence.
Owen Keehen talks with hunky husbands Bob and Rod Jackson-Paris. Blake West, The Managing Editor of Metroline at that time, comments on the interview and this “match made in heaven.”
Stories and headlines for this issue of Metroline included Gay Games coverage, the pros and cons of psychotherapy, relationships between lesbians and mothers and the relationships between gay men and fathers were explored.
National news included a report on the Fifth Annual Lesbian and Gay Health Conference in Denver. AIDS claimed the most attention.
Fred C. Martinez, a 16-year-old Native American, was the latest victim of a hate crime due to sexual orientation. Martinez identified as gay, “two-spirit” and transgender.
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.
Timeline: Early December, 1994
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.
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.
Timeline: Early August 1995
Regina Dyton, a lesbian and Mel Thomas, gay, were being profiled as the co-founders of Hartford’s Kwanzaa Project.
Regina Dyton, a lesbian and Mel Thomas, gay, were being profiled as the co-founders of Hartford’s Kwanzaa Project.
Timeline: Late February, 1988
When a vacation sweepstakes sponsored by a Florida and Tennessee company excluded gay men from participating, gay advocates ran straight into court.
When a vacation sweepstakes sponsored by a Florida and Tennessee company excluded gay men from participating, gay advocates ran straight into court.
Timeline: Early November, 1992
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.
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.
Timeline: Early February, 1989
The Reader’s Feast in Hartford held a four-woman panel which explored lesbian lives and their sexual practices during the AIDS era.
The Reader’s Feast in Hartford held a four-woman panel which explored lesbian lives and their sexual practices during the AIDS era.
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