On the 10th of February 1988, the very first issue of GCN was published, marking the beginning of our Queerstory. Officially designated as LGBT History Month in the UK, February is studded with events both personal and political, recent and historic, that impacted Ireland, the queer community and the global public at large.
Without further ado, we present the month of February in #Queerstory, one gay at a time:
February 1
1st February 2014: Panti Bliss gives a Noble Call speech at the Abbey Theatre in response to events surrounding the RTE controversy #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Wednesday, January 31, 2018
February 2
2nd February 1972: Israeli transgender pop singer Dana International is born. Happy Birthday @Dana_Inter ? #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/MayiGSLBxP
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 2, 2018
February 3
3rd February 1874: American novelist and poet Gertrude Stein is born. Stein gained international fame in 1933, when she…
Posted by GCN on Saturday, February 3, 2018
February 4
4th February 2015: the first resource for primary school teachers aimed to help dealing with homobobic and transphobic bullying was launched in Ireland. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Sunday, February 4, 2018
February 5
5th February 1981: Toronto police stage a massive raid on four local gay bathhouses, arresting 305 men (the largest mass arrest in Canadian history). The raids prompt a riot the following night, causing many to consider this the Canadian Stonewall. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/hPzMzZFK9s
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 5, 2018
February 6
6th February 1989: The American Bar Association votes 251 to 121 in favor of supporting federal legislation to prohibit discrimination against gay men and lesbians. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Monday, February 5, 2018
February 7
7th February 1977: The U.S. State Department lifts its ban on the employment of LGBT people and announces that it will consider gay applicants on a case-by-case basis going forward. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/lbZ8h5TqqE
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 7, 2018
February 8
8th February 2015: Sam Smith becomes the first out gay artist to win four Grammys in one night. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
February 9
9th February 2014: American footballer Michael Sam comes out during an interview with ESPN, becoming the first publicly gay player to be drafted in the NFL #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/B4MxfZsEX2
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 9, 2018
February 10
10 February 1988: The very first issue of GCN is published. Designed by Niall Sweeney, the front page headline is about…
Posted by GCN on Saturday, February 10, 2018
February 11
11th February 1965: A San Francisco judge orders the jury to find 4 defendants arrested at the 'Homosexual’s New Year’s Ball' not guilty. The decision is considered a turning point in the quest for LBGT+ rights in the USA. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/7yFg2PhI1a
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 11, 2018
February 12
12th February 2015: The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) publish a statement supporting same-sex marriage. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Sunday, February 11, 2018
February 13
13th February 2014: Facebook updates its site adding 56 new "custom gender options" including "genderqueer" and "agender". #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/xZ5Xow4zy5
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 13, 2018
February 14
14th February 2014: Canadian actress Ellen Page comes out as gay: “I am tired of lying by omission. I suffered for years because I was scared to be out." #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Tuesday, February 13, 2018
February 15
15th February 2013: Robbie Rogers comes out as gay, becoming the only gay male fully capped international association footballer. He later became the first openly gay male athlete in North American Major League Soccer when he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/uoJvPWLZXa
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 15, 2018
February 16
16th February 1990: Keith Haring, iconic New York street and pop artist, dies at age 31 from AIDS. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Friday, February 16, 2018
February 17
17th February 2015: The Cabinet approves Bill allowing adoption by same-sex couples. #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/35323FDzDV
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 17, 2018
February 18
18th February 1934: Queer poet Audre Lorde was born today. She helped found Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, the world's first publishing company run by women of color. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Sunday, February 18, 2018
February 19
19th February 2015: In an interview on RTÉ's Prime Time, Taoiseach Enda Kenny announces that the date is set for the marriage equality referendum. #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/NyXBQZLad4
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 19, 2018
February 20
20th February 1995: Scottish actor and mime artist Thom McGinty dies, age 42. McGinty, better known as "The Diceman",…
Posted by GCN on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
February 21
21st February 2015: Speaking at the Fine Gael party annual conference, Taoiseach Enda Kenny endorses the Yes vote for the marriage equality referendum. #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/fByXjQDF0H
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 21, 2018
February 22
22nd February 1987: American artist Andy Warhol dies aged 58. Warhol was the 'father' of pop art. #OnThisDay #Queerstory
Posted by GCN on Thursday, February 22, 2018
February 23
23rd February 1979: 300 activists from across the US meet in Philadephia following the assassination of Harvey Milk, to plan the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/lxA2c1O76x
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 23, 2018
February 24
24th February 2004: President George W. Bush announces that he supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex…
Posted by GCN on Saturday, February 24, 2018
February 25
25h February 1983: Tennessee Williams, American gay playwright who penned 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' and 'A Streetcar Named Desire', dies aged 71 in New York City. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/XScHs8KLx4
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 25, 2018
February 26
26th February 2016: Katherine Zappone becomes the first out lesbian to enter the Irish Cabinet during the 2016 election….
Posted by GCN on Sunday, February 25, 2018
February 27
27th February 2017: Moonlight becomes the first film with an all-black cast and the first LGBT film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The film explores the hardship endured by gay African-Americans in disadvantaged areas of the USA in the 1980s. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/uPHPs9WhUe
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) February 27, 2018
February 28
28th February 1916: American author Henry James passes away. His works include 'A Portrait of a Lady' &'The Wings of the…
Posted by GCN on Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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