Tag: 1970
New Study Shows HIV Epidemic Started Spreading in New York in 1970
A new genetic study confirms theories that the global epidemic of HIV and AIDS started in New York around 1970, and it also clears the name of a gay flight attendant long vilified as being “Patient Zero.”
1970s Gay Liberation Front (GLF) challenged gender
On 13 October 1970, the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was founded in Britain. It proved to be a defining, watershed moment in UK queer history; changing forever lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) consciousness.
New Photography Show at GLBT History Museum Spotlights 1970s San Francisco Drag Queens
A new exhibition at the GLBT History Museum, “Reigning Queens: The Lost Photos of Roz Joseph,” presents evocative photographs of San Francisco’s epic drag and costume balls of the mid-1970s. The colour images were created by noted photographer Roz Joseph, whose drag-queen series was rediscovered after she donated the work to the GLBT Historical Society. The vintage prints will be displayed starting October 23.