Tag: lesbian
New Book Reveals Surprisingly Modern, Relevant Gay Rights Activism in Late 19th and Early 20th Century Germany
In the fascinating new book Queer Identities and Politics in Germany: A History, 1880-1945, author Clayton J. Whisnant recounts the emergence of various “queer identities”–what it means to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender–in Germany from 1880 to 1945 and the political strategies pursued by early gay and lesbian activists.
GLAAD’s finds glaring lack of LGBT images in film releases
GLAAD, the world’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organisation, today released its fourth annual Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a report that maps the quantity, quality, and diversity of LGBT people in films released by the seven largest motion picture studios and their subsidiaries during the 2015 calendar year.
Complaints About Lesbian Kiss In Kellogg’s Ad Dismissed
Complaints about a Kellogg’s Special K advert which briefly showed two women kissing has been dismissed by the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) in Australia.
Help Save Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre
Help hundreds of LGBT young persons have a safe space they can call their own; where they don’t have to ‘come out’ or fear they will not fit in…
Facebook reveals more Australians than ever coming out as gay in profiles
More Australians than ever are comfortable showing they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex on Facebook, a new data analysis reveals.
Sharley McLean: lesbian survivor of Nazi fascism
Sharley McLean – Jewish feminist, lesbian, humanist and survivor of Nazi fascism – was born Lotte Reyersbach in Oldenburg, north Germany, in 1923.