October 1 - National
Timothy James Beck is a collaboration name for authors that write about homosexuals, drag queens, other sexual minorities, and their families and friends. This year they published “When You Don't See Me”.
May 3 - Washington D.C.
House of Representatives passed The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (also known as the Matthew Shepard Act). In a bipartisan vote of 60 to 39 the Senate accepted closure which ended debate on the companion bill, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Act, and then moved to approve it by a voice vote.
Governor Bill Ritter
January 1 – Iowa
“Iowa Safe Schools” The mission of Iowa Safe Schools is to: a) improve school climate in order to increase the personal safety, mental health, and student learning of LGBTA and all students; b) increase awareness and understanding among current and future educators, school administrators, and key community agents of inequities regarding the safety of LGBTA students and their family members in schools and communities throughout Iowa.
July 20 - California
Victoria Arellano, whose birth name was Víctor, came to the U.S. as a child. As a young adult, she worked at a supermarket in West Hollywood while volunteering at a drug and alcohol treatment facility.
June 15 - Massachusetts
By a vote of 151-45, the Massachusetts legislature defeats a proposed amendment to the state constitution to outlaw same-gender marriage.
July 14 - National
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”. A contemporary adaptation of Oscar Wilde classic tale of vanity.
January 1 – National
“Bash Back!” Bash Back! was a network of radical, anarchist queer projects within the United States. Formed in Chicago to facilitate a convergence of radical trans and gay activists from around the country, Bash Back! sought to critique the ideology of the mainstream LGBT movement, which the group saw as assimilation into the dominant institutions of a heteronormative society. Bash Back! was noticeably influenced by the anarchist movement and radical queer groups, such as ACT UP and Gay Shame, and took inspiration from the Stonewall and San Francisco's White Night riots.
November 18 - National
“Butch Jamie”. Jamie Klein is an out-of-work butch lesbian actor willing to try almost anything for a role. Femme, Butch, and Male Jamie all make appearances throughout this quirky, gender-bending comedy about struggling for success in Hollywood.
June 1 - National
"A Secret Edge" I love the long-distance run, when you feel like you're about to die...and then you reach this place where you feel like there are no boundaries for you anywhere...In many ways, Jason Peele is like any other teenager. He hits the books, hangs with his friends, flirts with girls, and omits the full truth of his life from his Aunt Audrey and Uncle Steve, who have raised him since his parents died. But there's one way that Jason Peele is very different: when he dreams at night, it isn't about girls; it's about David Bowie. At sixteen-years-old, Jason is just beginning to understand that he might be gay.
The one place Jason feels comfortable is on the track where he can run fast and hard. He loves the feel of the wind at his back, of his legs propelling him furiously around, the roar of the crowd in his ears. But now, even his sanctuary feels threatening. It isn't just the jerks who call him "faggot" in the locker room. A new guy has joined the team, and everything about him will challenge the way Jason sees life. From late-night showings of "La Cage Aux Folles" to reading Gandhi, he's running a new race on an uncertain course, and only one thing's for sure--his senior year is going to be unforgettable...With "A Secret Edge, "Robin Reardon delivers a sexy, sensitive coming-of-age novel about identity and courage, love and honor, anger and hope, and the many ways the truth can really set you free.
March 23 – National
Darryl Stephens stars in the movie “Boy Culture”. Many of his roles are about classism and sexuality.
August 17 - National
As the World Turns airs the first ever kiss on American daytime TV between two gay males. The characters, Luke Snyder and Noah Mayer, are referred to as Nuke by fans.
January 1 – National
“Fight OUT Loud” Provide immediate resources, support, and assistance for GLBT individuals who are faced with situations of discrimination and hate to get a satisfactory resolution. Provide training to the GLBT community and its allies on how to become leaders and advocates in their own communities.
December 23 - Texas
Jennifer Gale, a 47-year-old transgender homeless woman was found dead. She was lying in an outdoor walkway at the First English Lutheran Church in Central Austin.
October 1 - National
Seth Rudetsky actor and writer published his book “Broadway Nights”
April 1 - National
United Methodist minister, Rev. Frank Schaefer officiates his son’s same-sex wedding in Massachusetts. He is defrocked December 19th, 2013 after a complaint is filed of the incident by a member of Schaefer’s congregation. But then on June 24th, 2014 The United Methodist Church restores his credentials.
April 16 - National
“Shelter”. When his college dreams are sidelined by family obligations, a young man finds comfort in surfing with his best friend's brother.
October 27 - National
“Running with Scissors”. Young Augusten Burroughs absorbs experiences that could make for a shocking memoir: the son of an alcoholic father and an unstable mother, he's handed off to his mother's therapist, Dr. Finch, and spends his adolescent years as a member of Finch's bizarre extended family.
January 19 - National
“Red Without Blue”. The intimate bond between two identical twin brothers is challenged when one decides to transition from male to female; this is the story of their evolving relationship, and the resurrection of their family from a darker past.
November 27 - National
“Boys Life 6”. Anthology of four gay-themed stories centered around the idea of first-time crushes.
April 13 - National
“2 Minutes Later”. A lesbian detective and a gay man investigate the disappearance of his twin.
April 26 - National
Adam Joseph releases his music video “Faggoty Attention”
September 26 - National
Candis Cayne plays Carmelita Rainer on the television show Dirty, Sexy, Money and became the first trans* actress to play a recurring character.
Nakia Ladelle Baker
March 22 – Pennsylvania
Penn State agrees to a confidential settlement of a lawsuit with ex-basketball player Jennifer Harris. A month later, longtime women’s basketball coach Rene Portland resigns.
January 1 – National
William Sledd produced original Bravo series for “Ask a Gay Man Anything”.
July 1 - National
Hardy Haberman publishes “Playing with Pain: Stories from My Life in Leather”
February 1 - Michigan
Dr. Julie Nemecek’s firing from Spring Arbor University because she was transgender leads Lansing Community College to tell Spring Arbor and other universities considering partnerships with the upcoming University Center that they must adhere to LCC policies. Spring Arbor bows out of the partnership.
October 18 - National
“Theft”. When Guy Simms is yanked out of his mundane routine mopping floors at the gay cabaret and accused of burning down the evangelical church by the town preacher, Guy overcomes his fear of authority to prove his innocence in this sardonic film about Leathermen, the Bible and fighting for freedom.
November 8 - National
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its own version of ENDA moving forward legislation that would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, but not gender identity and expression.
April 6 - National
“And There You Are”. A successful gay businessman who dresses like a millionaire and drives a Lexus finds his quest to meet the man of his dreams hindered by the fact that he only pursues men with girlfriends.
June 1 - Massachusetts
With 45 votes from the 200-seat Massachusetts Legislature, a proposed repeal of gay marriage fails to qualify for the 2008 statewide ballot. Opponents of gay marriage had gathered 170,000 signatures toward the ban, which needed at least 50 votes in consecutive legislative sessions to make the ballot. It had received 62 votes in the previous session.
August 21 - National
David M. Halperin a theorist and historian publishes “What Do Gay Men Want?”
January 1 – Oregon
“TransActive Gender Center”. TransActive Gender Center provides a holistic range of services and expertise to empower transgender and gender diverse children, youth and their families in living healthy lives, free of discrimination.
May 16 - South Carolina
Sean William Kennedy, 20, was walking to his car from Brew's Bar in Greenville, South Carolina, when Stephen Andrew Moller, 18, got out of another car and approached Kennedy. Investigators said that Moller made a comment about Kennedy's sexual orientation and threw one fatal punch because he didn't like the other man's sexual preference. South Carolina does not have hate crime laws and as such the assailant was sentenced to three years in jail.
June 3 - National
“Back Soon”. Reuniting the actors from his hit film Long Term Relationship, director Rob Williams BACK SOON is a tender, sexy drama that explores the depths of love, loss, identity and hope. Still grieving his wife's death, aspiring actor Logan (Windham Beacham) is inexplicably drawn to reformed drug dealer Guillermo (Matthew Montgomery, Gone, But Not Forgotten). While neither are gay, the pair are baffled when their friendship blossoms into more. But as their relationship deepens Guillermo's mysterious past erupts and a startling revelation about the true nature of their connection threatens to destroy it and change their lives forever.
January 1 – Missouri
“St Louis LGBT History Project” The St. Louis LGBT History Project’s mission is to preserve and promote the diverse and dynamic history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community of Greater St. Louis.
March 15 - Florida
Ryan Keith Skipper, a 25-year-old gay man was stabbed to death in Wahneta, Florida. Four suspects were arrested for the crime. The Sheriff is calling it a hate crime.
September 28 - National
“Different Daughters” Different Daughters chronicles this movement and the women who fought the church and state in order to change not only our nation’s perception of homosexuality, but how lesbians see themselves. Marcia Gallo has interviewed dozens of former DOB members, many of whom have never spoken on record. Through its leaders, magazine, and network of local chapters, DOB played a crucial role in creating lesbian identity, visibility, and political strategies in Cold War America.
September 28 - National
“Itty Bitty Titty Committee”. High School grad and all American gal, Anna finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
January 1 – National
GLAAD initiates a Sports Media Project and hires the first director, Ted Rybka, to monitor media coverage of LGBT issues in sport.
Roberto Duncanson
June 11 - Minnesota
Anti-gay legislation Republican senator, Larry Craig is arrested at the Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport on suspicion of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom, where he is accused of soliciting an undercover police officer for sexual activity. Craig insists upon his innocence, disputing the officer’s version of the event by stating that he merely had a “wide stance”.
October 4 - Washington D.C.
The US House decided to divide ENDA into two pieces of legislation – one focusing on sexual orientation and the other on gender identity.
Mayor Jerry Sanders
January 1 – Colorado
“Trans Youth Education and Support (TYES)” TYES empowers and supports families and caregivers of gender expansive youth by providing resources, education, outreach, and advocacy, in order to create supportive environments that allow youth to experience the joy of authenticity.
January 1 – National
"Sunday Morning" Celebrated erotic portrait and fine art photographer, Fred Goudon takes a stab at the concept of SUNDAY MORNING, presumably with a lover new or old. Goudon does a brilliant and sensual job capturing this idea utilizing motifs of light, robes, towels, a cup of coffee, an idea that resonates with us all, gay or straight.
Sean William Kennedy
October 8 - National
“What We Do Is Secret”. A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs.
June 10 - Ohio
Rally at Burnet Woods, parade to Northside, festival (2 days) at Hoffner Park (Greater Cincinnati Gay & Lesbian Community Center - organizer)
February 1 - National
“Naked Boys Singing!”. Musical Review of gay experiences as told through song, stage choreography and full male nudity.
April 2 - Wisconsin
Bret T. Turner was found dead in his apartment, dressed in women’s clothing. He had been stabbed 14 times. Nigel Head told police he became upset with the victim during sex the night of the murder, according to papers filed at the Dane County Circuit Court. In a plea deal, Head received a thirty-year sentence for the murder. He was 48 years old.
January 1 – New Jersey
“Southern New Jersey LGBTQ Pride” Southern New Jersey LGBTQA Pride is a grass-root organization that promotes equality, respect, and awareness of causes important to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender questioning, and allies’ community of Southern New Jersey and surrounding area.
July 23 - National
Robert Westfield publishes his book “Suspension”
October 12 - National
“Whirlwind”. After being dumped, Drake takes out his pain on a tight group of gay friends through temptation and deceit, will he succeed in destroying their lives?
October 4 - National
“Evil Summer” In 1924, fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks was abducted while walking home from school, killed by a chisel blow to his head, and later found stuffed in a culvert in a marshy wasteland at the Illinois-Indiana state line. Acid had been poured over his naked body. Evil Summer examines the shocking kidnapping and murder of Franks by two University of Chicago students, Nathan “Babe” Leopold and Richard “Dickie” Loeb, both from families of privilege. In this new examination of the crime, author John Theodore takes readers into the minds of the two criminals as he focuses on three months in 1924. Theodore covers the killing, the confessions, the defense, and the sentencing surrounding the horrific murder, placing the killers’ actions and Clarence Darrow’s historic defense into the context of 1920s Chicago.
January 1 – Oregon
“QDOC”. The Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival is the only festival in the U.S. devoted exclusively to Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) documentaries. Documentaries offer a unique vehicle to creatively engage core issues of queer identity – politics, history, culture, diversity, sexuality, family, aging, and coming-out issues.
August 16 - National
Zac Brewer who comes out and transitions in later years writes “The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod”
October 17 - Oregon
The Oregon Legislature passes, and Democratic Governor Ted Kulongoski signs, two LGBTQ related statutes. The first law, the Oregon Equality Act, bans discrimination based on both sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations. The law becomes effective January 1, 2008. The second statute is the Oregon Family Fairness Act. This creates for same sex couples a domestic partner registration system that provides most but not all of the benefits and obligations of marriage.
December 31 - Washington D.C.
Lt. Dan Choi returning home from the Iraq war he publicly challenged the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy, which banned gay soldiers from serving openly in the U.S. military.
April 24 - National
Stephen Guarino becomes a cast member of the Logo show “The Big Gay Sketch Show”
Dennis Kucinich
January 1 – Hawaii
“Honolulu Pride” The Honolulu Pride™ Parade + Festival brought together Hawaii’s diverse and vital LGBTQ+ community, our friends, families and allies. It was two weeks of festivities celebrating our bonds of love, friendship and aloha.
September 9 - Tennessee
A gay bashing occurred on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville. A student, Robert Gutierrez, and a non-student hurled homophobic abuse at two gay students and beat one up. A report was filed with the Vanderbilt University Police Department, and Gutteriez was reportedly suspended, although it could not be confirmed.
November 1 - National
Neil S. Plakcy co-authors a book documenting gay men and their dogs “Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog”
August 9 - National
Sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign, the Logo cable channel hosts the first American Presidential Forum focusing specifically on LGBT issues, inviting each presidential candidate. Six Democrats participate in the forum, all of the Republican candidates decline.
July 14 - National
“Socket”. Dr. Bill Matthews is struck by lightning. While recovering at the hospital where he works, he begins an intimate relationship with Dr. Craig Murphy, who invites Bill to join a strange group of lightning survivors.
March 16 - California
Ruby Ordeñana, a 24-year-old Latina transgender woman, was found naked and strangled to death in San Francisco, CA at 5:40 am.
September 1 - National
Chris Crocker actor and songwriter produces “Leave Britney Alone!” in response to her reemergence on the MTV music awards. He immediately started take criticism about his gender to how he recorded the video. News outlets from across the country started publicly speculating and adding to his story which made the situation worse. He was type cast as the personality in the video. Following his mainstream success, he gradually began to change his image from feminine to masculine, eventually having adopted a predominantly masculine appearance by and thereby garnering significant attention for being physically attractive. As he dated men would compare his persona’s and tell him that he was more attractive as a man. He felt that people should accept all of him instead of only the masculine side of him
His gender is not one or the other, but a combination of both, although it is more so a different gender at times, and that it was not a conscious effort for him to become more masculine. He has expressed discontent with the LGBT community not understanding his gender expression or gender
identity. He said he thought the whole point of being transgender is being what you feel on the inside. "For me, I wonder why do you have to just feel like a woman trapped in a man's body? Or vice versa? Why can't you identify with both genders and tap into those without being accused of dressing up as a girl for attention?"
November 1 - National
Senator Barack Obama, campaigning for the presidency, pledges that if elected he will repeal the
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy within 100 days of taking office and allow gay men and women to serve openly in the military.
Dr. Julie Nemecek
John Edwards
January 1 – Nebraska
“Council Bluffs Community Alliance” The Council Bluffs Community Alliance will promote the city of Council Bluffs as a developing gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender family community, and will help assure the equality of all Council Bluffs’ residents.
January 1 – Texas
“El Paso Sun City Pride” The El Paso Sun City Pride (EPSCP) Organization was established in 2007 to serve as the social directors of the El Paso LGBT community and to bring the great City of El Paso a PRIDE Celebration it rightfully deserves.
Joy Ladin
February 6 – Pennsylvania
In the first lawsuit to shine a public spotlight on pervasive homophobia in women’s sports, NCLR represents Jennifer Harris, a former college basketball star, in a discrimination case against Penn State and former coach Rene Portland
September 19 - California
San Diego Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders reveals his plan to support a city measure guaranteeing marriage equality to gays and lesbians, after previously opposing it.
May 12 - New York
Roberto Duncanson was murdered in Brooklyn, New York. He was stabbed to death by Omar Willock, who claimed Duncanson had flirted with him.
January 1 – Maryland
“FreeState Justice” Free State Legal is a legal advocacy organization that seeks to improve the lives of low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (“LGBT”) Marylanders. Equality Maryland works to secure and protect the rights of LGBT Marylanders by promoting legislative initiatives on the state, county and municipal levels.
Lt. Dan Choi
December 23 - Ohio
Brian McGlothin wore gender non-conforming clothing and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. Brian was shot in the head by Antonio Williams, who is currently serving a six-year sentence. Very little information was released about Brian or the crime. Brian was 25 years old.
Tim Hardaway
Candis Cayne
May 6 - National
NCAA Executive Director Myles Brand publicly states that discrimination based on sexual orientation in collegiate sport must be addressed.
Andrew Anthos
July 20 - National
“I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry”. Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits.
January 25 - National
“Save Me”. A sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
April 29 - New York
We are the Beta Xi chapter of Delta Lambda Phi at NYU. Delta Lambda Phi is the fastest growing fraternity in the country that is open to gay, bisexual, and progressive men. Our fraternity was founded in October of 1986 by three men who wanted to create a social fraternity that did not discriminate against sexual orientation. Vernon L. Strickland, III founded the fraternity and went on to initiate 24 men into the Alpha Chapter the following April.
September 24 - National
Matt Kailey publishes “Focus on the Fabulous: Colorado GLBT Voices”
March 23 – Pennsylvania
Erica Keel The investigation into a fatal traffic accident that claimed the life of transgender woman Erika Keels was officially closed in March, with no criminal charges brought against the driver. Evidence was present that the driver was speeding and recklessly driving but wasn’t sited in the murder. She was 21 years old.
May 1 - National
Johnny Diaz publishes “Boston Boys Club”
June 9 - National
George Michael took the piano that John Lennon used to write “Imagine” and toured it around the united states to bring awareness to violence in a “Peace Tour”. One of his stops was where John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
November 6 - National
Hardy Haberman publishes “Soul of a Second Skin: The Journey of a Gay Christian Leatherman”, Can a Christian be kinky? That’s a question that is rarely asked. More specifically, can a gay leathermen be a Christian? That is the key question that this book seeks to answer. Nationally known and respected leatherman, author and speaker Hardy Haberman reveals his spiritual journey and gives readers both kinky and straight insight into the soul of his beliefs. His views on the BDSM lifestyle and Christianity are enlightening, entertaining and sometimes controversial, but the story of his journey is sure to be thought provoking. For anyone seeking to reconcile their religious and spiritual beliefs with their sexuality and kink, this book is a valuable resource. For people unfamiliar with the Leather /BDSM/Fetish community, this book offers a glimpse into the world of radical sexuality. For Christians, it is witness to the extravagant grace of God and a testament to an unconventional pathway to abundant life. Yes, it is not only possible to be a gay Christian leatherman, but it can be an interesting journey getting there.
United States LGBT History for 2007
Bret T. Turner
July 23 - National
“Kiss the Bride”. In high school, Matt and Ryan were best friends. More than friends, actually. But in the ensuing ten years, they've lost contact. So when Matt receives an invitation to Ryan's wedding he's surprised - especially that Ryan is marrying a woman! Matt interrupts his ideal alternative lifestyle to return to his hometown. He plans to rescue his former love from whatever "she-devil" has trapped him into this huge mistake. On the other hand, Ryan's perky fiancé Alex takes quite the liking to Matt. Is she very cunning, disarmingly ditsy, completely adorable - or all three? As Matt tries to rekindle the old flame, Ryan is intent on putting out any sparks. Ryan dismisses their old romance as just a high school thing, but Matt realizes Ryan may still be the love of his life. All the while, Matt must deal with "his new best friend" Alex, the two families, and a hometown he thought he'd left entirely in the past. As the wedding day fast approaches (like a meteor hurtling toward ground zero), old feelings resurface and secrets are revealed. Each of them must balance the past with the present, and make a choice that will determine the rest of their lives: the boundaries of love, sexuality and identity are never constant.
November 30 - National
"Touch" This work is touching in the true meaning of the word Jeff Palmers artistic male photography presents American dreamboats in sensual and intimate togetherness. Muscle-bound men in highly emotional scenes are masterfully enveloped in light and shadows. They open up to the cameras lens with both self-assurance and abandon. Palmers newest works took quite some time to complete and you can see it in the results. Those looking for a snapshot aesthetic may be disappointed. But those who appreciate meticulously composed photographs of male nudes are sure to be delighted.
February 20 - National
Former NBA center John Amaechi came out in his memoir “Man in the Middle”, landing him on the cover of ESPN The Magazine. He becomes the first former NBA player to reveal his sexual orientation, earning him the title of “one of the world’s most high-profile gay athletes” by the BBC. Amaechi, known for his acerbic wit and willingness to take on NBA legends such as Jerry Sloan, helped lay the groundwork for the NBA’s Jason Collins and other athletes to be themselves.
December 11 - National
The Supreme Court rules that two women who married in Massachusetts cannot divorce in Rhode Island.
Barack Obama
November 1 - National
Steve Berman is a novelist that co-wrote “So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction”. Twenty-two captivating stories where queer culture and fey folklore meet. The legends of Fairyland tell that one should never taste the food or sip the drink, or else risk being caught there forever. But the tempting morsels in So Fey are irresistible! Lambda Award-nominated editor Steve Berman brings together acclaimed fantasy writers with some of the brightest names in speculative and LGBT fiction to create tales that are moving and magical. These stories of romance and grief, adolescence and identity, struggle and hope will enchant readers who long for a fantastic escape--and a wonderful twist! One sample of this bewitching treat is sure to trap you in its pages! From the pains of loss in Holly Black's "The Coat of Stars" to dealing with issues of identity in Richard Bowes's "The Wand's Boy" to Melissa Scott's look at the dangers of love in "Mister Seeley" So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction takes you into worlds that are at once amazing and familiar. With tales that tear and tug at the heart but never cease to enchant, this exciting and unique collection will long last in the minds of readers.
January 1 – Oklahoma
“The Imperial Court of all Oklahoma”.
Bill Richardson
July 29 - Florida
Oscar Mosqueda made an alleged sexual advance on Cesar Israel Villazano in Daytona Beach, Florida and was shot to death.
Brian McGlothin
March 9 - National
“Suffering Man’s Charity”. Later released as "Ghost Rider", Jonathan Vandermark is a music teacher with a weakness for young men with great aspirations and without a pot to piss in. When Sebastian enters his life and takes advantage of John's charity, his life and afterlife will be changed forever.
May 12 - National
Chuck Panozzo who had come out in 2006 and talked about living with HIV published his autobiography “The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with Styx “
Mike Gravel
Ted Allen
December 15 - California
Los Angeles Times sports columnist Mike Penner announces he is Christine Daniels. A year later, he transitions back to Penner. He later commits suicide.
October 9 - National
"Getting It" Fifteen-year-old Carlos Amoroso is a virgin -- and he isn't happy about it. He'd love to hook up with gorgeous Roxy, but she has no idea he's alive. Watching a TV show one night gives Carlos an idea: What if he got a makeover from Sal, a senior at his school who's gay? Sal agrees -- but only if Carlos helps him start a Gay-Straight Alliance. Carlos doesn't expect the catch. What are his friends going to think? And is he ever going to get what he wants?
November 13 - Indiana
Mike Pence voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA).
October 31 - National
“Father Knows…”. Father Knows... is a bittersweet comedy-drama that tells the story of Love Family and personal estrangements spanning over 15 years in the life of what seem like a simple American Family. Not so. The story is told from the view point of hunky Brad (Cort Donovan) who at the start of this film is scripting his memoirs focusing on the love of his life Ira their awful break up and Ira s stormy relationship with his parents especially his father who occupies a center piece in this melodrama. The final revelation is that love is something which cannot be conquered all at once but takes years of patience is fully realized in Father Knows a film that will take you on a sometimes funny sometimes heart felt but always entertaining journey which might evoke sweet memories of your first true love.
May 22 - National
“Out at the Wedding”. Ever have an identity crisis? Tell a little white lie here and there, just to make everyone happy? Well, Alex Houston has got you beat, hands down. After telling her fiancé, Dana, that her entire family is dead, Manhattanite Alex whisks off to her childhood home in South Carolina to serve as bridesmaid at her high-maintenance, estranged sister Jeannie's wedding. As she tries not to steal Jeannie's thunder by telling her family that a) she's engaged, and b) the man she's going to marry is a Jewish African American, things get a little mixed up. For starters, Alex's sharp- tongued, mischievous best friend Jonathan unwittingly starts a rumor at the wedding that Alex is gay and Dana is a woman. When her family reacts in a surprisingly supportive way, Alex decides to go with it. It's easier than telling the truth, right? But when Alex and Jonathan decide to hire sexy lesbian Risa to act as her lover when Jeannie comes to visit Alex in New York, things really start to get out of hand. Director Lee Friedlander follows up her award-winning 2004 film "Girl Play" with this witty, farcical romp that explores the sometimes comically bumbling way in which we come out to the people we love - whether we're gay or straight. As she becomes increasingly entangled in her web of lies, Alex struggles to come to terms with her fiancé, her family and most of all herself along the way.
November 1 - National
William J. Mann publishes “Men Who Love Men”
September 24 - National
“Anyone and Everyone”. Connected by having a son or daughter who is gay, parents across the country discuss their experiences in the documentary Anyone and Everyone. In it, filmmaker Susan Polis Schutz, depicts families from all walks of life. Individuals from such diverse backgrounds as Japanese, Bolivian, and Cherokee, as well as from various religious denominations such as Mormon, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Hindu, and Southern Baptist, share intimate accounts of how their children revealed their sexual orientation and discuss their responses. The parents also talk about struggling with the pain of their sons and daughters dealing with not being accepted by relatives or friends and being ostracized by religious congregations. "It was so evil and so bad that we almost couldn't talk about it... You just had the idea it was so terrible that it was unspeakable," said a Mormon mother in the film. "Having heard all these awful things and what homosexuality was and then having a member of your family, a person that you have seen, a child that you have seen since the child was born, a person that was absolutely wholesome, good, kind, gentle and that put together with the word lesbian didn't add up," said a Hispanic mother. This film is especially important since up to 26% of gay teens who come out to their parents or guardians are told they must leave home. Of the approximately 1.6 million homeless American youth, 20-40% identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Nearly 40% of LGBT (GLBT) students report being physically harassed. In a 2001 Department of Health study of youth in Massachusetts, about 40 percent of gay and lesbian students attempted suicide, compared to about 10 percent of their heterosexual peers.
August 30 - Texas
Maribelle Reyes died from AIDS related illness after being turned away from several treatment centers due to her transgender status.
September 25 - National
Eric Marcus publishes “What If Someone I Know Is Gay? Answers to Questions about What It Means to be Gay and Lesbian”
March 17 – National
The Soulforce Equality Ride bus starts visiting 32 schools in the United States that ban enrollment of openly-gay students.
June 21 - National
“Rock Haven”. Brady (Sean Hoagland), who will shortly be going away to college, is a shy, introspective 18-year-old, who moves to the coastal seaside town of Rock Haven with his overprotective, widowed mother Marty (Laura Jane Coles), who is setting up a Christian school nearby. He spends a lot of time on the beach, either reading the bible or staring at the waves crashing on shore, until he meets a neighbor’s free- spirited visiting son, 19-year-old Clifford (Owen Alabado). There is an instant attraction to each other, even though homosexuality conflicts with Brady's devoutly Christian beliefs. Brady has struggled with his feelings before and spends a lot of time showering, as if to scrub these feelings away. He seeks advice from his pastor (played by David Lewis, the director), who tries to reassure him by emphasizing biblical texts which portray God as non-condemnatory love. Brady's mother, sensing that something is wrong, tries to fix him up with a nice Christian girl - who knows immediately that he is not interested in her because he isn't staring down her dress. Because Brady is obviously uncomfortable around girls, Clifford teaches him some moves. During one such session, Clifford feels Brady's crotch; Brady jumps away, and Clifford teases him that he is aroused. Brady avoids Clifford for a while, but then starts hanging out with him again and they bond over junk food. Clifford respects Brady's faith and takes an interest in the Bible that Brady has given him as a present. Eventually, they sleep together. Brady had told his mother that he had being driven to a church sleepover by Peggy. When he returns the next day, she tells him that Peggy was in a car accident and confronts him about what is happening. He tells her that he is gay, and she reacts by trying to get him to go to a camp to "fix" him. All good things come to an end and so does this summer.
February 14 - National
Former professional basketball player Tim Hardaway tells a Miami radio station, “I hate gay people.” He is dismissed from all NBA duties and released as a coach in the CBA.
November 6 - National
“An Angel Named Billy”. Evicted from his home, a pleasant gay teen finds support and acceptance as a hired caregiver for a professional photographer's father after his latest stroke.
January 1 – California
The Campus Climate Index awards USC a top five-star rating for its support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.
March 6 - National
Kevin Sessums published his memoir “Mississippi Sissy”
Ruby Ordeñana
State equality and discrimination bills
April 10 - National
"Rainbow Road" Jason Carrillo came out to his basketball team and lost his university scholarship. Now that he's graduated, he's been asked to speak at the opening of a gay and lesbian high school across the country -- but what is he going to say? Kyle Meeks is getting ready to go to Princeton in the fall. When his boyfriend, Jason, mentions the speaking invitation, he jumps at the chance to go with him -- but can their romance survive two weeks crammed together in a car? Nelson Glassman is happy that his best friend, Kyle, has found love with Jason. Now he wants to find a soul mate of his own and is going to start looking during the road trip -- but will being "third wheel" ruin his friendship with Kyle and Jason?
June 1 - National
The Williams Institute reports that on average, 13 out of 100,000 gay, lesbian and bisexual people report hate violence every year. The 13 compares to 8 for African-Americans, 12 for Muslim- Americans and 15 for Jewish-Americans.
January 1 – National
"All My Boys" Lindsay Lozon is a very special artist. He reduces his settings to down to the bare necessities ceding the scene to his young models. The results are refreshing, humorous and surprisingly multifaceted photographs. Lozon isnt impressed by star allure he is there for his models and not the other way around. Lozons young men are consistently slim, smooth and athletic but each of them has their own special character. ALL MY BOYS goes much further than mere pin-up photography! For the first time the photographer also presents portraits in colour delicious!
January 1 – Michigan
“Kalamazoo Pride” We wholeheartedly believe that Kalamazoo Pride will offer something for each and every visitor to the Arcadia Creek Festival Place.
Ryan Keith Skipper
May 25 - Colorado
Governor Bill Ritter signs a bill into law allowing unmarried couples to adopt each other’s children, thereby granting same-sex couples the ability to take on the legal rights of being a parent. Now, children of LGBT couples can have two legal parents. As well, he expands the Employment Nondiscrimination Act to add protections for sexual orientation, including transgender status.
January 1 – California
NCLR and California Rural Legal Assistance launch another first-of-its-kind project, Proyecto Poderoso / Project Powerful, to improve legal services for low-income LGBT farm workers and people in rural California.
NCLR represents a gay couple in a landmark victory against an internet adoption business that discriminates against same-sex couples and single parents
January 1 – National
"Texas Twins" Celebrated portrait photographer, Howard Roffman is back with some of his most intimate and stunning work to date. Nash and Morgan are a pair of extremely photogenic twins from deep in the heart of Texas.
August 31 - National
“Chris & Don: A Love Story”. The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.
February 23 - National
“Running Deep”. Running Deep is about a man's struggle to overcome the memory of his beloved wife and reconnect with his two grown sons. He inherits a beach house and there, with his sons, they explore their complicated relationship. Only after suffering tragedy and heartache can he get his family back.
January 1 – New York
“National Museum” The National Museum will be an important part of the museum-scape and vibrant culture of New York – delivering an unrivaled perspective on human rights, gender identity and the diverse experiences of LGBT people.
January 1 – Tennessee
“Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce” The Nashville LGBT Chamber of Commerce is the premier advocate of the Greater Nashville Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender business community, representing over 150 businesses in Nashville and the surrounding area.
Governor Ted Kulongoski
June 24 - National
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly announces its support for repealing the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
March 28 – National
“A Four-Letter Word”. Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that he seems, will Luke be disappointed?
September 24 - National
Jim Parsons changed our lives when he was cast as Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory”
January 1 – California
“Lambda Literary Foundation” Lambda Literary believes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of our culture, and that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when our stories are written, published and read.
February 24 - Rhode Island
Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch issues a legal opinion that same sex marriages performed in Massachusetts are valid in Rhode Island.
January 1 - National
DiversityInc requires companies to offer domestic-partner benefits as a prerequisite to making its DiversityInc Top 50 list
January 1 – National
Perry Moore the author for the Narnia movie companions releases his novel “Hero”. The novel tells the story of a closeted homosexual teenager who becomes a superhero.
March 29 – Ohio
Eric Mohat 17 died by suicide
February 27 - Michigan
Andrew Anthos, a 72-year-old disabled gay man, was beaten with a lead pipe in Detroit, Michigan by a man who was shouting anti-gay names at him. Anthos died 10 days later in the hospital.
April 1 - New York
Joy Ladin becomes the first openly trans* professor to teach at an Orthodox institution.
January 1 – Nebraska
“Star City Pride” Star City Pride was created to support the LGBTQA community in Lincoln, NE. Every year in July, allies and members of our community come together to celebrate what Pride stands for and to raise awareness of equality in our city.
January 1 – Connecticut
“Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Chamber – An LGBT Alliance for Business Opportunities” CTGLC creates and enhances opportunities within LGBT and allied organizations to promote an inclusive and thriving business community.
July 1 - National
Scott Pomfret and activist and writer published “Q-Guide to Wine and Cocktails”
December 8 - Washington D.C.
25-year-old gay man Nathaniel Salerno was attacked by four men on a Metro train in Washington, DC. The men called him "faggot" while they beat him.
December 28 - Washington D.C.
President Bush issues a veto threat for the Defense authorization bill if hate crimes legislation is attached, ending consideration of the hate crimes bill in the 110th Congress.
May 1 - National
K. M. Soehnlein an author publishes “Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys”
January 7 – Tennessee
Nakia Ladelle Baker was beaten to death outside of a club in Nashville. She leaves his mother, Ida M. Baker; brothers, Alonzo E. Baker, Jr. and Darrel D. Baker; sisters, Marissa Veals and Keisha Miles. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, an aunt, Johnnie Burford and friends. 32 years old.
May 8 - National
Joe Perez published his novel “Soulfully Gay: How Harvard, Sex, Drugs, and Integral Philosophy Drove Me Crazy and Brought Me Back to God”
June 2 - National
“Starrbooty”. Supermodel goes undercover as a hooker to rescue her niece from an evil body parts broker.
Chris Cocker
January 23 - National
Deadlee a long time rapper announced a spring tour called "HomoRevolution Tour 2007" and attacked Eminem, DMX, and 50 Cent as "homophobic". He also appears on the LOGO network's documentary series, Hip Hop Homos.
December 6 - National
Anderson Cooper began hosting CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute, a show which honors and recognizes extraordinary deeds by ordinary people. He is categorized as the most prominent openly gay journalist on American television.
Hilary Clinton
January 1 – National
Blake Young-Fountain had a role in House Boy.
April 27 - National
HRC produces a video that confronts the lies from the right wing about hate crimes legislation.
January 1 - Ohio, Oregon, Colorado, Michigan, Iowa, Vermont, and Kansas
Anti-discrimination legislation was passed
March 20 – National
Judy Shepard is featured on the front cover of HRC’s Equality magazine. By this date, she has spoken to more than 1 million youths about the damaging effects of hate and the importance of embracing diversity.
January 1 – Washington State
“PrideFest Seattle” Seattle PrideFest is produced by PrideFest, a 501c3 non-profit, with vendor assistance by One Degree Events, with Festival Director Egan Orion, an amazing support staff, and tens of thousands of supporters. We took over the festival in 2007, when financial problems from the previous festival producers made it impossible for them to produce that year's festival. We only had six weeks, but it was a big success, and we've been building our festival ever since. One Degree Events couldn't do this without a lot of help. Volunteers, staff, the Seattle Center, amazing artists from the Northwest and around the country who add to the excitement of Pride Weekend, and the community that continues to support us year after year. Because of you, we've grown PrideFest into the largest free Pride Festival in the country
September 27 - Washington D.C.
The Senate invokes cloture on the hate crimes legislation by a vote of 60-39. A voice vote adds the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act as an amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization Act. It is the first time that a transgender-inclusive piece of legislation passes both chambers of Congress.
January 1 – New York
“East Village Queer Film Festival”. The East Village Queer Film Festival (EVQ) celebrates queer film in all it's glorious diversity. The festival, presented by the Wild Project in association with New York No Limits and hosted by Director Lola Rock’n’Rolla, embraces an inclusive Queer identity, featuring films that entertain, explore and promote queer-themed issues, work by and featuring LGBTQ artists, as well as work inspired by the expanded innovative and audacious downtown Queer avant garde. The festival seeks to become a positive space for building, growing and fostering the Queer film community and to serve an integral role ushering in the future of Queer film.
October 26 - Oklahoma
Steven Domer, a 62-year-old gay man, was murdered.
June 22 - National
“You Belong To Me”. When Jeffrey, a young New York architect, moves into a new apartment, he becomes the object of obsession for his eccentric landlady.
April 1 - National
Peter D. Hart Research Associates releases the results of a poll showing that support for protections against hate violence is strong - even across partisan and racial lines. The results show that three in four voters support including sexual orientation in federal hate crimes laws, including 85 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of Independents, 64 percent of Republicans, 74 percent of African- Americans, 74 percent of Latinos and 74 percent of Caucasians.
November 27 - National
Greg Herren a writer and editor, under the pen name Todd Gregory publishes “Every Frat Boy Wants It”. At eighteen, Jeff Morgan is the quintessential all-American boy--blond, blue-eyed, and a star jock at his small Kansas high school. Enrolling at California State University-Polk, Jeff plans to become a writer. He also hopes that the macho nature of fraternity life will help him get over his lifelong attraction to other men. The reality couldn't be more different. . .
Through Blair Blanchard, the drama major son of divorced movie stars, Jeff discovers the Beta Kappa fraternity, and enters a world where alcohol and drugs serve as an excuse for covert trysts between frat brothers. . .where the pledging process becomes a sensual, S&M-fueled bacchanal. . .where weekends in L.A. and Palm Springs are no-holds-barred adventures in sexual exploration. . .and where Spring Break is a boys-gone-wild porn movie come to life. Through every encounter, from intense couplings with older frat brothers to sizzling three-ways with hot new pledges, Jeff also deals with his increasingly complex feelings--for Blair, for a handsome new arrival, and for life within Beta Kappa itself.
Sexy, steamy, and incredibly erotic, Every Frat Boy Wants It proves that when it comes to learning all there is to know about mind-blowing pleasure, nothing beats hands-on experience. . .
June 7 - National
Hardy Haberman publishes “More Family Jewels: Further Explorations in Male Genitorture”
President George W. Bush
December 6 - Washington D.C.
The hate crimes amendment is stripped from the Defense Department authorization legislation.
October 5 - National
“For the Bible Tells Me So”. An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
September 20 - National
Matt Doyle is an actor song writer who gets a role as Jonathan, Eric Van Der Woodsen’s boyfriend, on CW show Gossip Girl
October 8 - National
“Skull & Bones”. A Tale of Homo-cidal Mania! Gay sex buddies Nathan and Justin are united by their passion for slasher, vigilante, serial killer and zombie films. Bored and frustrated with their lives as students at an obscure college in impoverished New Haven, Connecticut, they decide to teach a self-important classmate, Andy, a lesson by raping him. The drug-fueled incident goes awry and Andy dies.
February 1 - Georgia
Anye Elite helped organized Phyre, Atlanta’s first weeklong celebration of black gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history. Phyre includes the controversial Question homoPhobia media campaign. Elite was a spokesmodel for the campaign and was featured in Atlanta’s gay publication, Georgia Voice, where he outlined the importance of the arts and their relationship to social equality.
Larry Graig
January 1 – Alaska
“Alaskans Together for Equality (ATE)” ATE is Alaska’s non-profit, statewide educational and advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Alaskans. ATE can lobby at the local, state and federal level for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Alaskans.
February 26 - California
Ellen DeGeneres hosts the 86th Academy Awards
June 16 - National
“Holding Trevor”. Young, beautiful and intelligent, Trevor (screenwriter Brent Gorski) is in a stalemate. Entangled in an unhealthy relationship with Darrell, a self-destructive heroin addict, and trapped in a telemarketing job, Trevor finds scant comfort in Los Angeles' vapid party scene, where conversation rarely rises above inquiries like "So, are you an actor?" Worse still, he and his two best friends - roommate Andie and singer Jake - are being pulled apart by boredom and discontent. At the hospital for his boyfriend's latest overdose, Trevor finds a potential new beginning in Ephram, a medical intern with ambition, a warm demeanor and strikingly good looks. After they spend a romantic evening together, Trevor seems poised to make some changes. He begins by ending his relationship with Darrell and then strives to reconnect with Andie and Jake. But what should be a joyous event - a party celebrating a negative HIV test - explodes into rage and sorrow. Darrell shows up unannounced and makes a scene, Ephram suggests that Trevor isn't ready for a commitment, and Andie, reeling from a painful revelation, kicks Trevor while he's down. Though pulled in multiple directions, Trevor remains committed to bettering his life. But first he must realize that some people are too precious to abandon. Director Rosser Goodman (That's What I'm Talkin' 'Bout, Frameline29) finds rich emotional territory in Gorski's script, keeping it both focused and raw.
Jennifer Gale
Eric Mohat
January 1 – Pennsylavania
“Central Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce” The Central Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce is committed to expanding the economic interests of LGBT owned and allied businesses through advocacy, education, and partnerships with the local business community. Keystone Business Alliance.
January 1 – Maine
“Trans Youth Equality Foundation” The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy and support for transgender and gender non-conforming children and youth and their families. Our mission is to share information about the unique needs of this community, partnering with families, educators and service providers to help foster a healthy, caring, and safe environment for all transgender children.
January 1 – National
GALA Magazine | LGBT Artists is an online magazine that began publication and gives a voice to unseen, unheard, and undiscovered artists within the LGBT community
January 1 – National
“The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA)”. The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA) is a federation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Asian American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations. We seek to build the organizational capacity of local LGBT AAPI groups, develop leadership, promote visibility, educate our community, enhance grassroots organizing, expand collaborations, and challenge anti-LGBTQ bias and racism.
September 26 - National
“After Sex”. Vignettes about eight different couples at varying points in their relationships, each having conversations immediately after having sex.
August 28 - National
Ohio born Ted Allen hosts “Uncorked: Wine Made Simple”, on PBS. Has has an accomplished career but is most notably known for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Chopped.
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