May 15 - National
“The Wishmakers” Three young gay men arrive in Los Angeles to fulfill their dreams and aspirations, during a summer which will change their lives. In a world of You Tube celebrities, unemployment, downward mobility, and socializing through Facebook, they make a wish in a fountain to find love, fame, and transcendence. Will any of them do it?
June 1 - National
“The Pretty Boys” A glam rock band on the verge of finishing their new album. The lead guitarist's strung out on heroin, the singer's new boyfriend is the kid supplying drugs from the record company and the rest of the band's quit, disgusted.
May 22 - National
Neil S. Plakcy publishes “The Guardian Angel of South Beach” to continue his writing in the genre of romance novels.
December 6 - Washington D.C.
U.S. presses for LGBT human rights around the world. Memorandum on International Initiatives to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons. Public Papers of the Presidents: Barack Obama (Book 2), p. 1524.
Danny Vega
January 1 - Massachusetts
“OUT MetroWest” The mission of OUT MetroWest is to support the health and emotional well- being of GLBTQ teens in the Boston MetroWest area by offering youth-led and adult-supported social and educational programs.
Cassidy Nathan Vickers
September 30 - National
NCLR client Vanessa Adams settles with Federal Bureau of Prisons, establishing major changes in transgender medical policy for those in federal facilities
September 27 - National
"Gay in America" In this first-ever photographic survey of gay men in America, stereotypes are laid to rest and an intimate, honest picture of contemporary gay life is revealed through stunning personal portraits and narratives. Photographer Scott Pasfield traveled 54,000 miles across all fifty states over a two-year span gathering stories and documenting the lives of 140 gay men from all walks of life. At turns joyful and somber, reflective and celebratory, each narrative and image is an enlightening look into the variety of gay life in the United States.
June 1 - Florida
Rosita Hernandez, a Cuban trans woman, was stabbed to death in Miami.
September 18 - New York
Jamey Rodmeyer a 13 year old activist commits suicide. He was actively helping people understand how homophobia affects the community with bullying. He succumbed to the same bullying that he was helping to raise awareness for.
October 8 – National
“Eating Out The Open Weekend” A Zack is gaycationing in Palm Springs with new BF Benji who, to Zack's dismay, wants to try an open relationship. Adding confusion is Casey, Zack's ex, with Peter, his fake BF, plus Casey's fruity friend, Penny, and Zack's friend Lilly.
July 20 – Washington D.C.
President Barack Obama Supports Dianne Feinstein's Bill to Repeal Defense of Marriage Act. Feinstein's bill, called the Respect for Marriage Act, would 'uphold the principle that the federal government should not deny gay and lesbian couples' the same rights as others, according to Carney."
May 18 - National
Will Sheridan singer and basketball player came out. He came out to his team before publicly announcing but the team decided that it wouldn’t be discussed. By the time he came out he had left the team. He is the 2nd division 1 player to come out.
January 1 – National
Chris Salvatore was ranked at #41 on AfterElton's annual list of the top 50 gay and bisexual male celebrities.
February 7 – National
“What Happens Next” Paul, a closeted and self-unaware CEO in his 50's, retires and begins falling for a younger man half his age whom he meets in a dog park.
November 1 - New York
David Crabb opened his autobiographical one-man show, “Bad Kid. Bad Kid” about his experiences of being a gay Goth teen in South Texas.
August 20 - National
“Finding Mr. Wright” When an ambitious, serious-minded talent manager is forced to attend a wilderness therapy retreat weekend to save his disastrous, Hollywood-starlet client's career, he has no clue he is about to fall unexpectedly head over heels for her new, awkward, fun-loving life-coach.
January 6 - Massachusetts
Steve Buckley a journalist and writer for the Boston Herald comes up publicly. To address the announcement, he is a guest host on “The Big Show” and answered questions from readers.
January 1 - Louisiana
“Louisiana Trans Advocates” Louisiana Trans Advocates strengthens and supports transgender and allied communities across the state through social support, education, empowerment, and advocacy in order to promote self-determination of gender identity and gender expression for everyone.
January 7 - National
“Vampires Brighter In Darkness” A new take on Vampires. A supernatural Dark World of Vampires! Sexy, Scary, Get bitten.
March 23 - National
NBA fines Kobe Bryant $100k for using homophobic language toward an official. They later fine Joakim Noah $50k for using the same slur.
September 27 - National
"Wet Men" Francois Rousseau, photographer of Locker Room Nudes and the famed Dieux du Stade calendar, presents a unique and candid collection of nude and seminude photos of more than fifty men in, on, and around water. Wet Men is a celebration of the beauty of the male form, as well as the fulfillment of the fantasies surrounding the swimmers, lifeguards, athletes, and bathers around us.
Each photo in this beautifully produced book shows a man or men soaked to their bathing suits-or less-emerging from an afternoon’s dip in the ocean, playing on the beach, laying on sailboat decks, or taking a midsummer’s soak in a pool. Photographed on the beaches in the South of France, the public pools of Paris, the showers and spas of gyms, and the sparkling waters of Tahiti, these men are not professional models. Rather, they-and their sculpted, healthy, and undeniably sexy bodies- are eroticized, in the water, on the sand, under the sun, for their realness, their masculinity, and their accessibility.
April 22 - Maryland
Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old trans woman, was beaten in a violent struggle by two African- American women for entering the women's bathroom in Baltimore County, Maryland, which triggered her to have a seizure. Teonna Monae Brown, 19, pleaded guilty to
first-degree assault and a hate crime in the beating, and was sentenced to 5 years in prison, plus three years of supervised probation. The other woman was charged as a juvenile and committed to a juvenile detention facility.
November 15 - National
Saeed Jones publishes “When the Only Light is Fire”
January 1 - National
“Trans Student Educational Resources” Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming students through advocacy and empowerment. In addition to our focus on creating a more trans-friendly education system, our mission is to educate the public and teach trans activists how to be effective organizers. We believe that justice for trans and gender nonconforming youth is contingent on an intersectional framework of activism. Ending oppression is a long-term process that can only be achieved through collaborative action.
June 20 - National
“The Broken Tower” A biography of American poet Hart Crane who committed suicide at the age of 32 by jumping off the steamship SS Orizaba.
March 22 - Washington D.C.
The Civil Union and Equality Act of 2011, S.B. 30, is introduced after a poll by Lake Research Partners of 700 likely Delaware voters found 62 percent in favor of civil unions and only 31 percent opposed. Almost half of Delaware's legislators cosponsored the bill, and it is strongly supported by Gov. Jack Markell.
October 1 – National
“Queer Indigenous Studies” So begins this collection examining critical, Indigenous-centered approaches to understanding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and Two-Spirit (GLBTQ2) lives and communities and the creative implications of queer theory in Native studies. This book is not so much a manifesto as it is a dialogue—a “writing in conversation”—among a luminous group of scholar-activists revisiting the history of gay and lesbian studies in Indigenous communities while forging a path for Indigenous centered theories and methodologies.
The bold opening to Queer Indigenous Studies invites new dialogues in Native American and Indigenous studies about the directions and implications of queer Indigenous studies. The collection notably engages Indigenous GLBTQ2 movements as alliances that also call for allies beyond their bounds, which the co-editors and contributors’ model by crossing their varied identities, including Native, trans, straight, non-Native, feminist, Two-Spirit, mixed blood, and queer, to name just a few.
Rooted in the Indigenous Americas and the Pacific, and drawing on disciplines ranging from literature to anthropology, contributors to Queer Indigenous Studies call Indigenous GLBTQ2 movements and allies to center an analysis that critiques the relationship between colonialism and heteropatriarchy. By answering critical turns in Indigenous scholarship that center Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies, contributors join in reshaping Native studies, queer studies, transgender studies, and Indigenous feminisms. Based on the reality that queer Indigenous people “experience multilayered oppression that profoundly impacts our safety, health, and survival,” this book is at once an imagining and an invitation to the reader to join in the discussion of decolonizing queer Indigenous research and theory and, by doing so, to partake in allied resistance working toward positive change.
January 1 - National
“Global Equality Fund” The Global Equality Fund empowers civil society organizations (CSOs) and human rights defenders working to protect and advance the fundamental rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons so that they can live freely and exercise their rights without fear of discrimination or abuse. The Fund is a collaborative global effort, bridging governments, companies, foundations and NGOs working together to affirm a consistent global message that LGBTI rights are human rights, and to support civil society organizations working to promote the inclusion of and dignity for all persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
September 3 – National
“Sal” The last day in the life of the actor Sal Mineo, who was murdered on February 12, 1976.
January 4 – Rhode Island
In his inaugural speech, Governor Chafee reiterates his long-standing support for same-sex marriage.
Jamey Rodmeyer
March 12 - National
"A Place to Run" School’s out and Alex is home, but things aren’t going as smoothly as he hoped. Jared is hesitant about advancing their relationship and fixated on the fact that Alex’s mother doesn’t know he’s gay. When she discovers the truth, her extreme reaction drives Alex back to school early. Jared is stunned. Motivated by his need to protect Alex, Jared begins to question the wisdom of their planning a future together. How will their love flourish when every circumstance makes it seem predestined to fail?
September 25 - National
“Private Romeo” A modern take on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'. Set at an isolated all-boys military academy, it follows the forbidden relationship between two cadets.
January 20 - National
“Pariah” A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
April 5 – Delaware
John Buchheit is elected mayor of Delaware City, making him the first openly gay mayor in Delaware history.
May 11 - National
A majority of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A.’s 173 presbyteries ratifies an amendment to the church’s constitution removing a provision flatly prohibiting the ordination of sexually active unmarried Presbyterians as church officers.
April 24 - National
“The Perfect Family” A devoutly Catholic wife and mother has been nominated for one of the church's top awards. She then goes about trying to prove she has the "perfect" family, refusing to accept them for who they are.
January 1 - California
“Queer LifeSpace” Queer LifeSpace is a nonprofit counseling agency that seeks to bring sustainable mental health and substance abuse services to the LGBTQQI community.
December 24 - Missouri
Dee Dee Pearson, a 31-year-old transgender woman, died from bullet wounds in Kansas City.
September 19 - National
“The Queer Art of Failure” The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives—to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism that claims to break new ground but cleaves to conventional archives. Judith Halberstam proposes “low theory” as a mode of thinking and writing that operates at many different levels at once. Low theory is derived from eccentric archives. It runs the risk of not being taken seriously. It entails a willingness to fail and to lose one’s way, to pursue difficult questions about complicity, and to find counterintuitive forms of resistance. Tacking back and forth between high theory and low theory, high culture and low culture, Halberstam looks for the unexpected and subversive in popular culture, avant-garde performance, and queer art. She pays particular attention to animated children’s films, revealing narratives filled with unexpected encounters between the childish, the transformative, and the queer. Failure sometimes offers more creative, cooperative, and surprising ways of being in the world, even as it forces us to face the dark side of life, love, and libido.
January 1 - Pennsylvania
“PA Youth Congress” Founded by Pennsylvania students, the Pennsylvania Youth Congress is Pennsylvania’s first and only statewide LGBTQ youth advocacy organization. As young Pennsylvania leaders, we work to empower ourselves through meaningful community engagement and effective advocacy.
June 14 – National
"365 Days" One mixed-up girl, one dull boy, two hot distractions. How does one figure it all out?
Life sucks when you’re fifteen years old, confused about your sexuality, and the girl of your dreams doesn’t even know you exist. The sudden entrance of a hot new emo at school only adds to the confusion.
Clemmie Atkins thinks she's in love with her school friend, the mysterious and alluring J. Devastated that J doesn’t even seem to know she exists, Clemmie tries to escape her feelings by dating the nice but dim Ben. Unfortunately for Clemmie—and Josh—J just won’t leave her head, or her heart. Until...In walks sexy new-girl, Hannah Harrison. Before long, dreams of Hannah begin to eclipse the impossible thoughts of J and the boredom of Ben. Clemmie has exactly 365 days to discover herself, and she’s going to have a blast doing it!
October 2 – National
Steven Reigns founds “The Gay Rub”, a project devoted to collecting rubbings from LGBTQ historical markers, signs, tombstones, cenotaphs, plaques, and monuments from around the world.
November 1 - National
"Queer" Teen life is hard enough with all of the pressure’s kids face, but for teens who are LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), it’s even harder. When do you decide to come out? To whom? Will your friends accept you? And how on earth do you meet people to date?
Updated in 2018, Queer is a humorous, engaging, and honest guide that helps LGBT teens come out to friends and family, navigate their new LGBT social life, figure out if a crush is also queer, and rise up against bigotry and homophobia. Queer also includes personal stories from the authors and sidebars on queer history.
May 6 - National
“The Love Patient” Paul is a success who has gone stale with his work and his life. He has lost the love of his life but they are still co-workers. So he decides to "get" cancer so he can be popular again with Brad. When the (supposedly fake) test result comes back, he is diagnosed with an actual spot on his lungs which has "metastasized" and he is put to bed rest and on a drug regimen. But is the diagnosis real or faked or an "intervention" by his friends, co-workers and ex-lover... His family and friends do, in fact, assemble around him and hilarity ensues - with some familial bickering.
November 26 - National
Jim Provenzano published “Every Time I Think of You”, about two gay teenage athletes in the 1970s and won a Lambada Award.
July 10 - Ohio
Pride, downtown Cincinnati Fountain Square, Greater Cincinnati Gay Commerce of Commerce July 20, 2011
August 1 - National
Neil S. Plakcy publishes “Mi Amor” to continue his writing in the genre of romance novels.
Sean Maher
Johnny Weir
September 23 - National
San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission released a report on bisexual visibility, titled “Bisexual Invisibility: Impacts and Regulations.” This was the first time any governmental body released such a report. The report showed, among other things, that self-identified bisexuals made up the largest single population within the LGBT community in the United States. In each study included in the report, more women identified as bisexual than lesbian, though fewer men identified as bisexual than gay. 2011 Bisexual Invisibility Impacts and Regulations.pdf
May 16 - Arizona
Rick Welts, Phoenix Suns President comes out.
March 17 - National
GLSEN launches “Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project” focused on making K-12 athletics and physical education safe, respectful and accessible for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions.
March 1 - National
Greg Herren a writer and editor publishes “Sleeping Angel”
January 1 - Iowa
“Des Moines Pride Center” The Des Moines Pride Center is a community organization that serves, supports, and celebrates gender and sexual minorities and their allies.
December 29 - Louisiana
The body of Githe Goines, a black 23-year-old trans woman who had been reported missing 2 weeks beforehand, was found in a scrapheap in New Orleans.
March 27 - National
Neil S. Plakcy publishes “The Russian Boy” to continue his writing in the genre of romance novels.
June 17 - Connecticut
Sandy Campbell and Donald Windham after lifelong acting and writing left their estate to Yale University on the agreement that it would create a literary prize for fellow authors. The Donald Windham Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes was established. Sandy Campbell's book collection is preserved inside the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
March 1 - National
It Gets Better video campaign films SF Giants, Cubs, Red Sox, Mariners, Minnesota Twins and others.
December 13 - National
“I Want To Get Married” Can Paul get married in just 6 days? Paul Roll is a lovable nerd who's achieved everything he's set his mind to, except...he's never been successful at finding a man. After witnessing the marriage of his best friends--6 days before Election Day 2008--he realizes he desperately wants to get married. Forced by the current economy to take on an ultra-conservative (and anti-gay) conglomerate known as The Family as a new client, Paul must now tangle head-to- head with its Disney-like villain, Miss Deborah Anderson. Through a series of comedic mishaps that include a crusty old lounge singer named Miss Piggy B, Paul finally meets the man of his dreams. But is true love meant to be?
January 1 - National
"Trunk Show" There's really no need to explain why swim trunks are one of the sexiest pieces of clothing. Rather than a long explanation, Trunk Show offers a slew of awe-inspiring photos that serve as visual proof. This anthology of swimwear - and beautiful men wearing it - was compiled by Jason Salzenstein, editor of Brief Encounters. This sexy follow-up is all about the small garment that turns heads whenever it's worn by a sexy guy.
Chandler Burr
November 17 - California
Cassidy Nathan Vickers, a 32-year-old black transgender woman, died from a fatal gunshot wound to the chest in Hollywood. Her killer, who is still unidentified, is suspected of also attempting to rob and non-fatally shoot another black transgender woman on the same day.
September 11 – National
Greg Herren a writer and editor, under the pen name Todd Gregory publishes “Wings: Subversive Gay Angel Erotica”
January 1 - National
“Dude You’re A Fag” High school and the difficult terrain of sexuality and gender identity are brilliantly explored in this smart, incisive ethnography. Based on eighteen months of fieldwork in a racially diverse working-class high school, Dude, you’re a Fag sheds new light on masculinity both as a field of meaning and as a set of social practices. C. J. Pascoe's unorthodox approach analyzes masculinity as not only a gendered process but also a sexual one. She demonstrates how the "specter of the fag" becomes a disciplinary mechanism for regulating heterosexual as well as homosexual boys and how the "fag discourse" is as much tied to gender as it is to sexuality.
August 30 - National
Lane Twins, Garry and Larry wrote a screenplay, Full Circle, which includes a role tailored for Dolly Parton. The twins decided to drive from Los Angeles, where they live, to Parton's theme park in Tennessee, Dollywood. The goal was to try and hand their script to Parton during one of her appearances at Dollywood. The documentary explores the Lane twins' concerns about their Southern hometown's potential reaction to the film as both brothers are gay and their desire for acceptance from their Southern Baptist mother. The journey to deliver their screenplay is the focus of their documentary feature, Hollywood to Dollywood, which played at 60 film festivals.
Parton makes an appearance in the film. After viewing the documentary, she gave the twins rights to use her music and likeness in its promotions. The Lane twins donate 10 percent of each Hollywood to Dollywood DVD sold to Parton's Imagination Library, an organization that provides free books to young children and is part of the Dollywood Foundation.
Marcel Camero Tye
January 1 - National
"Rearranging Stars" Being a guardian angel is Drake's purpose, his destiny written irrevocably in the stars. Choice is not a part of an angel's life and something Drake never considered before he finds himself unexpectedly thrust into watching over Grey. Drake's new charge is just another human, except for one tiny thing, Grey can see angels. When Grey finds out that, unlike his previous angel, Drake will talk to him Grey becomes determined to pull Drake from the sidelines and into life. The consequences of Drake being distracted from his duty result in a decision that changes everything. Despite the depth of their love, the future remains uncertain. Drake's purpose stripped from him by a sacrifice made in love, he falls into despair. Only one thing can save him, but is their love strong enough to rearrange the stars and change Drake's fate?
June 28 - Washington D.C.
U.S. Department of Education holds its first-ever Federal LGBT Youth Summit in Washington, D.C. At the summit, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announces a “Dear Colleague Letter” that is sent to education administrators across America reminding them of students’ federal right to form a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA).
July 19 – Washington D.C.
Lashai Mclean a 23-year-old transgender woman who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday. Lashai was with another transgender woman in the very early morning on Wednesday when she was shot in northeast D.C.
January 1 - Idaho
“Gay Straight Alliance” The mission of the Gay Straight Alliance is to promote a positive and inclusive atmosphere for all people. The GSA strives to encourage individual growth and understanding by improving support for queer people and allies.
April 29 - National
“That’s What I Am” A coming-of-age story set in 1965 that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol (Chase Ellison), a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers. Everyone's favorite teacher, Mr. Simon (Ed Harris), pairs Andy with the school's biggest outcast and social pariah, Stanley, aka "Big G" (Alexander Walters), on a critical term project. Sporting thick orange hair, a head too big for his body and ears too big for his head, "Big G" has been the object of ridicule since grade school. Before long, Andy will learn that there was truly a method behind Mr. Simon's madness as to why he teamed these two up. As the story unfolds, Mr. Simon finds himself the target of a malicious rumor after Principal Kelner (Amy Madigan) suspends a school bully for brutally beating up a female classmate whom he thinks has "cooties." When Andy watches "Big G" fearlessly confront the school bully, a series of events are triggered which change the lives of both young men - and their teacher - forever. Much to Andy's surprise, "Big G" is a brilliant, kind, tolerant and decent human being who has more dignity than anyone Andy has ever encountered.
January 1 - National
“Athlete Ally” Sports remains one of the greatest socialization mechanisms in the world — it communicates values without relying on any one language, and its most successful participants are known and respected globally. And yet, an entire community of people remain systematically excluded from sport. Athlete Ally believes that everyone should have equal access, opportunity, and experience in sports — regardless of your sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Our mission is to end the rampant homophobia and transphobia in sport and to activate the athletic community to exercise their leadership to champion LGBTQ equality.
January 1 - National
“More Happy Than Not”. In the months after his father's suicide, it's been tough for sixteen-year- old Aaron Soto to find happiness again—but he's still gunning for it. With the support of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he's slowly remembering what that might feel like. But grief and the smile-shaped scar on his wrist prevent him from forgetting completely. When Genevieve leaves for a couple of weeks, Aaron spends all his time hanging out with this new guy, Thomas. Aaron's crew notices, and they're not exactly thrilled. But Aaron can't deny the happiness Thomas brings or how Thomas makes him feel safe from himself, despite the tensions their friendship is stirring with his girlfriend and friends. Since Aaron can't stay away from Thomas or turn off his newfound feelings for him, he considers turning to the Leteo Institute's revolutionary memory- alteration procedure to straighten himself out, even if it means forgetting who he truly is. Why does happiness have to be so hard?
July 14 - National
“Finding Me Truth” A wild ensemble cast highlights Roger Omeus' romantic drama about a group of love- and sex-obsessed Jersey City friends navigating the treacherous waters of relationships.
January 1 - North Carolina
“Pride Winston-Salem” Come join the community to promote unity, visibility and self-esteem among LGBTQ people. Help foster a positive image in the Winston-Salem area and throughout the Triad with community activities and services.
January 1 - National
“Campaign for Southern Equality” The Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) is based in Asheville, North Carolina, and works across the South to promote full LGBTQ equality – both legal and lived. Our work is rooted in commitments to equity in race, gender and class.
March 8 - National
“Vampire Boys” Jasin and his vampire brood's time is running out. In order for them to survive, Jasin needs to find a mortal to turn into a vampire to spend eternity with. Los Angeles provides plenty of young candidates. The brood has their eyes set on Tara, a young, gorgeous blond college student. Tara is open to the idea of becoming a vampire, but someone else enters the picture to disrupt the brood's plans. Caleb, a fresh face college student new to Los Angeles, keeps dreaming of a mysterious stranger. At school, Caleb meets the stranger, Jasin, and they have an instant connection. The problem is that time is short, and Jasin needs to convince Caleb that eternity as a vampire can be a very sweet life.
June 8 - National
“Bidentity Crisis” Phil says he is bisexual but his girlfriend Helen and the flamboyant waiter think otherwise.
April 1 - National
“Judas Kiss” A quirk in time and space gives a failed filmmaker the chance to reshape his destiny when he visits his peculiar alma mater.
February 19 - Maryland
Tyra Trent a 25-year-old trans sex worker, was found asphyxiated to death in the basement of an empty Baltimore apartment. She had been reported missing two weeks prior. Tyra was 25 years old.
CeCe McDonald
October 3 – National
Sean Maher used his role playing a closeted gay on “The Playboy Club” to come out publicly.
April 5 – National
The actor best known for his role on “I Dream of Jeannie”, Hayden Rorke had references released by Barbara Eden who was a friend and costar in her biography “Jeannie Out of the Bottle”. Rorke was "unashamedly gay…he and his partner, director Justus Addiss, lived together for many years in Studio City, along with their menagerie of dogs" until his death in 1979 at age 62
John Smid
November 26 - Louisiana
Brenting Dolliole she identified as transgender, was dead about half an hour before her body was discovered and that her family was not notified until two days later. She was also apparently in an abusive relationship with a male partner. She was 22 years old.
March 30 - National
“August” August tells the story of two former lovers, Troy and Jonathan, who reunite after a long- ago painful breakup. After spending several years in Spain, Troy returns to Los Angeles and decides to phone Jonathan and meet for coffee. A seemingly innocent rendezvous turns into an attempt to revive passions past. Only this time it's not that simple as Jonathan has a new beau, Raul, and is trying to make the right decision a second time around.
January 1 - Florida
“GFLGLCC – Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce” Our mission is to promote business and economic opportunities for the LGBT and LGBT-friendly community.
February 1 – National
Facebook adds “in a civil union” and “in a domestic partnership” to its choices for relationship status in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and Australia.
March 29 - Pennsylvania
Murray Seidman, 70, was murdered for sexual advances and the bible told the criminal that he needed to die.
December 8 - Tennessee
Jacob Rogers, 17, died by suicide after years of harsh bullying in the bible belt.
January 1 - Ohio
“Toledo Pride” Toledo Pride – an annual area celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. Every year, the Pride of Toledo Foundation along with many other area sponsors welcomes thousands of participants who take part in Toledo Pride.
May 11 - Delaware
After the Delaware Senate had passed the Civil Union ACT 13-6 and the Delaware House passed it by 26-15 on April 14, the Civil Union and Equality Act of 2011 was signed by the governor. Civil unions are legal for same-gender Delawareans as of January 2012.
March 22 - National
Don Lemon a journalist for CNN publishes “Transparent” and comes out through the publication.
June 24 - National
Victor Bumbalo is an actor playwright that appeared in a short film, “Two Boys”. It has appeared in many festivals throughout the United States and won the Jury Award for Best Drama at the Beverly Hills Shorts Festival.
June 22 - National
“Wish Me Away” After a lifetime of hiding, Chely Wright becomes the first commercial country music singer to come out as gay, shattering cultural stereotypes within Nashville, her conservative heartland family and, most importantly, within herself. With unprecedented access over a two-year period, including her private video diaries, the film layers Chely's rise to fame while hiding in the late 90's with the execution of her coming out plan, culminating in the exciting moment when she steps into the media glare to reveal she is gay. The film shows both the devastation of internalized homophobia and the transformational power of living an authentic life. The film also documents the conflicting responses from Nashville, the heartland and the LGBT community as Chely Wright prepares for an unknown future.
Kevin Pennington
October 12 – National
“Somefarwhere” Price (Bryce Blais)goes to a Middle East country on a pretext of being a tourist. However his real purpose is to find his best friend/lover Bo (Drew Boylan) who suddenly disappear without a trace. In a country where homosexual acts alone can get you beheaded, can Price find Bo without revealing his true purpose? To what end does Price willing to pay and do in order to find Bo? And then there is Marwan (Khaled Haider) a taxi driver/tourist guide of Price and Combs (Dale Dymkoski) a detective, what secrets do these two men holds in helping Price finds Bo? In the end, can Price handle the truth regarding the true reason of Bo's disappearance?
February 25 – National
“Cloudburst” A lesbian couple escape from their nursing home and head up to Canada to get married. Along the way, they pick up a young, male hitchhiker.
United States LGBT History for 2011
April 29 - National
“Go-Go Crazy” The mockumentary follows the contests, judges, and hostess of a go-go boy dancing contest. With a little sex, sabotage, and a few dirty tricks, this movie will turn you on, bend you over with laughter and then give you a happy ending.
June 24 - New York
New York State passes the Marriage Equity Act, becoming the largest state thus far to legalize gay marriage.
The U.N. endorsed the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgender people for the first time, by passing a resolution that was backed by the U.S., among other countries.
January 1 - Virginia
“Nova Pride” NOVA Pride is a 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to cultivate and grow a coalition to educate, advocate and celebrate in service to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community of Northern Virginia and our straight Allies. A young, grassroots, 100% volunteer-run organization, NOVA Pride provides a unified voice for, and a local base to, LGBTQ+ Northern Virginians - enhancing our visibility and relevance in the DMV region. NOVA Pride brings a sense of community to families, youth, and people of all scenes and sexualities through its year- round activity, including an annual festival every fall.
January 1 - National
“Cupid” A gay man nearing 30, and in a 7-year relationship rut, taps into an otherworldly Internet ad that starts omnisciently controlling his life.
July 16 – National
“Sister Mary” Homophobic detective Mark Rima (James Vallo) must "partner" up with the very gay and flamboyant Detective Chris Riant (Shawn Quinlan) to stop a serial killing Nun (Judy Tenuta) from offing 5 band members otherwise known as "The Ex Choir Boys." But when it is determined that the detectives can't solve the case on their own, expert F.B.I. profiler Agent Peccant (comedian Ant) is assigned to the case. As the details of the case slowly emerge the police determine that that the "nun" may only be a silent witness to the grisly murders. The task force then turns its attention on the Catholic Church and a suspect group of Priests that have had a propensity for "cleansing the souls" of innocent young choir boys.
June 1 - National
Greg Herren a writer and editor, under the pen name Todd Gregory publishes “Games Frat Boys Play”
January 1 - National
"The Male Nudes" The elegant male nude photographs of George Platt Lynes, many never before published, from a newly discovered archive of negatives. George Platt Lynes was the preeminent celebrity portraitist of his day, shooting for Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and creating distinctive photographs of iconic cultural figures such as Diana Vreeland, Salvador Dal , and Orson Welles. But he also produced a separate body of work, kept largely hidden during his lifetime: photographs of the male nude. Many of these photos were shot in the studio and, like his fashion and dance work, were painstakingly posed and lit. They have a cinematic allure that evokes 1940s Hollywood and the lost era of New York’s caf society. Many seem to illustrate some unwritten mythology. Others reveal private obsessions of the photographer, who was always alert to the sculptural qualities of a young man at his most vital. This is the only Platt Lynes book to focus on the male nude images in a comprehensive and carefully considered manner. It is the first book to be published with the cooperation of the artist’s estate, which has provided unprecedented access to institutional and private collections, including the Kinsey Institute and the Guggenheim Museum. The result: a trove of unpublished images that are sure to cause a sensation.
January 1 - Tennessee
“Nashville Gay Parent” The Nashville Gay Parent group builds a community that nurtures and accepts all families equally. Through social activities, public awareness and resource matching, the group weaves the fabric of our families throughout Greater Nashville to strengthen all families.
January 1 - Tennessee
“Tennessee Valley Pride” Our goal is to combine the wonderful resources of the LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender] people of our area and reach out to the community with dignity and respect.
Dee Dee Pearson
October 1 – National
Secretary Vilsack was recognized at the Out and Equal Workplace Summit in Dallas for his work to improve work-life for USDA‘s LGBT employees. The Secretary was one of five finalists for the Out and Equal Champion Award, which recognizes leadership demonstrated by a non-LGBT individual on behalf of LGBT equality in the workplace. He was the only finalist who did not lead a Fortune 500 company.
August 3 - National
“Leave It on The Floor” Set in the ballroom world originally memorialized by the documentary Paris Is Burning, Leave It on the Floor is an original musical set in the scene in Los Angeles 2011.
January 1 - National
“Intersex Campaign for Equality” Our mission is to promote human rights and equality for all intersex people through arts, education, and action. We recognize that to turn a blind eye to additional forms of discrimination and violence which many intersex people face based on their race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or class is to consent to the culture of oppression; and we stand in solidarity with and support our most marginalized community members. We spoke out on behalf of non-binary, intersex college student Scout Schultz, an LBTQIA community leader at Georgia Tech, in September 2017, when they were fatally shot by campus police while suffering from mental health issues.
August 11 - New York
Camila Guzman About a hundred people gathered on 110th Street, “Tito Puente Way,” in East Harlem last night to remember the life of Camila Guzman. The vigil, sponsored by the Anti-Violence Project, took place outside of Camila’s apartment, where she was found murdered last week. She was 28 years old.
August 6 - New York
New York legalizes gay marriage
May 11 - California
The Office of the Provost and the Vice President of Student Affairs approves a gender-inclusive pilot program for the Rainbow Floor – a proposal brought forth by the Rainbow Floor Resident Advisor, QuASA and LGBT Resource Center.
January 1 - Rhode Island
“TGI Network of Rhode Island” Our mission is to serve the needs of the transgender, gender- variant, and intersex (TGI) communities in Rhode Island and surrounding areas through support, advocacy, and education. We seek to be a resource for TGI people navigating their life journeys as well as the legal and medical systems through our own programs and through collaboration with other organizations.
September 13 - Puerto Rico
Two transgender women were found murdered in Puerto Rico on Monday, reports El Nuevo Dia. According to the media outlet, local police discovered the bodies of two individuals “dressed in women’s clothes” along Highway 512 in Juana Diaz with bullet wounds to the head.
September 1 – National
“We Were Here” A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis.
Jacob Rogers
November 23 - National
Bunker becomes the first gay Teen Titan in "Teen Titan #3" by Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth.
June 19 - National
Campus Pride launches the “Out to Play” project designed to address anti-LGBTQ slurs, bias and conduct in college sports and create a safer, more LGBTQ-friendly athletic community at colleges and universities across the country.
October 26 – National
Steve Berman is a novelist that wrote “Speaking Out”
January 1 - Georgia
“lost n found” Lost-n-Found Youth’s mission is to take homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths to age 26 off the street and transition them into more permanent housing.
May 16 - National
“The Wise Kids” A vivid, dynamic Southern coming-of-age drama, takes place in the transitional space between high school and college, when life seems to be all questions and no answers, and the future is scarily wide open. Set in and around a Charleston, SC Baptist church, weaving through this ensemble piece are three main characters - Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter experiencing debilitating doubt, the hyperactive Laura, Brea's best friend and a devout believer, and Tim, the open-hearted son of a single father, confronting his homosexuality for the first time. Tensions and buried feelings abound, as colleges are chosen and adults behave badly, as Brea, Laura and Tim attempt to hang onto what they have, all the while yearning to break free.
January 10 - Minnesota
Krissy Bates was found dead in her apartment on Jan. 11. She'd been stabbed four times in her torso, once on the left side of her neck. Her boyfriend, Arnold Darwin Waukazo, confessed to the crime and was arrested last week. His first court appearance was this afternoon. She was 45 years old.
Chrissy Lee Polis
August 2 - California
LGBT Resource Center Director, Vincent Vigil, makes a presentation called, “Strengthening Admissions Protocols to Support LGBT Students & Their Families” at the Inaugural U.S. Department of Education’s Improving Campus Climate for LGBT Students
June 12 – California
QUASA hosts the Pride Project at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, educating USC students, local high school students and community members about bullying, depression and other challenges for LGBT youth through art.
October 5 – National
“Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You” A vulnerable teenager with a deep perception of the world and no idea how to live in it.
September 6 – Illinois
Hank Chen is one of the founding members of “OneWheaton” a group formed to provide support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning students at the evangelical Christian college.
October 17 – National
Zachary Quinto came out as gay and explained that, after the suicide of bisexual teenager Jamey Rodemeyer, he realized "that living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it is simply not enough to make any significant contribution to the immense work that lies ahead on the road to complete equality
Shelley Hilliard
November 15 - National
“Bite Marks” Truck-driver Brewster takes over his missing brother's delivery of a load of coffins to a funeral home. He picks up hitchhiking gay couple Cary and Vogel whose relationship is in trouble to help him stay awake but when his GPS leads them into a deserted junkyard, his truck breaks down, stranding them. NIght falls, and the coffins reveal blood-thirty vampires. Now the mismatched trio must barricade themselves in the cab of the truck and try to survive until dawn...
August 14 - California
Adam Lambert was presented the "Equality Idol Award" at the Equality California Los Angeles Equality Awards for being an exemplary role model for the LGBT community. The same year he raised thousands of dollars for The Trevor Project.
January 1 - Iowa
In the Fall Semester of 2011, a group of men gathered at the Iowa Memorial Union to gauge the general interest of bringing Delta Lambda Phi Social Fraternity to this landmark Midwestern institution that is the University of Iowa.
October 13 – National
John Smid is the former director of the Memphis, Tennessee ex-gay ministry Love In Action, a position in which he was a leading spokesman for converting homosexuals into heterosexuals. Years after having left his Love In Action post, he stated that he was homosexual, and that he had "never met a man who experienced a change from homosexual to heterosexual."
January 1 - Washington D.C.
“KhushDC” is a social, support and political group that provides a safe and supportive environment, promotes awareness and acceptance, and fosters positive cultural and sexual identity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) and additional gender or sexual minority South Asians in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We represent a broad array of nationalities including those of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
January 1 - Minnesota
WNBA star, Simeone Augustus, comes out in article in Minneapolis newspaper.
March 8 - Arkansas
Marcal Camero Tye the body of a 25-year-old transgender woman was found near Highway 334 in Forrest City, Arkansas. Marcal was 25 years old.
January 1 – National
The four professional sports organizations in the U.S. (NBA, MLB, NHL, and NFL) adopt non- discrimination policies that include sexual orientation.
August 16 – National
Greg Herren a writer and editor publishes “Women of the Mean Streets: Lesbian Noir” and “Men of the Mean Streets: Gay Noir”.
July 24 – National
“The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People” The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People assesses the state of science on the health status of LGBT populations, identifies research gaps and opportunities, and outlines a research agenda for the National Institute of Health. The report examines the health status of these populations in three life stages: childhood and adolescence, early/middle adulthood, and later adulthood. At each life stage, the committee studied mental health, physical health, risks and protective factors, health services, and contextual influences. To advance understanding of the health needs of all LGBT individuals, the report finds that researchers need more data about the demographics of these populations, improved methods for collecting and analyzing data, and an increased participation of sexual and gender minorities in research.
January 1 - National
"Earthly Beauty" American artist Kurt R. Brown photographs his models in the majestic settings of our nature; attractive men and unique landscapes become one in his beautiful work. His eye for color, form and staging is astounding: Brown uses his dreamy skills to take us back to the impression that man and nature are still an entity, as they used to be moons ago. Yet his pictures are far from being kitschy; they are - in two words - earthly beauty.
August 10 - National
Drew Droege's Earwolf podcast, “Glitter In The Garbage”, is launched and was deemed "Brilliant and Lowbrow" by New York magazine's Approval Matrix.
September 11 – National
The movie “Weekend” is released.
June 25 - National
“Longhorns” Back in 1982, a Texas University student who was curious about the male sex fantasies he had been having, decides he needs to hook up with an out gay student on campus.
September 30 - National
"Heroics I" Large format photo collection
October 11 - Michigan
Shelley Hilliard, a black transgender teen who had been reported missing, had her burnt torso identified by police in Detroit. Her killer, 30-year-old Qasim Raqib, was sentenced on March 6, 2012 to 25–40 years in jail.
August 18 - Washington D.C.
The Obama administration announced that it would suspend deportation proceedings against many illegal immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety, with the White House
interpreting the term "family" to include partners of lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
November 15 - Washington State
Danny Vega, a 58-year-old Asian-American gay man who worked as a hairdresser in Rainier Valley, Seattle, was beaten and robbed as he was taking a walk. The beating left Vega in a coma from which he later died.
May 19 - National
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and LGBT writer and producer began work on the acclaimed series Glee.
January 8 - National
"Something Like Summer" Love, like everything in the universe, cannot be destroyed. But over time it can change. The hot Texas nights were lonely for Ben before his heart began beating to the rhythm of two words; Tim Wyman. By all appearances, Tim had the perfect body and ideal life, but when a not-so-accidental collision brings them together, Ben discovers that the truth is rarely so simple. If winning Tim's heart was an impossible quest, keeping it would prove even harder as family, society, and emotion threaten to tear them apart. Something Like Summer is a love story spanning a decade and beyond as two boys discover what it means to be friends, lovers, and sometimes even enemies.
Thomas Bridegroom
August 13 - Ohio
Cincinnati - North side Pride - Hoffner Park, Hamilton business district. Dan Wells organizer
April 4 - North Carolina
Quinn Matney suffered 3rd and 4th degree burns to his wrist after being branded by an unidentified man for being gay. The attack happened while he was taking a night time stroll on his university campus.
January 1 – National
Janet Mock is a trans activist. She publicly proclaimed her identity in an article for Marie Claire. Her book, “Redefining Realness”, was released earlier this year and became an instant bestseller.
November 11 - National
“J. Edgar” J. Edgar Hoover, powerful head of the F.B.I. for nearly 50 years, looks back on his professional and personal life.
Lashai McLean
June 15 – National
Peter Marc Jacobson developed a television show with Fran Drescher that told the story of their marriage and Peter coming out after they were divorced called “Happily Divorced”
July 1 – National
“Eating Out 4: Drama Camp” Lesbian couple Nic and Jules have been together for twenty years, bringing up two children thanks to the contributions of a anonymous sperm donor. As 18-year-old daughter Joni prepares to leave for college, she and younger brother Laser get curious about their heritage. Making contact with Paul, the laid-back restaurateur whose sperm bank deposit helped bring them into the world, the two set off a chain reaction.
January 1 - National
Our Families releases its first statement of support on National Coming Out Day, with over 40 straight leaders of color signing on. That same day, the first Our Families videos are released and used in media nationwide.
September 10 – North Carolina
Bryan Michael Egnew, 40, came out as gay to his wife, she left with their children, his family shunned him, and local leaders excommunicated him from the Mormon Church because he refused to denounce his sexual orientation. He died by suicide.
State equality and discrimination bills
May 7 - California
Tom Bridegroom tragically fell from a roof top in Los Angeles. He was only 29 years old and was survived by his partner of 6 years Shane Bitney Crone. After the accident Shane was denied access to Tom stating that because he was not a registered family member that he was not allowed to see him in the hospital or to have access to any of his belongings after he died.
The Bridegroom family barred Shane from the funeral that was held in Indiana and blamed Shane
for Tom’s untimely death.
The campaign that followed was an outcry for civil rights and marriage equality for LGBT couples that were not recognized by the government. If they had marriage equality Shane would have received medical information regarding Tom’s death and he would have a voice in where he was buried. Instead he was threatened with physical violence by Tom’s family.
June 5 - Minnesota
CeCe McDonald, a young African American trans woman, was attacked outside a tavern shortly after midnight in Minneapolis. CeCe fatally stabbed her attacker with a pair of scissors. She was subsequently convicted of manslaughter and jailed for 19 months in a men's prison.
President Barack Obama
December 17 - Louisiana
Charlie Hernandez, a 26-year-old who was openly gay, was stabbed to death following a brawl that included anti-gay slurs that occurred with two men after he accidentally stepped on some sunglasses
April 21 - National
“The Brothers Sinclair” Two gay brothers inherit their Uncle's business - a private men's gym in Manhattan - only to discover the members are all straight and their silent partner is the Mob.
April 30 - National
“The Green” Michael Gavin and his partner Daniel trade the rat race of New York City for the idyllic charm of the Connecticut shoreline, with hopes of a simpler life and time for Michael to finish his first novel. All that changes when one of Michael's high school students accuses him of 'inappropriate conduct', and the town rushes to judgment.
May 26 - National
Michael Bronski writes “A Queer History of the United States”
December 2 – New York
Chandler Burr was adopting orphans from Columbia but had failed to disclose his sexual orientation in petitioning to adopt the children. As a result, the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar halted the adoption proceedings, claiming a lack of candor on Burr's part. On 13 December 2011 the adoptions were made official and Burr and his adopted sons were reunited.
May 6 - National
Chaz Bono became the first trans* person staring on a network television show not based around their trans identity
July 14 - California
State Legislature passed the FAIR Education Act, which makes California the first state in the Union to enforce the teaching of LGBT history and social sciences in the public-school curriculum and prohibits educational discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Camila Guzman
Zachary Quinto
May 1 - National
“Going Down in LA LA Land” A fresh face comes to Hollywood to act in movies but only the gay porn studios are eager to provide him with work.
June 9 - National
The movie “Beginners” is released.
April 15 - National
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network teams with the NBA to create a Think B4 You Speak PSA video featuring NBA players Grant Hill and Jared Dudley on anti-gay name calling in sports. Professional athletes Sean Avery (ice hockey), Steve Nash (basketball), and Charles Barkley (basketball) also speak out for LGBT rights.
November 25 - National
“30 Years from Here” is an American made-for-television documentary about the 30 year war on the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
December 13 - National
“Hold Your Peace” Hold Your Peace is the story of Aiden, a man asked to be the best man at his ex-boyfriend's commitment ceremony. Rather than risk going alone, he finds the most unlikely of dates in his roommate's more 'stereotypical' friend, Lance. As time goes on, he discovers that things are far more complex than he thought he could handle. A gay romantic comedy with a lot of heart, it explores how we all decide who we're going to spend our lives with, and what happens when we try to deny what's really in our hearts.
June 13 – California
Miss Nate Nate (or Née) Eugene Davis as she liked to be called, was Houston's latest transgender murder victim; her body was found behind an apartment building's trash bin. She was 44 years old.
March 23 - Georgia
Ben Cohen’s Stand Up Foundation launches.
January 1 - National
"Players" Rick Day's sensational debut is now available in a new format. His models have an exhibitionistic tendency and his photos have been produced to give the bodies a strong and special glow.
December 31 - National
Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir officially comes out after years of speculation.
June 6 - Washington D.C.
Department of Education hosts the LGBT Youth Summit to raise awareness.
October 25 – National
Jay Michaelson a religious activist publishes “God vs. Gay? The Religious Case for Equality”
December 21 – National
Glenn Greenwald publishes “With Liberty and Justice for Some”
October 1 – National
“Sovereign Erotic’s” Two-Spirit people, identified by many different tribally specific names and standings within their communities, have been living, loving, and creating art since time immemorial. It wasn’t until the 1970s, however, that contemporary queer Native literature gained any public notice. Even now, only a handful of books address it specifically, most notably the 1988 collection Living the Spirit: A Gay American Indian Anthology. Since that book’s publication twenty-three years ago, there has not been another collection published that focuses explicitly on the writing and art of Indigenous Two-Spirit and Queer people.
This landmark collection strives to reflect the complexity of identities within Native Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two-Spirit (GLBTQ2) communities. Gathering together the work of established writers and talented new voices, this anthology spans genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and essay) and themes (memory, history, sexuality, indigeneity, friendship, family, love, and loss) and represents a watershed moment in Native American and Indigenous literatures, Queer studies, and the intersections between the two.
September 30 - Washington D.C.
The Defense Department issued new guidelines that allow military chaplains to officiate at same-sex weddings, on or off military installations, in states where such weddings are allowed.
Catalogued archive material by subject:
January 1 - National
“Queer America” Placing GLBT people at the center of the history of the twentieth century,
Vicki L. Eaklor's Queer America: A People's GLBT History of the United States is a major new effort to popularize a long-overlooked chapter in the American experience.
Written in the tradition of Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Queer America, provides a decade-by-decade overview of major issues and events in GLBT history including the Harlem Renaissance, changes in military policy, the Stonewall riots, organizations and alliances, AIDS, same-sex marriage, representation in the media, and legal battles. Eaklor brings the steady hand and perspective of an historian to the task of writing a sweeping work of narrative nonfiction that is both meaningful and relevant to all Americans. Queer America includes a rich array of visual materials, including sidebars highlighting major debates and vignettes focusing on key individuals. A timeline and further reading sections conclude each chapter; a full bibliography and black-and- white images enhance the text. Queer America is destined to become an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and general readers alike.
January 1 - National
“Gun Hill Road” An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three years in prison to discover his wife is estranged and his child is exploring a gender transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.
November 4 - National
“In the Family” When his partner Cody dies in a car accident, Joey learns that their son, Chip, has been willed to Cody's sister. In his now solitary home life, Joey searches for a solution. The law is not on his side, but friends are.
December 31 - National
“Romeos” A drama centered on the relationship between a two young men, as one of them navigates the difficulties of life as a transgender man.
November 20 - National
Bil Browning at The Bilerico Project promotes a drive encouraging gay-rights supporters to give their holiday donations to charities other than The Salvation Army that don’t “actively discriminate against the LGBT community.”
February 23 - Washington D.C.
US President Barack Obama Declares Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional, Directs Department of Justice to Stop Defending the Law in Court. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday saying that the Justice Department will now take the position in court that the Defense of Marriage Act should be struck down as a violation of gay couples’ rights to equal protection under the law. 'The President and I have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation warrant heightened scrutiny and that, as applied to same-sex couples legally married under state law,' a crucial provision of the act is unconstitutional, Mr. Holder wrote."
October 7 – National
“The One” A quick witted, edgy romantic dramedy about a young successful Manhattan investment banker living the charmed life about to marry the woman of his dreams who, a month before his wedding, meets and unexpectedly falls in love with a charismatic man from his past.
November 29 - National
“The Transgender Guidebook” Keys to a Successful Transition is a self-help book for transsexuals. It is a wise and practical guide for any transgender person considering or embarking on a gender transition. It covers everything from the beginning stages of exploration and planning through the process of transformation to life after transition. This is the first book of its kind. There have been many books written by professionals for professionals about working with transgender people, and several written by transsexuals for transsexuals about their experience. This is the first one written by an experienced professional specifically for transgender clients. It will also be of interest to family, friends, allies, clergy, teachers, helping professionals and anyone who cares about the challenges faced by those who seek to have their physical appearance match their gender identity.
August 21 - National
“Fall Away” When the secretly gay lead singer of up and coming band "65 Home" is brutally murdered in a Chicago back alley, his friends and lovers travel back to Nashville with his ashes to honor him and examine why he was killed.
August 14 - California
Rep. Michele Bachmann says that gay Americans are part of Satan while campaigning for president in the 2012 Republican Primary.
Chrissie Bates
April 4 - Kentucky
Kevin Pennington, a gay 28-year-old male, was kidnapped and severely beaten in a Kentucky park by two men shouting anti gay epithets.
Adam Lambert
February 15 – National
“Just One of the Guys” The fact that men and women continue to receive unequal treatment at work is a point of contention among politicians, the media, and scholars. Common explanations for this disparity range from biological differences between the sexes to the conscious and unconscious biases that guide hiring and promotion decisions. Just One of the Guys? sheds new light on this phenomenon by analyzing the unique experiences of transgender men—people designated female at birth whose gender identity is male—on the job. Kristen Schilt draws on in-depth interviews and observational data to show that while individual transmen have varied experiences, overall their stories are a testament to systemic gender inequality. The reactions of coworkers and employers to transmen, Schilt demonstrates, reveal the ways assumptions about innate differences between men and women serve as justification for discrimination. She finds that some transmen gain acceptance—and even privileges—by becoming “just one of the guys,” that some are coerced into working as women or marginalized for being openly transgender, and that other forms of appearance-based discrimination also influence their opportunities. Showcasing the voices of a frequently overlooked group, Just One of the Guys? lays bare the social processes that foster forms of inequality that affect us all.
September 13 - National
The NCAA adopts a transgender athlete inclusion policy and distributes to all member institutions.
January 1 - National
“A+E 4EVER” by Ilike Merey. Asher Machnik is a teenage boy cursed with a beautiful androgynous face. Guys punch him, girls slag him and by high school he's developed an intense fear of being touched. Art remains his only escape from an otherwise emotionally empty life. Eulalie Mason is the lonely, tough-talking dyke from school who befriends Ash. The only one to see and accept all of his sides as a loner, a fellow artist and a best friend, she's starting to wonder if ash is ever going to see all of her.... a + e 4EVER is a graphic novel set in that ambiguous crossroads where love and friendship, boy and girl, straight and gay meet. It goes where few books have ventured, into genderqueer life, where affections aren't black and white.
May 14 - National
Sean Avery, pro ice hockey, Steve Nash, pro basketball, Charles Barkley, pro basketball, speak out for LGBTQ rights.
September 8 - Utah
Cameron Nelson, a 32-year-old gay man, was attacked at his place of employment.
November 1 - National
“1313 Haunted Frat” During Spring Break, a fraternity built atop the burned ruins of an insane asylum is haunted by a sinister visitor...
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