Tag Archives: LGBTQ
“The nature of injustice is that we may not always see it in our own times”
Three Supreme Court cases relating to LGBTQ rights were decided on June 26: Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, United States v. Windsor in 2013, and affirming Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015. On June 26, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled … Continue reading
“It Took Away The Rest Of My Life”
On June 24, 1973, thirty-two people died after the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar on Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana burned from an arson attack. It is the deadliest fire in New Orleans and the … Continue reading
“Bi, Poly, Switch—I’m Not Greedy, I Know What I Want”
June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots which began on June 28, 1969. The New York Police Department staged a raid on The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. At 1:30 AM, contrary … Continue reading
Selena M Moon 