Roll Call: The Quest to Recover Lost Gay Histories
Charles Francis sets three books down on the table. “These are the last three biographies of President Eisenhower,” he says. “Not one of them mentions Executive Order 10450.” That 1953 […]
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Sexual Equality: Los Angeles, the Military Industrial Complex, and the Gay Liberation Movement
When we talk about advances in civil and gay rights, we often talk in terms of famous firsts: Los Angeles’ first Black Mayor Tom Bradley or the state’s first openly […]
NPR: ‘Uniquely Nasty’ Remembers The U.S. Ban On Gay Federal Workers
NPR’s Robert Siegel talks to Michael Isikoff and Charles Francis about their documentary Uniquely Nasty, which explores the government’s campaign against gay workers starting in the 1950s. Listen >
National Archives Screens New Documentary, “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays”
On Friday, October 2, at 7 p.m., the National Archives presents a special documentary screening of “Uniquely Nasty: The U.S. Government’s War on Gays.” Using records found in the National […]
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