National
SUPERMAN’s PAL JIMMY OLSEN #44 appears and again several times over the next few years.
Victor Buono
National
Newton Arvin, literary critic and academic was forced into retirement because he was caught with seminude pictures of men that were considered “pornographic” in 1960. He was also one of the first men to date Truman Capote.
National
Victor Buono maintains his stand as a “conscientious objector" in the "morality revolution" in regard to his sexuality. Despite living his life with his partner, he wouldn’t discuss the subject and continued a long career in Hollywood.
United States LGBT History for 1960
State equality and discrimination bills
President Dwight Eisenhower
National
Randy Wicker emerges with national attention has he speaks out against biased censorship and discrimination. This was before his family made him change his name for being a gay activist. His birth name was Charlie Hayden. When he renamed himself be made his last name his middle name.
Oregon
A Gresham business runs a classified ad in the Oregonian seeking an employee. It says, “No long- haired men, please.” This is before the predominance of 1960s long hair, and was a frequently used term for homosexual men.
National
Andy Warhol emerges as a beacon for self-expression and artistic representation. Though many rumors emerged about his sexuality his STD’s created a very clear message.
California
First U.S. public gathering of lesbians, at San Francisco’s Daughters of Bilitis national convention
Newton Arvin
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