Todd Ransom
May 20 – National
Josh Kilmer-Purcell has a reality show that follows he and his husband as they buy a farm and become farmers. “Beekman Boys”.
April 2 - New York
Chris Kanyon, former WWE and WCW wrestler that was openly gay, died by suicide.
July 7 - National
“Dirty Girl” It's 1987 and Danielle, the high school 'Dirty Girl', is running away. With her is chubby, gay Clarke, a bag of flour called Joan and a Walkman full of glorious '80s tunes.
September 13 - Puerto Rico
Justo Luis González García is 1 of the 2 transgender people found murdered, they were found together. The second is unidentified. Justo Luis was 34 years old.
January 15 - National
"Workin It!" The new book from world-renowned recording artist, television host, and drag queen RuPaul, provides helpful and provocative tips on fashion, beauty, style, and confidence for girls and boys, both straight and gay—and everyone in between! No one knows more about life, self- expression, and style than the host of the hit LOGO series "RuPaul’s Drag Race," and Workin’ It! picks up right where the show leaves off. More than just a style guide, Workin’ It! is a navigation system through the bumpy road of life. Let RuPaul teach you the tried, tested, and found-true techniques that will propel you from background player to shining star!
October 4 – California
Aiyisha Hassan, 19, died by suicide.
January 1 – Kansas
“The Center of Wichita” The Center of Wichita is a place to call home for Wichita’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allied (LGBTQA) community and a safe space for youth.
January 4 - National
Alan Ball a Hollywood director is recognized by the Producers Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series – True Blood. The series had reoccurring gay characters and story lines.
July 13 - National
“Gaze” An exploration of twenty artists and their bodies of work.
January 1 – Colorado
“One Colorado” One Colorado is the state’s leading advocacy organization dedicated to advancing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Coloradans and our families.
July 16 - National
“Shut Up and Kiss Me” A modern day take on the trials and tribulations of dating. We follow Ben as he faces the world of dating as a 35 year old who is looking for more then sex. After testing out different routes and adventures, he stumbles across Grey. The chemistry between the two is instant, but what happens when you meet someone who doesn't share the same beliefs about relationships that you do? This funny and touching film touches on relevant topics in today's society including sexual monogamy, Serodiscordant relationships and can someone really have it all? Written by Ronnie Kerr, this film is an autobiographical look at his life.
January 1 – National
“It Gets Better Project” The It Gets Better Project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. Growing up isn’t easy, especially when you are trying to affirm and assert your sexual orientation and/or gender identity. It can be a challenging and isolating process – but, the good news is, no one has to do it alone.
July 7 - National
“Stonewall Uprising” This film tells the story of the massive police raid of Stonewall in June 1969.
October 26 - Washington D.C.
Openly gay U. S. House of Representatives members Tammy Baldwin, Jared Polis, and Barney Frank all win re-election. David Cicilline of Rhode Island wins election to become the nation’s fourth openly gay Representative.
February 23 - Maryland
Attorney General Brian Frosh declares that state is able to provide marriage rights and benefits to same-sex couples married outside of Maryland.
January 4 - Washington D.C.
President Obama appointed Amanda Simpson the Senior Technical Advisor to the Department of Commerce, making her the first openly transgender person appointed to a government post by a U.S. President. He has appointed the most U.S. gay and lesbian officials of any U.S. president.
At the start of 2010, the Obama administration included gender identity among the classes protected against discrimination under the authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On April 15, 2010, Obama issued an executive order to the Department of Health and Human Services that required medical facilities to grant visitation and medical decision-making rights to same-sex couples. In June 2010, he expanded the Family Medical Leave Act to cover employees taking unpaid leave to care for the children of same-sex partners.
June 28 – Washington D.C.
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez that public universities may refuse to recognize student organizations with discriminatory membership policies.
January 1 – Vermont
“CineSLAM: Vermont's LGBT Short Films Festival”. This film festival of shorts, which takes place during June Pride, brings together films from across the country and around the world. It allows us an intriguing glimpse of the diversity of life, struggles and triumphs of LGBTQ people and their allies in short narrative, documentary and art video formats. CineSLAM is programmed by Guilford, VT resident and Emmy-Award winning filmmaker, John Scagliotti, who created the first LGBTQ television series, In the Life, on PBS, which will be going into its 20th season this fall. Scagliotti was recently awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Marlboro College for his service to the LGBTQ and allied communities.
November 18 - National
Jason Stuart becomes the chair of the Screen Actors Guild National LGBT Actors Committee.
October 5 – National
“Unsolved Suburbia” Bi-sexual high school senior Marty investigates a murder with his friend Jake, while juggling his boyfriend and girlfriend, hoping to keep them from finding out about each other.
April 3 - North Carolina
Toni Alston, a black 44-year-old transgender woman, was shot in the front door of her home in western Charlotte, North Carolina.
February 12 - National
“Valentine’s Day” Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
October 15 - National
“Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives” A group of trannies are violently bashed and left for dead. The surviving ladies regain consciousness, confidence, and courage ready to seek out revenge on the ones who attacked them.
October 13 – National
"A Measure of Discipline" After ten long years working as head of student records at a local university, Taylor Jordan has landed the programming job of his dreams, and he’s ready to move on with his life. Training students to replace him starts off as an ordeal, but things heat up after lunch and when Taylor’s not-boyfriend drops by for a surprise visit and catches Taylor in a compromising position. Seeing that Taylor needs a lesson in self-control, Adam decides it's up to him to exert a measure of discipline over the situation.
January 1 – Arkansas
“National Resource Center on LGBT Aging” The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is the country's first and only technical assistance resource center aimed at improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender older adults. Established in 2010 through a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Resource Center on LGBT Aging provides training, technical assistance and educational resources to aging providers, LGBT organizations and LGBT older adults. The center is led by SAGE, in collaboration with 18 leading organizations from around the country.
July 1 - National
"Gods of Sport" Not that football is just a seasonal sport, but as soon as Christmas passes all eyes are on the various Bowl games and Football is the focus. Pedro Virgil visits the stadiums at night and in the day and captures the almost Romanesque or Greek feeling of sports. Noted for his prowess in fashion and commercial photography, Australian photographer Virgil here keeps his eye on Australian rugby and Australian rules Football and the men who play it. According to the accompanying PR, `Pedro Virgil's styled portraits of athlete's bodies celebrate testosterone-laden masculinity. With elegant poses and vivid coloring Virgil manages to create tension as well as including a tongue-in-cheek pathos that will bring a smile to your face. Muscular machos that will set your fantasies ablaze and subtle gay scenes mix together and unquestionably leave a lasting impression.'
David Cecilline
November 24 - National
“Burlesque” A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.
July 15 - National
“You Should Meet My Son” A fish-out-of-water comedy about a conservative Southern mom who discovers that her only son is gay. Determined that he won't go through life alone, she sets out to find him a husband.
October 6 – National
“Kaboom” A sci-fi story centered on the sexual awakening of a group of college students.
November 13 - Washington D.C.
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican Senator John McCain, participates in a ‘NoH8’ campaign video calling for equal rights for gay and lesbian service members.
September 13 - Wisconsin
Cody Barker, 17, died by suicide.
Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter, "This court believes every human life is sacred...It’s not easy living as a transgender, and I commend the family for supporting her."
December 1 - National
Don't Ask, Don't Tell repealed Act of 2010. H.R. 2965. 111th Congress, 2nd Session was processed through the senate.
July 31 - National
Lana Lawson, a transgender woman golfer, sues the LPGA for the right to compete in the World Long Drive Championship play. In response to the lawsuit, the LPGA amends its by-laws to eliminate the “female at birth” requirement for membership.
January 1 – Texas
“Bobcat Pride Scholarship Fund” Our mission is to support LGBTQIA Texas State students, inclusive of all minority sexuality and gender identities, by providing scholarships and financial support in order to promote the retention of an underrepresented community.
January 1 – New York
“Harlem Pride” Our mission is to advocate for, educate, promote, and unite Harlem’s Same Gender Loving/LGBT individuals, organizations and supporters in cultivating a sense of honor, dignity and respect for our diverse culture and community.
April 1 - National
Emanuel Xavier a writer, publishes “If Jesus Were Gay & Other Poems”
Pansexual
June 30 - National
Philip Gambone publishes “Travels in a gay nation, portraits of LGBTQ Americans”
August 14 - Ohio
North side Pride (Dan Wells - Independent committee)
January 1 – Nevada
“Nevada Gay Men’s Chorus” NGMC instills pride and integrity while developing community through musical pursuits in Northern Nevada. NGMC uses music to inspire its members and audiences, visualize a society with cultural diversity and acceptance, affirm the importance of all individuals, and promote social equality.
July 10 - National
“Leading Ladies” A zany comedy about two sisters, their gay best friend, and their overzealous stage mom. When one sister gets pregnant and the other plans to waltz out of the closet, the family must hustle to maintain their status quo in the harsh arena of competitive dance.
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June 19 - National
“The Adonis Factor” Filmmaker Christopher Hines examines certain gay men's obsession with physical perfection and what they will put their bodies through to achieve it.
October 3 - New York
A 30-year-old male known as "la Reina" (the Queen), Bryan Almonte, 17, and Brian Cepeda, 17, were kidnapped in the Bronx by a homophobic group of youths calling themselves the Latin King Goonies, sodomized by foreign objects, burned with cigarettes, and tortured for hours. One of the teenage victims had wanted to join the gang the attackers were part of, but when members saw him with the 30-year-old, they later picked him up and took him to an abandoned apartment and asked him if the two had had sex. When the teenager responded positively, he was beaten and sodomized. The gang later picked up the second teenager whom they had also seen with the 30- year-old and repeated the process. They then lured the 30-year-old to the building with the promise of a party. When he arrived with alcohol, the gang tied him up and tortured him and made the 17-year-old burn him with cigarettes. They then robbed the man's 40-year-old brother, coercing him by putting a cellphone to his ear so he could hear his brother beg to pay them.
Stacey Lee
July 4 - Ohio
Pride, parade, festival on Fountain Square (Greater Cincinnati Gay Chamber of Commerce)
September 30 - Minnesota
Simon LeVay publishes “Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation”. The book explores scientific reasons for human sexual orientation.
September 1 - National
Dan Savage founds the “It Gets Better” campaign to reinforce positivity with the LGBT community and bring light to those that are contemplating suicide and managing social injustice.
Phoebe Prince
September 30 - Rhode Island
Raymond Chase, 19, died by suicide.
Zach Harrington
July 16 - National
The Kids Are All Right, a motion picture directed by Lisa Cholodenko is released. The film features Annette Bening and Julianne Moore as a married lesbian couple who each gave birth to a child by using the same sperm donor. The plot centers on the couple, their now teenage kids, and the sperm donor dad who re-enters their lives. The film receives rave reviews and wins many awards.
March 27 - New York
Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar police found Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar, a 29-year-old transgender woman, strangled to death in her apartment in Queens.
Stacey Blahnik Lee
January 1 – Texas
“Pride Community Center” Through collaboration and consensus, the Pride Community Center strives to support and empower individuals of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and allied persons of the Brazos Valley.
June 21 - Illinois
Sandy Woulard, a 28-year-old trans woman, was shot in the chest in South Side, Chicago. A passing motorist found her lying in the street, and she was pronounced dead at the hospital.
January 1 – Texas
“Outreach Denton” We are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning or allies who are developing LGBTQA resources in Denton, Texas. OUTreach Denton was created out of a need assessed by the members of the Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship who in 2010 recognized that Denton needed a place where LGBTQA youth and adults could gather for mutual support, resources, organizing, advocacy, and fun. The founding of OUTreach Denton was inspired largely by the efforts of the late Bruce Jarstfer whose courage and activism continue to inspire us.
September 9 - Indiana
Fifteen-year-old Billy Lucas hanged himself. Classmates said he had been bullied for years over his sexual orientation.
June 9 - National
“Beginners” After his mother dies, Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is stunned when his father, Hal (Christopher Plummer), recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, comes out of the closet. When Hal passes away a few years later, Oliver grows depressed, struggling with his failing career as an artist while constantly remembering his childhood and time spent with his dad. Oliver's loneliness is eased when he meets actress Anna (Mélanie Laurent), but their relationship is threatened by their mutual fear of commitment.
July 19 - National
“Flight of the Cardinal” Young Beetle Hobbs wants out of his small town and sees his ticket in Grady Wilson. Set in the desolate Smoky Mountains, Grady has recently left the big city to become the proprietor of a resort lodge. When Beetle joins Grady's staff, he gives new meaning to the adage 'keep your friends close and your enemies closer'. A stunning ensemble cast steer this original tale of chilling suspense as different shades of gray ignite a battle between good and evil. FLIGHT OF THE CARDINAL possesses a rare combination of heart and soul with edge-of-your- seat suspense.
October 18 - National
Adam Lambert contributed to the “It Gets Better” campaign.
June 11 - National
“Bear City” Set in New York's gay "bear" scene and taking a cue from the popular HBO franchise "Sex and the City," BearCity follows a tight-knit pack of friends experiencing comical mishaps, emotionally sweet yet lusty romantic encounters and a cast of colorful, diverse characters as they gear up for a big party weekend.
January 1 – Missouri
“Mid America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce” The Mid-America Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (Mid-America GLCC) is an organization that advocates, promotes and facilitates the success of the LGBT business community and their allies through the guiding principles of equality, inclusion, economics and education.
May 24 - Indiana
Angie González Oquendo was 38 years old.
Victoria Carmen White
Joshua Wilkerson
August 27 - National
“Howl” As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized.
April 1 - National
Harvey Levin was the event speaker for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in which he publicly confirmed that he is gay. He discussed his fear of losing his career if someone were to find out, which led to Levin compartmentalizing his personal and professional lives.
January 1 – National
Alec Mapa is the host of “The Gossip Queens”
June 2 - Washington D.C.
President Barack Obama issues a memorandum ordering federal departments and agencies to extend spousal benefits to same-sex couples to the extent permitted by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Ty Smalley
November 1 – National
Kye Allums is the first openly transgender man to play for a Division I college women’s basketball team. George Washington University, his coach, and teammates all embrace Kye’s public announcement. The NCAA rules that Kye is allowed to play on the women’s team as long as he is not taking hormones.
May 7 - Wisconsin
Dana A. "Chanel" Larkin, a 26-year-old black trans woman who worked as a prostitute, was shot three times in the head by her client, Andrew Olacirequi, after she asked him if he was okay with them having sex despite her male genitalia. She was found dead on the pavement of a Milwaukee street.
The United Church of Christ Coalition for LGBT Concerns expands its criteria for new Open and Affirming (ONA) Statements to include gender identity and gender expression.
November 17 - Texas
18-year-old Joshua Wilkerson was found dead in a field in Pearland, Texas, after being beaten to death and set on fire by a friend of 5 years, Hermilio Moralez. This was supposedly a retaliation to unwanted sexual advances.
February 24 - Missouri
Faith Iman was 28 years old.
September 7 – National
Leslie Jordan starred in the theater production “My Trip Down the Pink Carpet”. He is known for his flamboyant characters.
Toni Alston
September 23 - Texas
13-year-old Asher Brown, from Houston, Texas, shot himself in the head. His grieving parents said he had been persistently harassed by other students who thought he was gay. Asher had come out to his stepfather on the morning of his death and the boy’s stepfather accepted his declaration.
Barney Frank
July 10 - National
“Curious Thing” Jared is closeted. Sam is straight. They find a connection in each other that they've never had before, but where do they go from there? Over the course of three nights, six gay men sat down for interviews about their experiences, sexual and otherwise, with straight men. Those documentary interviews provide the narration for 'Curious Thing' as we watch Jared and Sam form a friendship that tests the boundaries of what they know about love. But as Jared's walls slowly come down and his passion for Sam grows, things take an unexpected turn.
April 15 – National
President Obama revises hospital visitation rules, so patients may designate their own visitors, including same-sex partners.
January 1 – National
Chick-fil-A gave over $8 million to the WinShape Foundation, which then in turn donated significant funds to the Family Research Council, Georgia Family Council, Marriage and Family Foundation
January 1 – North Carolina
“Charlotte Pride Band” The mission of the Charlotte Pride Band is to provide an open, inviting environment for musicians of all ability levels while promoting the value and respect of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and straight allied people in the Charlotte metropolitan area through quality musical performances.
June 23 - National
“Bloomington” is a coming-of-age drama about a former child actress attending college in search of independence and who ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor.
August 1 - New York
Roy Antonio Jones III was 16 months old. 20 year old Pedro Jones told police he had struck the infant several times with a closed fist. Jones said he was “trying to make him act like a boy instead of a little girl.”
January 1 - New Hampshire
New Hampshire begins allowing members of same-sex couples to adopt each other’s children.
May 1 - National
"Sleepless" Thomas Synnamon's SLEEPLESS is a successful first monograph of a new artist's work. Previously active as a model, Synnamon brings to his new venture of photography a core of information that most other photographers do not possess he has been the subject of photographs and now he is the creator. That may seem a small additive to his self-trained new vocation but spending time with his images encourages an inner knowledge of just how to achieve the result he wants. His models appear to confide in him in the creative act in a very responsive way, making these black and white and color photographs in praise of the male form a very personal success for him.
June 23 - National
“The Stranger In Us” In this verité-style drama, Anthony, a newcomer to San Francisco, attempts to come to terms with his abusive ex-lover when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a street hustler.
May 27 - Indiana
Mike Pence voted against the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal which allowed LGBT Americans to openly serve their country in military service.
Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar
March 1 - National
Writer Tom Cardamone produces “The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered”
May 3 - California
Anti-gay legislation Republican senator, Roy Ashburn is arrested on suspicion of drunk driving shortly before 2 a.m., after leaving a Sacramento gay nightclub.
September 24 - California
Chloe Lacey, 18, died by suicide.
July 9 - Minnesota
15 year old, Justin Aaberg commits suicide in Minnesota after his freshman year of high school. The incessant bullying because of his sexual orientation drove him to hang himself.
October 29 - National
“A Boy’s Life 7” a compilation of short gay films is released.
Cody Barker
October 3 - Kentucky
Northern Kentucky Pride (Organizer Patti Herrmann)
January 1 – Wisconsin
“Eau Queer Film Festival”. The Eau Queer Film Festival celebrates the diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual communities through the screening and discussion of riveting documentaries, awe-inspiring features, quirky comedies, and shorts. We embrace difference, promote equality, encourage activism, and challenge and educate through the powerful medium of film.
January 1 – New York
“New Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth” The mission of the organization is to increase the self-sufficiency of homeless LGBT youth to enable them to “go beyond” the shelter system and transition into stable adult lives.
May 20 – National
“Anderson's Cross” Nick Anderson, Kevin Daniels, and Tracey Green do everything together. They are the best of friends, and yet they couldn't be more different. Neighbors from adolescence, they finish each other's thoughts and sentences, joys and pains, happiness and tears. Using Nick's house as their own members only clubhouse, they escape into their own world of contentment. Yet the inevitable intrusion of others tests their stability in ways never imagined.
September 1 - National
Kevin Keller becomes the first openly gay character when the teen joins the Archie and his gang in Riverdale in Veronica #202 by Dan Parent. Keller would be featured in a four part “mini series” in the title, then headline a new series in late 2011.
State equality and discrimination bills
September 29 - Natinoal
Call to Action, DignityUSA, Fortunate Families, and New Ways Ministry form Equally Blessed, a coalition to support full equality for LGBT people in the church and civil society.
March 6 - Virginia
Community organizations protest Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s request to state schools to eliminate nondiscrimination clauses, as well as Governor McDonnell’s omission of sexual orientation from an Executive Order banning employment discrimination.
November 3 – Utah
Colt David Hansen, 28, died from suicide as a result of the Mormon church.
October 29 - National
Greg Scarnici released "Sex in Drag" a parody of Madonna's infamous "Sex" book, shot entirely on Fire Island.
Aliyisha Hassan
October 4 – National
Reichen Lehmkuhl stars on the Logo reality show “The A-List: New York”
September 1 - National
"Kissed" But it was only a kiss! -a sentence you won't ever say again after having leafed through this book and marveled at these unique kissing pictures. How much a kiss can mean and how much a kiss is a universe of its own-that is pointed up in this volume on 260 pages by more than 40 photographers. From sensual and erotic to wild and debauched: Here you'll find everything that can happen between lips. Kissed is anthology that makes you find truth in the words of Mark Twain who once said: A kiss is something you need both hands for. A" Well, that still says it best.
September 17 - National
Bert V. Royal is a novelist that writes “Easy A” that is turned into a movie. Brandon, a gay character was based on himself.
July 20 - National
“Altitude Falling” Horrified at the abuse of his invention, Greg moves to a small mountain town and falls in love with Danny. After landing his lover a government job, Greg discovers that Danny will soon be embarking on a mission that he won't be coming back from. Now, in order to save Danny, Greg will have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
September 22 - National
Tyler Clementi commits suicide after a roommate filmed him kissing another boy and publicized the incident on social media. In response to their son’s death parents, Jane and Joseph Clementi, established the Tyler Clementi Foundation, which focuses on promoting acceptance of LGBT teens and others marginalized by society, providing education against all forms of bullying including cyber bullying over the internet and promoting research and development into the causes and prevention of teenage suicide.
June 18 - California
Reed Cowan co-directed the GLAAD Media Award winning 2010 documentary “8: The Mormon Proposition”.
Dustin Lance Black narrated the documentary about the involvement of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in California's Proposition 8 that would ban same sex marriage.
November 29 - National
“Time Binds” Time Binds is a powerful argument that temporal and sexual dissonance are intertwined, and that the writing of history can be both embodied and erotic. Challenging queer theory’s recent emphasis on loss and trauma, Elizabeth Freeman foregrounds bodily pleasure in the experience and representation of time as she interprets an eclectic archive of queer literature, film, video, and art. She examines work by visual artists who emerged in a commodified, “postfeminist,” and “post gay” world. Yet they do not fully accept the dissipation of political and critical power implied by the idea that various political and social battles have been won and are now consigned to the past. By privileging temporal gaps and narrative detours in their work, these artists suggest ways of putting the past into meaningful, transformative relation with the present. Such “queer asynchronies” provide opportunities for rethinking historical consciousness in erotic terms, thereby countering the methods of traditional and Marxist historiography. Central to Freeman’s argument are the concepts of chrono normativity, the use of time to organize individual human bodies toward maximum productivity; temporal drag, the visceral pull of the past on the supposedly revolutionary present; and erotohistoriography, the conscious use of the body as a channel for and means of understanding the past. Time Binds emphasizes the critique of temporality and history as crucial to queer politics.
July 19 - National
Todd Ransom, 28, died by suicide after trying to reconcile his life as a gay man in the Mormon church.
November 16 - National
The National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Women’s Sports Foundation release On the Team: Equal Opportunities for Transgender Student-Athletes, a report that includes policy recommendations for high school and college athletics.
Alan Ball
Chloe Lacey
January 1 – National
“The Four Faced Liar” Two couples in their twenties, who are struggling to find substance and meaning in their lives and relationships, meet by happenstance in a New York City Irish tavern called The Four-Faced Liar.
January 1 – National
Allen Irvin Bernstein a world war II veteran and wrote “Millions of Queers (Our Homo America)” that was discovered by Randall L. Sell.
January 18 - Texas
Myra Chanel Ical was found last week in a vacant lot in the Montrose area of Houston. But reports of Myra Ical’s death have been salacious at best, with mainstream media referring to Ical as a man and saying the area where her body was found was known by police to be frequented by prostitutes and drug users. She was 51 years old.
October 5 – Oklahoma
Zach Harrington, 19, died by suicide after a homophobic city council meeting that refused to acknowledge LGBT history in their city.
January 1 – Washington D.C.
“Imperial Court of Washington, DC”. The mission of the Imperial Court of Washington, DC (ICWDC) is to raise funds for organizations, including but not limited to those supporting just the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community: HIV/AIDS services organizations, social service organizations and youth enrichment programs. We seek to provide a safe, social environment for people with the same interest as those of the membership and to create and promote positive community awareness of the ideals of the International Court System.
Pansexual
March 3 - Virginia
The Richmond community protests appearances by members of the anti-gay rights Westboro Baptist Church at the city’s Holocaust Museum and other local venues.
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Cindy McCain
Supreme Court Justice
Richard Buchter
June 3 - National
“Role Play” A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
May 30 - New York
Tobi Wong, 35, died by suicide.
February 1 - National
“Lesbian Health 101” In 1999, lesbians were identified as an underserved minority by the Institute of Medicine. Some health issues for lesbians are different from those of heterosexual women, and clinicians need to be aware of these differences in order to provide culturally-appropriate care, since at least 5% of their female patients are lesbian. This book represents the cutting edge of what is known about lesbian health and also provides insight into women's health in general. This book will be useful to clinicians and students, as well as lesbians themselves.
Paul Michalik
April 12 – National
Sam Pancake landed a role in “Gaysharktank.com” a film about the first gay site told through the interactions of 25 strangers looking for love, lust, and other things you might look for on a random gay video chat.
September 15 - National
“Waterberry Tears” This is a coming of age story about a gay boy in a Mexican family, taking place in the grape fields and trailer homes in the Coachella Valley. Goyo has a hard time hiding his sexual preferences from his father, while secretly hoping for he's acceptance. His father Ramon, a hard-core Mexican immigrant, is against homosexuality and will not accept that his only son is gay. Matters get worst when Goyo and his sister Rosa fall in love with the same guy.
January 18 - National
“8: The Mormon Proposition” A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights.
April 24 – National
“Violet Tendencies” A woman tries to distance herself from her gay friends in an effort to land a straight boyfriend.
July 6 - National
Caster Semenya cleared by the IAAF to compete in women’s competition.
March 3 - National
“Apart” follows several entangled lives in Los Angeles: Mario, a young man who feels rejected by an older man named Saleheddine; John, a jaded hustler and drug dealer who keeps happiness at bay, and who works closely with Christine, the wife of Saleheddine; Dre, Saleheddine's best friend, who is left astonished by the sudden break up with his girlfriend; and Mannu, whose lover, Dre's brother, dies overseas.
Tammy Baldwin
March 30 - New York
Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar, a 29-year-old Latina trans woman, was found dead in her Queens, New York, apartment. The autopsy found that her attacker, Rasheen Everett, had strangled her
then doused her body with bleach. In December 2013 Everett was sentenced to 29 years to life. At
sentencing Everett's lawyer, John Scarpa, disputed the sentence with the statement: "Shouldn’t
that [sentence] be reserved for people who are guilty of killing certain classes of individuals?" The judge, Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter responded, "This court believes every human life is sacred... It’s not easy living as a transgender, and I commend the family for supporting her."
September 11 - New Jersey
Victoria Carmen White, a 28-year-old black transgender woman, died of bullet wounds in her New Jersey apartment. It is unknown whether she was targeted by her killer, Alrashim Chambers, for her gender identity.
Justin Aaberg
January 14 - Massachusetts
Phoebe Prince (1994–2010), age 15, an American high school student who died of suicide by hanging, following school bullying and cyberbullying. Her death led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including civil rights violations, as well as to the enactment of stricter anti-bullying legislation by the Massachusetts state legislature.
June 25 - National
“Elena Undone” Fate brings two diversely different women together, and sets them on a collision course that will shatter their preconceived notions about love, life and the power of one's soul.
January 1 – Maine
“Maine LGBT Law” This blog endeavors to provide information on legal issues and developments for Maine members of the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, or Allies) community.
June 1 - National
Ed Madden who helped to lead the “South Carolina Gay and Lesbian Pride Movement” that produced “Rainbow Radio” in South Carolina that built up to publishing “Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio”
December 28 - National
“Pooltime” A 40-something gay man has an intimate pool party for his three best middle-aged gay buddies, wondering privately if that special someone might be among them.
Myra Chanel Ical
September 28 - California
13-year-old, Seth Walsh from Minnesota, died in hospital, eight days after attempting to hang himself from a tree. He is said to have endured taunts and abuse for being gay from other students.
July 1 - National
"Erotic Triggers" Ever since Bruno Gmunder began producing gay interest photobooks, none of their photographers has sold more books than Tom Bianchi. Here, he focuses on everything that arouses, turning sexuality into the exciting and diverse experience it should always be. Bianchi's unmistakable style provides readers with an intimate, unique experience. His pictures are taken straight from the heart and get closer to the models than those of any comparable photographer. Not to be missed by lovers of gay interest photography with explicit content.
January 1 – Georgia
“Augusta Pride” The Primary Mission of Augusta Pride is to promote visibility and pride and to provide cultural unity and diversity education for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Ally (LGBTQA) communities of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).
March 1 - National
The Pansexual Flag emerges to represent the population.
President Barack Obama
October 1 - National
"Erotic Dreams" Not only are the new works of David Vance Erotic Dreams, as the title already promises; they are also dreamier and more playful than his earlier pictures. While his last photo book was clearly inspired by the ideal of the Greek gods, he's now taking us on a journey through his own erotic fantasies. Gorgeous and exciting are his pictures; made with an eye for the details and the will to create something perfect. Vance is always looking for immaculate men, almost to perfect to be true. He finds them, he portrays them and makes them immortal. Clear thing: This man deserves our deepest thanks.
October 2 – National
Eric Marcus publishes “Why Suicide? Questions & Answers About Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know”
January 1 – Oregon
“Portland Two-Spirit Society (PTSS)”. is a Native American organization founded in 2010 by Amanda (Asa) Wright (Klamath/Modoc). PTSS was formed as a social group but later took on a cultural and educational role.
Raymond Chase
Chris Kanyon
January 1 – Oregon
The State of Oregon announces it will prohibit health care providers from discriminating against a policy holder based on their actual or perceived gender identity and expression
Jared Polis
January 1 – National
“GetEQUAL” Our mission is to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and our allies to take bold action to demand LGBTQ liberation, and to hold accountable those who stand in the way. We envision a society in which LGBTQ people are liberated from what we've been told is respectable, reasonable, or possible. We fight for freedom from the systems that tell us that the white, cisgender, male, heteronormative, affluent lifestyle is the ideal and all other ways of being are less than.
February 24 - Washington D.C.
Mayor Adrian Fenty signs into law the Religious Freedom & Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009.
October 1 - National
"Pioneers" Day creates an own little dramaturgy for each of his pictures. He talks to the viewer directly and in some ways, he obviously likes to play with our expectations a little. Surprising, sexy and strong- Pioneers gives us excellent photo art and breathtaking men on 128 pages.
April 19 – Puerto Rico
Ashley Santiago Ocasio a 31-year-old beauty salon owner, was shot in the head in the central mountain town of Corozal, the Associated Press reports. Although her car was missing, no signs of a break-in were apparent. Her killer remains at large.
May 16 – Illinois
Selma Diaz was 26 years old.
May 18 – National
Ray Boltz who is a Christian musician releases his album “True”, which won Album of the Year at the OUTMusic Awards
May 12 – Indiana
Paul Michalik and his partner of 17 years were beaten at a party, killing Paul for being gay.
January 1 – National
“Periods of Rain” Some friendships last only a moment in time. Others can weather the storms of a lifetime. Periods of Rain follows the lives of six college friends as they navigate real life issues of gender identity, alcoholism, sexual abuse, inter-racial and inter-faith relationship, social class and overcoming troubles of the past.
Tobi Wong
October 1 - National
“Is It Just Me?” A socially shunned columnist finds his romantic match online, but messaging under the wrong account causes his sleazy roommate's picture to be forwarded, creating an identity mix-up.
September 7 – National
“Coming Out Under Fire” During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding antihomosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Berube examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontation-- not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, but as a story of how a dynamic power relationship developed between gay citizens and their government, transforming them both. Drawing on GIs' wartime letters, extensive interviews with gay veterans, and declassified military documents, Berube thoughtfully constructs a startling history of the two wars gay military men and women fough--one for America and another as homosexuals within the military. Berube's book, the inspiration for the 1995 Peabody Award-winning documentary film of the same name, has become a classic since it was published in 1990, just three years prior to the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which has continued to serve as an uneasy compromise between gays and the military. With a new foreword by historians John D'Emilio and Estelle B. Freedman, this book remains a valuable contribution to the history of World War II, as well as to the ongoing debate regarding the role of gays in the U.S. military.
July 17 - National
“Strapped” A handsome young prostitute learns about life and love during a sex-filled odyssey in an apartment building filled with strange inhabitants.
August 11 - National
“Out and Running” Out and Running is the first systematic analysis of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) political representation that explores the dynamics of state legislative campaigns and the influence of lesbian and gay legislators in the state policymaking process. By examining state legislative elections from 1992 to 2006 and state policymaking from 1992 to 2009, Donald Haider- Markel suggests that the LGBT community can overcome hurdles and win elections; and, once in office, these officials can play a critical role in the policy representation of the community. However, he also discovers that there are limits to where and when LGBT candidates can run for office and that, while their presence in office often enhances policy representation, it can also create backlash. But even with some of these negative consequences, Out and Running provides compelling evidence that gays and lesbians are more likely to see beneficial legislation pass by increasing the number of LGBT state legislators. Indeed, grassroots politics in the states may allow the LGBT community its best opportunity for achieving its policy goals.
February 20 - National
Jesse Bering received the 2010 "Scientist of the Year Award" from the National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals (NOGLSTP), an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Amanda Simpson
January 1 – South Carolina
“Charleston Pride” Our mission is to promote the visibility of the LGBTQ community by educating society, honoring our heritage, advocating for our culture, and celebrating our diverse society. Our purpose is to highlight the uniqueness and diversity of our community through distinct events throughout the year promoting our history and culture, including the annual Charleston Pride Parade and Festival.
Billy Lucas
October 1 - Pennsylvania
Stacey Blahnik Lee, a 31-year-old black trans woman, was found murdered in her Philadelphia home by her boyfriend.
Asher Brown
August 31 - National
"Gender Outlaws" In the 15 years since the release of Gender Outlaw, Kate Bornstein's groundbreaking challenge to gender ideology, transgender narratives have made their way from the margins to the mainstream and back again. Today's transgenders and other sex/gender radicals are writing a drastically new world into being. In Gender Outlaws, Bornstein, together with writer, raconteur, and theater artist S. Bear Bergman, collects and contextualizes the work of this generation's trans and genderqueer forward thinkers — new voices from the stage, on the streets, in the workplace, in the bedroom, and on the pages and websites of the world's most respected mainstream news sources. Gender Outlaws includes essays, commentary, comic art, and conversations from a diverse group of trans-spectrum people who live and believe in barrier-breaking lives.
Roy Ashburn
Seth Walsh
January 1 – National
“Stonewall” In June of 1969, a series of riots over police action at The Stonewall Inn, a small, dank, mob-run gay bar in Greenwich Village, New York changed the longtime landscape of homosexuals in society, literally overnight. These riots are widely acknowledged as the 'first shot' that ushered in a previously unimagined era of openness, political action, and massive social change. From an era when lesbians and gays were routinely closeted and in fear of losing their jobs, their apartments, their families and even their freedom, these riots - barely covered in the media at the time - were the spark that led to a new militancy and openness in the gay political movement. The name "Stonewall" has itself become almost synonymous with the struggle for gay rights and, yet, there has been relatively little hard information generally available about the riots themselves. For the first time, David Carter provides an in-depth account of those riots as well as a complete background of the bar, the area in which the riots occurred, the social, political, and legal climate that led up to those events. He also dispels many of the accumulated myths, provides previously unknown facts, and new insight into what is the most significant rebellion against the status quo until the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Based on over a decade of research, hundreds of interviews, and an exhaustive search of public and private records, Stonewall is the definitive story of one of modern history's most singular events.
November 1 – National
“Lost Everything” Brian is a closeted gay movie star who has come to Miami on a publicity tour. Though journalists watch his every move, he starts a fling with the handsome bartender at the hotel. Meanwhile, Brian's manager arranges an ambitious starlet to pose as his girlfriend, a televangelist plots a murder and a local art dealer fends off an abusive ex. Their lives are all on a collision course...
October 1 - National
"A Question of Manhood" November 1972. The Vietnam War is rumored to be drawing to a close, and for sixteen-year-old Paul Landon, the end can’t come soon enough. The end will mean his older brother Chris, the family’s golden child, returning home from the Army for good. But while home on leave, Chris entrusts Paul with a secret: He’s gay. And when Chris is killed in action, Paul is beset by grief and guilt, haunted by knowledge he can’t share. That summer, Paul is forced to work at his family’s pet supply store. Worse, he must train a new employee, JJ O’Neil, a gay college freshman. But though Paul initially dislikes JJ for being everything he’s not—self-confident, capable, ambitious—he finds himself learning from him. Not just about how to handle the anxious, aggressive dogs JJ so effortlessly calms and trains, but how to stand up for himself—even when it means standing against his father, his friends, and his own fears. Through JJ, Paul finally begins to glimpse who his brother really was—and a way toward becoming the man he wants to be…
October 11 – Pennsylvania
Stacey Lee Police ruled the death of a transgender woman, who was found dead in her home earlier this week, a homicide by strangulation and asphyxiation. Stacey was 31 years old.
January 1 – National
Jamie McGonnigal founded Take Back Pride, a campaign to put the elements of activism back in Pride Marches around the country. The movement has now swept 17 cities and 4 countries thus far. He also helped to build talkaboutequality.com
Ashley Santiago Ocasio
August 4 - California
District Court Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker rules in Perry v. Schwarzenegger that California’s Proposition 8, which outlaws same-gender marriage, violates the U.S. Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process.
May 13 – Oklahoma
Ty Smalley, age 11, was bullied because he was small for his age. Bullies would cram him into lockers and shove him into trash cans. They would also call him names like "Shrimp" and "Tiny Tim". Ty committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with his father’s .22 caliber pistol. His story was told in the 2011 documentary Bully.
United States LGBT History for 2010
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