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  1. In 1972, Jeanne Manford walked the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade with her son Morty and a handmade sign: 'Parents of Gays: Unite.' Letters came from everywhere. PFLAG was the direct result. She lived to see marriage equality. Eight words. One movement. The love that got there first.
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    #JeanneManford #PFLAG #QueerHistory #LGBTQ #LGBTQHistory #Pride #QueerActivism #QueerParents #GayRights #ThistleAndMoss

  2. Leonard Matlovich: Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Vietnam veteran. In 1975 he handed his CO a letter saying he was gay — discharged anyway. His tombstone: 'Medal for killing two men. Discharge for loving one.' Honor and exclusion running on the same institutional fuel.
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    #LeonardMatlovich #QueerHistory #LGBTQ #GayRights #QueerVeterans #MilitaryPride #QueerActivism #AIDSHistory #NeverForget #ThistleAndMoss

  3. Hype for the Future 65/284: Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts

    Introduction The Town of Provincetown is located at the tail end of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. At the side of the Pilgrims’ Landing of 1620, Provincetown today maintains ferry access to Boston and Plymouth on the opposite side of Massachusetts Bay. Importance The Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, is a regional hub for the LGBTQIA+ community and is associated with the summer season, similar to the numerous communities of coastal Maine. Within Barnstable County, […]

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