When Kenji Yoshino began teaching as a junior law professor in 1996, a senior colleague advised him to be a 'homosexual professional' rather than a 'professional homosexual' to gain tenure

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During his time as an undergraduate student, Kenji Yoshino turned to writing poetry to privately process his sexual orientation

While studying on a Rhodes Scholarship in England, Kenji Yoshino sought psychiatric care to address distress regarding his sexual orientation

Kenji Yoshino's father concluded his academic career as a chaired professor at Harvard Business School

The Supreme Court case St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy addresses whether religious schools participating in Colorado's universal pre-K program may discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity while receiving state funds

In Obergefell v. Hodges, the United States Supreme Court held that the United States Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage

In the 2026 elections, ballot measures restricting gender transition surgeries for minors appeared on the ballot in Colorado and Missouri

In the 2026 elections, Colorado voters approved a ballot measure restricting gender transition surgeries for minors

In the 2026 elections, ballot measures restricting transgender participation in girls' sports passed in Arizona, Nebraska, Colorado, and Washington

Six ballot questions across five states addressed transgender issues during the 2026 midterm elections

The Czech government's reduction in independent media funding followed a 35,000-euro state grant awarded to a film about the country's gay community

In Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple

Participating preschools in Colorado's universal preschool program must sign a non-discrimination agreement prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

Prior to joining Tulane University, Dr. John Rennie was a tenured full professor at Florida Atlantic University

The Women's House of Detention housed a substantial population of queer women and transgender men

The first organized public protest conducted by the Gay Liberation Front targeted the Women's House of Detention

During the June 1969 Stonewall riots, incarcerated women inside the Women's House of Detention threw burning cigarette packets and papers out their windows while shouting 'gay rights.'

During the 1950s Lavender Scare, the United States federal government conducted widespread purges of homosexual employees

Staff at the Women's House of Detention stamped the letter D on uniforms of women incarcerated for homosexual acts or perceived butch gender expression

Historian Hugh Ryan authored 'The Women's House of D: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison.'

The Gay Liberation Front formed immediately after the June 1969 Stonewall riots, deriving its name from the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam