Five shirtless men pose at the Santa Monica Gymfest. September 1975
Block and J. J. Belanger kissing in a photo booth.
Circa 1953
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LGBTQ Nation just posted this fascinating variety of vintage photos that are available in ONE’s online gallery, which features over 600 images.
Have a look and be proud and maybe a little sad too. Given our current POTUS, we’re still fighting for our rights.
Drag quintette, 1971
A Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) protest regarding separation of church and state. August 28, 1974
Harvey Milk speaks at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade. 1978
Jeanne Cordova and girlfriend Janie Elvin. They met in high school, then met back up at Harvard where they became lovers. Circa 1969
Philadelphia gay wedding. This photograph was part of a set that was deemed inappropriate by a photo shop in Philadelphia and never returned to the customer. Circa 1957
Carolyn Weathers and Denise Crippen kissing on driveway at Morton Avenue. Circa October 1975
Christine Jorgensen, one of the first people to openly discuss having gender-reassignment surgery, signs her biography after speaking at ONE Incorporated. March 9, 1975
Police officers holding hands at the Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade in 1972
Dorothy Putnam celebrating her birthday, sitting on the lap of a friend
“Silence=Death” banner raised on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) offices protesting the slow drug approval process. October 11, 1988
(Photos, ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives; via LGBTQ Nation)
