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LGBTQ (also commonly seen as LGBT, LGBT+, LGBTQ+, and LGBTQIA+) is an initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. It is an umbrella term, broadly referring to all sexualities, romantic orientations, and gender identities which are not heterosexual or cisgender.

In the 1990s, gay, lesbian, and bisexual activists adopted the term LGB, supplanting narrower terms such as "gay or lesbian". Terminology eventually shifted to LGBT, as transgender people became more accepted within the movement. Around that time, some activists began to reclaim the term queer, seeing it as a more radical and inclusive umbrella term, though others reject it, due to its history as a pejorative. In recognition of this, the 2010s saw the adoption of LGBTQ, and other more inclusive variants.

Some versions of the term, such as LGBT+ and LGBTQ+ add a plus sign, to represent additional identities not captured within the acronym. Many further variants exist which add additional identities, such as LGBTQIA+ (for intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender) and 2SLGBTQ+ (for two-spirit), LGBTQQ (for queer and questioning), or which order the letters differently, as in GLBT and GLBTQ.

The collective of all LGBTQ people is often called the LGBTQ community. These labels are not universally agreed upon by everyone that they are intended to include. For example, some intersex people prefer to be included in this grouping, while others do not. Various alternative umbrella terms exist across various cultures, including queer, same gender loving (SGL), Gender, Sexual and Romantic Minorities (GSRM). (Full article...)

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The rainbow flag or pride flag (also common known as LGBT flag, LGBT+ flag, LGBTQ flag, LGBTQ+ flag, LGBTQIA flag, LGBTQIA+ flag and formerly gay pride flag) is a symbol of LGBTQ pride and LGBTQ social movements. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. Using a rainbow flag as a symbol of LGBTQ pride began in San Francisco, California, but eventually became common at LGBTQ rights events worldwide.

Originally devised by the artists Gilbert Baker, Lynn Segerblom, James McNamara and other activists, the design underwent several revisions after its debut in 1978, and continues to inspire variations. Although Baker's original rainbow flag had eight colors, from 1979 to the present day the most common variant consists of six stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. The flag is typically displayed horizontally, with the red stripe on top, as it would be in a natural rainbow. (Full article...)

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Hailey circa 2007

Leisha Hailey is an American actress and musician known for playing Alice Pieszecki in the Showtime Networks series The L Word and The L Word: Generation Q. Hailey first came to the public's attention as a musician in the pop duo The Murmurs and has continued her music career as part of the band Uh Huh Her.

Currently, Hailey appears as Alice in The L Word: Generation Q and hosts podcast PANTS with fellow L Word star and close friend, Kate Moennig. (Full article...)

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—"Dear Abby" (Abigail Van Buren) responding to a reader's letter about a gay couple moving across the street; asking how he could improve his neighborhood

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14 May 1928 issue of German lesbian periodical Die Freundin ("Girlfriend")

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...that Tanaz Eshaghian's film Be Like Others explores the experiences of transsexuals in Iran, a country that outlaws homosexuality but sanctions sex-reassignment surgery?
... that horror novelist Anne Rice has cited the 1936 film Dracula's Daughter as an inspiration for her own homoerotic vampire fiction?
... that Silverton, Oregon has elected the first openly transgender mayor in the United States?
... that after initially deciding not to air the Roseanne episode "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" because it included Mariel Hemingway kissing Roseanne Barr, ABC promoted it as "the lesbian kiss episode"?

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This month's birthdays

1 – Tim Cook (1960–), American business executive, CEO of Apple Inc.
1 – Sophie B. Hawkins (1967–), American singer-songwriter and musician
1 – Tom Waddell (1937–1987), American decathlete & physician, founder of the Gay Games
2 – k.d. lang (1961–), Canadian singer-songwriter
2 – Luchino Visconti (1906–1976), Italian director
2 – Darren Young (1979–), American professional wrestler
3 – Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571), Italian sculptor
3 – Miloš Havel (1899–1968), Czech film producer
4 – Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), American photographer
4 – Yemi A.D. (1981–), Czech choreographer, art director, performer, correspondent and artist
6 – Michael Cunningham (1952–), American novelist
6 – Torben Lund (1950–), Danish politician
6 – Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896–1980), German aristocrat
7 – Agnès Maltais (1956–), Canadian politician
8 – Charles Demuth (1883–1935), American painter
8 – Judith Gough (1972–), British diplomat, and U.K. Ambassador to Sweden
8 – María Rachid (1974–), Argentinian politician, social leader and LGBTQ activist
9 – Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938–), American radical feminist author and philosopher
9 – Marie Dressler (1868–1934), Canadian-American actress
10 – Phyllis Lyon (1924–2020), American feminist and gay rights activist
10 – Heather Matarazzo (1982–), American actress
12 – Mary Baxter Ellis (1892-1968), British commanding officer of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)
12 – Roland Barthes (1915–1980), French literary theorist and philosopher
13 – Rosie Jones (1959–), American golfer
14 – Adolf Brand (1874–1945), German gay rights advocate
14 – Aaron Copland (1900–1990), American composer, writer and conductor
14 – Louise Brooks (1906–1985), American dancer and actress
14 – Wendy Carlos (1939–), American composer and electronic musician
14 – Stefano Gabbana (1962–), Italian fashion designer (Dolce & Gabbana)
14 – Tomoya Hosoda (1991–), Japanese politician
15 – François Ozon (1967–), French film director and screenwriter
16 – Jamie Babbit (1970–), American film director, producer and screenwriter
16 – Glenn Burke (1952–1995), American Major League Baseball player
17 – Rock Hudson (1925–1985), American actor
17 – RuPaul (1960–), American drag queen, TV personality, singer, actor, author and model
18 – Christian Siriano (1985–), American fashion designer
19 – Jodie Foster (1962–), American actress, film director and producer
19 – Clifton Webb (1889–1966), American actor, dancer, and singer
19 – Timothy Conigrave (1959–1994), Australian actor, writer and activist
20 – Grace Darmond (1893–1963), Canadian-American actress
20 – Noel Mewton-Wood (1922–1953), Australian-born concert pianist
21 – Cherry Jones (1956–), American actress
21 – Laurier LaPierre (1929–2012), Canadian Senator, professor, broadcaster, journalist and author
22 – Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), English composer, conductor and pianist
22 – André Gide (1869–1951), French writer
22 – Billie Jean King (1943–), American former professional tennis player
23 – Virginia Prince (1912-2009), American pharmacologist, publisher, and transgender activist
23 – Robin Roberts (1960–), American TV broadcaster
24 – Jiří Pospíšil (1975–), Czech politician
25 – Rosa von Praunheim (1942–), German film director and gay rights activist
26 – John Amaechi (1970–), English retired basketball player
26 – Tammy Lynn Michaels (1974–), American actress
26 – Emma Portner (1994–), Canadian dancer and choreographer
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27 – Jani Toivola (1977), Finnish politician, actor, and dancer
28 – Rita Mae Brown (1944–), American writer and feminist
28 – Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), Italian-born French composer
29 – Public Universal Friend (1752-1819), American preacher