Margaret Hetherman
Writer at Freelance
Writer, Futurist, Eyes Open to #Climate Math #Politics & #Environment @WashingtonPost @NYDailyNews @sciam @gothamist @wnyc @IndyVoices @GOMag @NBCOUT 🌎
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2 weeks ago |
gomag.com | Margaret Hetherman
On May 22, 1930, Harvey Milk was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Woodmere, New York. Though closeted in his earliest years, Milk would go on to become one of history’s most notable out and notable champions of gay rights. He made his biggest mark in the 1970s, a time when simply being “out” was a form of bold activism. During his extraordinary career, he galvanized community support around a measure intended to expel gay teachers from public schools in California.
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1 month ago |
gomag.com | Margaret Hetherman
They are the bastions of women’s music, art, and culture—the institutions that met us in the moment, forging safe and sacred spaces.
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1 month ago |
nbcnews.com | Margaret Hetherman
In 1947, Edythe Eyde was a secretary working at RKO Radio Pictures in Los Angeles. A speedy typist who often completed work ahead of schedule, her boss told her: “Well, I don’t care what you do if you get through with your work, but … don’t sit and read a magazine or knit. I want you to look busy.” The literary-minded lesbian saw an opportunity. Gay culture was largely underground, and it was difficult for “the third sex” to meet like-minded others.
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2 months ago |
gomag.com | Margaret Hetherman
All-consuming passion. Insatiable longing. Erotic fixation. “Queering the Canon” is back! This year’s theme? “So Obsessed“. Presented by NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film organization, the series shines light on legacy masterpieces, bringing acclaimed queer filmmakers to a new generation of audiences. Films screen in-person at BAM Rose Cinemas and stream nationwide April 3—7. Now in its fifth year, the annual five-day retrospective is rapidly becoming a cultural institution.
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2 months ago |
gomag.com | Margaret Hetherman
Robin Tyler, a self-described “little prairie dyke” from Winnipeg, made headlines in 1962 when she got caught up in a drag raid at the Exotic Ball and Carnival at the Manhattan Center. The comedian used her one allotted phone call while in custody to report the incident to the New York Post.
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