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|| cover story || Pride march of
history Everything we claim as lesbian and
gay culture today falls into the long parade of time—whether in step or,
um, out
From The Advocate, August 15, 2000

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ONCE WE HAD |
AND THEN... |
AND NOW... |
People throw rocks at gay people
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Gay people throw rocks back
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Equality Rocks
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Dr. Smith (Jonathan Harris, Lost in Space)
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Sidney Shorr (Tony Randall, Love Sidney)
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Jack (Sean Hayes, Will & Grace)
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Abolitionists
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Suffragettes
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Lesbian Avengers
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Ma Rainey
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Billie Holiday
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Me’shell Ndegéocello
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Valley of the Dolls (the book)
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Valley of the Dolls (the movie)
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Valley of the Dolls (Theater-a-Go-Go's high camp
stage version)
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The Boys in the Band
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And the Band Played On
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Boy bands
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Earrings
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Nipple rings
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Wedding rings
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Grecian urns
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Michelangelo's David
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Abercrombie & Fitch catalogs
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Gay bordellos
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Gay camera shops
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Gay banks
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Willa Cather (My Antonia)
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Isabel Miller ( Patience and Sarah)
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Dorothy Allison (Bastard Out of Carolina)
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Oscar Wilde
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Noël Coward
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Paul Rudnick
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High heels
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Combat boots
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New Balance cross-trainers
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Joe E. Brown (Some Like it Hot)
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Charles Durning (Tootsie)
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Stephen Rea (The Crying Game)
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Witches in Salem, Mass.
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Commies in the State Department
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Gays in the Military
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Cher
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Cher
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Cher
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