Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. Historical Background of Homosexuality Homosexual people have always existed. A common punishment was death, but he proposed that males be castrated and females have their noses mutated. ISBN 0-8050-3629-6. In this revelatory examination of homosexual love and its place in society throughout history, British novelist and journalist Colin Spencer cuts through an extraordinary amount of myth and misunderstanding about the place of same-sex love in society. This was the first book that documented gay history in the U.S. 1977 – Harvey Milk elected county supervisor in San Francisco and becomes the third “out” elected public official in the United States. Matt Cook, editor of A Gay History of Britain, includes a chapter dedicated to Renaissance sodomy written by Randolph Turnbach. Here are some major moments in homosexual history: the 13 th Century 19 th Century 20 th Century Turnbach states that “[T]he history of sodomy in England during the Reformation and the Renaissance begins with the passage in 1534 of 25 Henry VIII, c.6. ISBN 0-09-957691-0. 1980 - The first AIDS cases and deaths began occurring in 1980 in … As a scholar specializing in the history of the Catholic Church and gender studies, I can attest that 1,000 years ago, gay priests were not so restricted. 1973 - The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its official list of mental disorders. Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present. In 1951, the first Gay-Rights Organization was founded. The "Kinsey Reports" found that 37% of males and 13% of females had at least some overt homosexual experience to the point of orgasm; furthermore, 10% of males were more or less exclusively homosexual and 8% of males were exclusively homosexual for at least three years between the ages of 16 and 55. ‘The homosexuality-is-un-African mantra negates everything that African history and tradition has transmitted to posterity. Miller, Neil (1995). A tenet of African philosophy holds that “I am because you are.” In short, it matters little about the differences that each one of us displays but much about the essence of humanity that binds us together. In Canada, one could say that 1969 was Year One for homosexual communities. With at least 49 dead and another 50 injured, this hate crime is being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. New York, Henry Holt and Company. But the emergence and acknowledgement of this reality is still very recent. University of Illinois Press. Its simply not accurate to suggest that Homosexuality did not exist in Africa before Colonialism and that somehow Homosexuality amounts to a corruption of authentic Pre-Colonial African values. 1976 – The book, Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A., is written by Jonathan Ned Katz based on his play of 1972. Homosexual History within the U.S. Thomas Jefferson wanted to make it illegal to be homosexual in the United States. Percy III, William Armstrong (1996). In light of the above, it cannot be said that Homosexuality did not exist in Africa before Colonialism making it a foreign Colonial import. Pederasty and pedagogy in archaic Greece. New York, Vintage Books. A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender social movements/Bonnie J. Morris, PhD On June 12, 2016, the popular gay dance club Pulse in Orlando was the site of a mass shooting by one assailant. Matt Cook, editor of a Gay History of Britain, includes a chapter dedicated to Renaissance written... 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