#Searching for #SilverLake: the #radical #neighborhood that changed #gay #America.

Where is the #plaque?” Palencia asks. “The plaque was right here.” The plaque #commemorated the #MattachineSociety, one of the first #US#homophile#groups to openly #advocate for #acceptance. “It’s erasure. Erasure of our #history,” Palencia says. “This is where it all began, at least in modern times.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #California #LosAngeles #History #GayRights

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/02/silver-lake-los-angeles-queer-lgbtq-gay-history

Searching for Silver Lake: the radical neighborhood that changed gay America

For decades, these Los Angeles streets have played host to key events in LGBTQ+ history. But gentrification has transformed the area

The Guardian
Naar een Engelstalige video over de Watersnood kijken, en dan de commentator horen zeggen dat we onlangs 'celebrated' de ramp die ons land 70 jaar geleden trof...
Yeah, right! 🙄 #commemorated