Allen Bernstein's "MILLIONS OF QUEERS (Our Homo America)" [Original Manuscript]

Allen Bernstein's Defense of Homosexuality: “Millions of Queers (Our Homo America),” 1940, by Jonathan Ned Katz and Randall Sell

Document and Biography of Author

Allen Bernstein, Soldier, U.S. Army, c. 1940's

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Allen Bernstein, 1999.

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Allen Bernstein, c. 1950s

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Allen Bernstein, Tufts, age 16

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First MCC service held.

In Los Angeles, 12 people attend the first service of the Metropolitan Community Church, led by Troy Perry. Over the next decade, dozens of openly LGBT-friendly MCC congregations are established across the U.S., with thousands of people attending…

Engraving: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895) and the United States, by Jonathan Ned Katz

The story of the German sexual emancipation pioneer and his references to the United States. Adapted from Jonathan Ned Katz's column, "Katz on History," The Advocate, April 25, 1989, pages 47-48. The essay was titled "The First…

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Fifth Annual Lesbian Writers Conference in Chicago

The Fifth Annual Lesbian Writers Conference convenes in Chicago. The opening keynote address was delivered by Paula Christian, a popular “pulp novelist” of the 1950s and 1960s known for novels such as The Edge of Twilight and This Side of Love. …

John Lawrence and Tyrone Garner Arrested in Houston

Police in Houston Texas arrest John Lawrence and Tyrone Garner on charges of having sex in violation of the state’s Homosexual Conduct law. The case eventually led in 2003 to a Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v.Texas, that declared all state sodomy…

Bar Raid in San Francisco

Police in San Francisco raid the Alamo Club, a popular lesbian bar, and arrest 36 women on charges of frequenting a house of ill repute. Most of the women arrested pleaded guilty. The police action and the women’s response led the year-old…