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Welsh singer and actor Ivor Novello (real name David Ivor Davies). I’m a music journalist in my day job. The Ivor Novello Awards honour Britain’s songwriters every year. Did you know they were named after a gay man? Now you do.

Welsh singer and actor Ivor Novello (real name David Ivor Davies).

I’m a music journalist in my day job. The Ivor Novello Awards honour Britain’s songwriters every year. Did you know they were named after a gay man? Now you do.

Tagged: Ivor Novello, Wales, Musicians, Actors, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Gay, .
7 ♥ 12.14.10
Philadelphia activist Arnold Jackson.

Philadelphia activist Arnold Jackson.

Tagged: Arnold Jackson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Gay, Activism, .
1 ♥ 12.13.10
Joey Hateley and Hugo Vera. They were married in Ecuador on Friday. Hateley is transgender (FTM), which means this is Ecuador’s first transgender marriage. Equal marriage is constitutionally banned in Ecuador. The country has civil unions.

Joey Hateley and Hugo Vera. They were married in Ecuador on Friday. Hateley is transgender (FTM), which means this is Ecuador’s first transgender marriage. Equal marriage is constitutionally banned in Ecuador. The country has civil unions.

Tagged: Gay, Transgender, FTM, Ecuador, Joey Hateley, Hugo Vera, Equal marriage, .
26 ♥ 12.13.10
Article from a 1969 newspaper. The two men in the photo were fired after this was published.

Article from a 1969 newspaper. The two men in the photo were fired after this was published.

Tagged: Gay, Berkeley, California, United States, .
7 ♥ 12.13.10
Cuban playwright, poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas.

Cuban playwright, poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas.

Tagged: Gay, Cuba, Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Reinaldo Arenas, .
4 ♥ 12.13.10
A queer rights activist protesting Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov’s homophobia (he’s called homosexuality “satanic”) is arrested.

A queer rights activist protesting Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov’s homophobia (he’s called homosexuality “satanic”) is arrested.

Tagged: Russia, Moscow, Gay, Activism, .
2 ♥ 12.12.10
Activists protesting outside the Old Bailey in London, England, 1977. 

Activists protesting outside the Old Bailey in London, England, 1977. 

Tagged: Gay, United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, 1970s, Activism, .
36 ♥ 12.12.10
Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle, 1865.

Walt Whitman and Peter Doyle, 1865.

Tagged: Walt Whitman, Gay, .
11 ♥ 12.12.10