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<h2 align="center"><em>'''DID YOU KNOW?'''</em></h2>
 
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<h3 align="center">'''The LGBTQ Community and the Beat Generation'''</h3>
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<p>If one is looking to mark the beginning of LGBTQ activism in the contemporary era, it begins with the Stonewall Riots that occurred in New York City in 1969Though there were LGBTQ organizations around the world prior to this event and there existed newspapers, magazines, and a cultural milieu catering to the community, these tended to be comparatively small, generally unnoticed by the public at large, on the fringes of society, or mostly underground activities.</p>   
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<p>The Beat Generation was an influential literary and artistic collective of young Americans in the mid 1950s who were avant garde in opposing the standardized and normative values of mass society being created by the post-war, Cold War crusading government of the timeThis group preceded the Hippie Generation and embraced drugs, alcohol, new music, and homosexuality - values and behaviours which directly contradicted the norms of society at the time.  The group emerged in New York's Greenwich Village but spread westward to San Francisco.  They were always small in number but influential, being innovative artists and non-conformist free thinkers.</p>   
  
<p>A representation of the growth of the LGBTQ community in the 1960s was the more public existence in America and elsewhere of LGBTQ gathering sites, including LGBTQ bars and clubsNevertheless, these clubs and bars were routinely raided, and its clientele arrested and charged with violating public decency lawsAs the practice of raiding and arresting grew in frequency in tandem with the growth of the existence of such establishments, the patience of the LGBTQ community became taxedNerves became strained at this apparent violation of what was beginning to be viewed as a basic right to gather and associate with like-minded individuals.</p>
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<p>As such, the LGBTQ community was very present in the Beat Generation.  Its emergence coincided with the creation of the Mattachine Society, one of the earliest gay organizations in America.  The group's informal leaders included poet [[Allen Ginsberg]] and writer [[William S. Burroughs]]These writers and poets included homosexuality openly in their work thereby shocking society, encouraging censorship which helped to liberalize publishing in the future.  Photographer [[Robert Giard]] documented many of the personalities in the group through his photography, and their movement inspired sexual researcher [[Alfred Kinsey]] in his path-breaking work[[Gore Vidal]] characterized the group in his popular writings and filmmaker [[John Krokidas]] documented them in his 2013 film 'Kill Your Darlings'.</p>
  
<p>When the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn at 53 Christopher Street on the night of June 28th, 1969, this frustration turned a routine raid on a gay bar into a riot.</p>   
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<p>The Beat Generation represented the gay political scene that emerged after the war period and which ultimately led to Stonewall and other historical markers for the LGBTQ community and its march toward equality and acceptance.  Though the Beat Generation was short-lived, it spawned the next generation of hippies, peace activists, social activists, gay leathermen, butch dykes, and LGBTQ activists. </p>   
  
<p>Active protest continued throughout the week in the city, spread to other large cities in America, and its influence began to spread quickly around the world.  The Stonewall Riot is now considered one of the signature events symbolizing the creation of the contemporary gay liberation movement that had been simmering and growing throughout the 1950s and 1960s.</p>
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<p>We have identified several LGBTQ individuals who were prominent in the Beat Generation.  To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[The LGBTQ Community and the Beat Generation|HERE]]'''</p>
 
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<p>Within months of the riot, chapters of the Gay Liberation Front had been established across the United States as a radical group that aligned itself with other marginalized and oppressed groups.  An identical organization was created in the United Kingdom in 1971.  Australia’s first homosexual action group, CAMP (Campaign Against Moral Persecution) was established in 1970 followed by Society Five in 1971. Canada’s first public protest for gay rights, We Demand, occurred in 1971, and the left-leaning Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire was formed in France (subsequently morphing into the CUAHR).  The Campaign For Homosexual Law Reform began in Ireland and Northern Ireland around the same time.</p> 
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<p>This organized activism started to lead to several other important developments and advances for the global LGBTQ community.  In 2016, President Barack Obama named the Stonewall Inn as the country's first national monument to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.</p>
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<p>It would not be possible to identify every individual involved in the Stonewall riots, but several stand out as notable and representative of them all.  We have identified the following individuals who participated in the Stonewall riots and have left a lasting impact on the community.  To read more and see the complete list, click '''[[Stonewall Icons|HERE]]'''</p>
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'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
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The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community.  Its database lists over 16,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, two-spirit, or gender fluid (LGBTQ) and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business  leaders, academics, activists, and more.  The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.
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The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community.  Its database lists over 17,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, two-spirit, or gender fluid (LGBTQ) and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business  leaders, academics, activists, and more.  The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.
  
 
The mission is to '''inspire, educate, and motivate''' all generations of LGBTQ individuals and others through a collective knowledge of this international community.
 
The mission is to '''inspire, educate, and motivate''' all generations of LGBTQ individuals and others through a collective knowledge of this international community.
  
'''Managing Editors:''' ''[[Mark S. Bonham]], [[Connie Bonello]], [[Gordon Dunbar]]''
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'''Managing Editor:''' ''[[Mark S. Bonham]]''
  
 
== Search for a Biography ==
 
== Search for a Biography ==
  
To search for an individual from the database of over 15,000 biographies, simply type the name in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO.  Similarly, you can search for a common characteristic such as Country, City, Nobel Prize winners, writers, and so on.
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To search for an individual from the database of over 17,000 biographies, simply type the name in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO.  Similarly, you can search for a common characteristic such as Country, City, Nobel Prize winners, writers, and so on.
  
 
Alternatively, you can view and scroll through the entire list of biographies by viewing the [[Special:AllPages|All Biographies]] section.
 
Alternatively, you can view and scroll through the entire list of biographies by viewing the [[Special:AllPages|All Biographies]] section.
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'''A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World''' ([[Mark S. Bonham]], 2017) investigates the current state of employment markets around the world for the LGBTQ community.  Included is a discussion of equality in the workplace and why it is important to both the employer and employee, the wage gap, which professions are attractive to LGBTQ individuals and why, and the role of unions and government legislationA survey of seventy five professions provides a status report for each, and seventy two biographies of influential LGBTQ professionals from around the world is included242 pages
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'''It's A Fabulous Morning! My Interviews With Fascinating People in the LGBTQ World''' (Pearse Murray and [[Mark S. Bonham]], 2019) presents fascinating interviews with individuals from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit and Ally (LGBTQ) community.  Icons such as [[Lily Tomlin]], [[Chaz Bono]], [[Melissa Etheridge]], [[Mark Tewksbury]], [[John Cameron Mitchell]], [[Kathleen Wynne]], [[Wanda Sykes]], [[Tony Kushner]], [[David Hockney]], [[Edmund White]] and more provide their personal stories of the community and their lives within itCompelling insight into events of the community, such as Toronto’s Bath House Raids, is also provided262 pages.
  
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'''Notables: 101 Global LBGTQ People Who Changed the World''' ([[Mark S. Bonham]], 2015) reveals a group of select global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals whose accomplishments in their profession changed the world in some relevant way.  Included are founders of various social movements, innovators in sports, leaders in business and politics, explorers and discoverers, instigators in religious movements, thinkers in philosophy, infamous villains, creators of new academic fields of study, and risk takers in the arts, culture, and entertainment worlds. 212 pages.
 
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'''Champions: Biographies of Global LGBTQ Pioneers''' ([[Mark S. Bonham]], 2014) reveals a group of select artists, writers, politicians, lawyers, sports figures, activists, and religious figures from around the world who have helped shape the history of the LGBTQ community.  Presented in a convenient notebook format.  114 pages.
  
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DID YOU KNOW?

The LGBTQ Community and the Beat Generation

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The Beat Generation was an influential literary and artistic collective of young Americans in the mid 1950s who were avant garde in opposing the standardized and normative values of mass society being created by the post-war, Cold War crusading government of the time. This group preceded the Hippie Generation and embraced drugs, alcohol, new music, and homosexuality - values and behaviours which directly contradicted the norms of society at the time. The group emerged in New York's Greenwich Village but spread westward to San Francisco. They were always small in number but influential, being innovative artists and non-conformist free thinkers.

As such, the LGBTQ community was very present in the Beat Generation. Its emergence coincided with the creation of the Mattachine Society, one of the earliest gay organizations in America. The group's informal leaders included poet Allen Ginsberg and writer William S. Burroughs. These writers and poets included homosexuality openly in their work thereby shocking society, encouraging censorship which helped to liberalize publishing in the future. Photographer Robert Giard documented many of the personalities in the group through his photography, and their movement inspired sexual researcher Alfred Kinsey in his path-breaking work. Gore Vidal characterized the group in his popular writings and filmmaker John Krokidas documented them in his 2013 film 'Kill Your Darlings'.

The Beat Generation represented the gay political scene that emerged after the war period and which ultimately led to Stonewall and other historical markers for the LGBTQ community and its march toward equality and acceptance. Though the Beat Generation was short-lived, it spawned the next generation of hippies, peace activists, social activists, gay leathermen, butch dykes, and LGBTQ activists.

We have identified several LGBTQ individuals who were prominent in the Beat Generation. To read more and see the complete list, click HERE

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here


The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community. Its database lists over 17,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, two-spirit, or gender fluid (LGBTQ) and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business leaders, academics, activists, and more. The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.

The mission is to inspire, educate, and motivate all generations of LGBTQ individuals and others through a collective knowledge of this international community.

Managing Editor: Mark S. Bonham

Search for a Biography

To search for an individual from the database of over 17,000 biographies, simply type the name in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO. Similarly, you can search for a common characteristic such as Country, City, Nobel Prize winners, writers, and so on.

Alternatively, you can view and scroll through the entire list of biographies by viewing the All Biographies section.

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Despite adversity and discrimination, LGBTQ individuals have excelled throughout history. Yet historians and academics have conveniently participated in the heterosexist erasure of these LGBTQ contributions by omitting the LGBTQ status of prominent historical figures from academic and historical documents. Accordingly, there are relatively few comprehensive projects which document and showcase the influence of these LGBTQ efforts.

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It's A Fabulous Morning! My Interviews With Fascinating People in the LGBTQ World (Pearse Murray and Mark S. Bonham, 2019) presents fascinating interviews with individuals from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Two Spirit and Ally (LGBTQ) community. Icons such as Lily Tomlin, Chaz Bono, Melissa Etheridge, Mark Tewksbury, John Cameron Mitchell, Kathleen Wynne, Wanda Sykes, Tony Kushner, David Hockney, Edmund White and more provide their personal stories of the community and their lives within it. Compelling insight into events of the community, such as Toronto’s Bath House Raids, is also provided. 262 pages.

New books available

A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World (Mark S. Bonham, 2017) investigates the current state of employment markets around the world for the LGBTQ community. Included is a discussion of equality in the workplace and why it is important to both the employer and employee, the wage gap, which professions are attractive to LGBTQ individuals and why, and the role of unions and government legislation. A survey of seventy five professions provides a status report for each, and seventy two biographies of influential LGBTQ professionals from around the world is included. 242 pages

Notables: 101 Global LBGTQ People Who Changed the World (Mark S. Bonham, 2015) reveals a group of select global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals whose accomplishments in their profession changed the world in some relevant way. Included are founders of various social movements, innovators in sports, leaders in business and politics, explorers and discoverers, instigators in religious movements, thinkers in philosophy, infamous villains, creators of new academic fields of study, and risk takers in the arts, culture, and entertainment worlds. 212 pages.

Champions: Biographies of Global LGBTQ Pioneers (Mark S. Bonham, 2014) reveals a group of select artists, writers, politicians, lawyers, sports figures, activists, and religious figures from around the world who have helped shape the history of the LGBTQ community. Presented in a convenient notebook format. 114 pages.

READ MORE AND PURCHASE PRINT or EBOOK COPIES HERE

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