As arguably Ireland’s gayest month sweeps up the glitter and starts preparing for next year, we look back at queer moments in history, both recent, retro, vintage and ancient that have come to shape the queer world we live in and our collective Queerstory.
June 1st
1st June 2008: Yves Saint Laurent dies in Paris from brain cancer aged 71. After becoming head designer at the House of Dior, he left to found Saint Laurent. His designs made his label one of the most prominent fashion houses in recent history. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/XpFXL4sNvt
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 1, 2018
June 2nd
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June 3rd
3rd June 2016: @HRC Officially Adopts Use of “LGBTQ” to Reflect Diversity of Own Community. The "Q" was added to reflect the hundreds of LGBTQ youths who used “queer” to describe their sexual orientation or "genderqueer" to describe their gender identity #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/9nZq2vkgeV
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 3, 2018
June 4th
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June 5th
5th June 2010: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Portugal making them the eighth country worldwide to afford LGBT+ citizens an equal right to marriage. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/7oiAbhdqlg
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 5, 2018
June 6th
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June 7th
7th June 1954: Alan Turing, the father of modern computer science and A.I. who worked in codebreaking during WWII, commits suicide. His death came 18 months after he underwent chemical castration as punishment after admitting to a sexual relationship with another man. #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/ueylcZZfSm
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 7, 2018
June 8th
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June 9th
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June 10th
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June 11th
11th June 2014: Denmark becomes the first European country to allow for a legal change of gender without a clinical diagnosis. #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/iNTBtdmEzE
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 11, 2018
June 12th
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June 13th
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June 14th
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June 15th
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June 16th
16th June 2003: GCN is redesigned as a full-colour magazine. 14 years later, on the same day, GCN goes through a massive rebranding with Issue 331 and gets a new edgier look, a new website and app! #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/Nre7vXcCZz
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 16, 2018
June 17th
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June 18th
18th June 2003: A Canandian court rules in favour of same-sex marriage for the first time. The Ontario Superior Court rules that prohibiting gay couples from marrying is unconstitutional and violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/aFNC8r2qE8
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 18, 2018
June 19th
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June 20th
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June 21st
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June 22nd
22nd June 1969: American singer and actress, Judy Garland, dies at the age of 47. Garland, who is considered by many the ultimate gay icon, appeared on our #Pride issue cover in 2009, with a subtly queer makeover by artist @WillStLeger. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/Ed6WRziy1W
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 22, 2018
June 23rd
23rd June 2015: the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approves the designation of the Stonewall Inn as a city landmark, making it the first landmark honoured for its role in the fight for gay rights. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/dsA59HxHXj
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 23, 2018
June 24th
24th June 1993: Homosexuality is officially decriminalised in Ireland. Seen as a landmark ruling for LGBT+ rights, it would eventually lead the way to a formal government apology in 2018 for those convicted. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/CkzzHYaMtI
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 24, 2018
June 25th
25th June 1983: Ireland hosts the first Gay Rights Protest March. Organised in response to the light sentences given to the murderers of Declan Flynn, the parade marched defiantly through the city centre, from Stephen’s Green to the GPO. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/WoAOQimQsM
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 25, 2018
June 26th
26th June 2015: US Supreme court rules that same-sex marriage will be legalised across the United States. #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/lhZA9KH7hY
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 26, 2018
June 27th
27th June 2010: Iceland legalises same-sex marriage. On the same day, Iceland's PM Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir marries her partner Jónína Leósdóttir, becoming one of the first same-sex married couples of the country. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/oKRxla5cYu
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 27, 2018
June 28th
28th June 1969: The Stonewall Riots occur in New York. The local queer community fought back against constant police raids on the Stonewall Inn. The Riots are seen as the birth of the modern gay rights movement. #OnThisDay #Queerstory https://t.co/V3Y8UseLPA
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 28, 2018
June 29th
29th June 2006: The Supreme Court of Arkansas rules that it is unconstitutional to ban lesbians and gays from becoming foster parents. #OnThisDay #Queerstory pic.twitter.com/YsOGZBLbHy
— Gay Community News (@GCNmag) June 29, 2018
June 30th
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