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Nkoli, Simon Tseko
(Encyclopedia) Nkoli, Simon 1957–1998, anti-apartheid and LGBTQ rights activist. Born in Soweto, Nkoli (sometimes referred to as Nkodi) was an…Brewer's: Lesbian Poets
(The). Terpander, Alcæus, Arion, and the poetess Sappho, all of Lesbos. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Lesbian RuleLes Anguilles de Melun A B C D E F…Brewer's: Lesbian Rule
(The). A post facto law. Making an act the precedent for a rule of conduct, instead of squaring conduct according to law Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Eisenman, Nicole
(Encyclopedia) Eisenman, Nicole, 1965–, American artist, b. Verdun, France (where her father was stationed), M.F.A, Rhode Island School of Design, 1987. Eisenman became widely known after her work…Henry, Mary Kay
(Encyclopedia) Henry, Mary Kay, 1958–, American labor leader, b. Detroit, B.A. Michigan State Univ., 1979. She began working with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 1979, focusing on…United Methodist Church
(Encyclopedia) United Methodist Church, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism), with churches in the United…Rich, Adrienne
(Encyclopedia) Rich, Adrienne, 1929–2012, American poet, b. Baltimore, grad. Radcliffe, 1951. From the 1970s her exquisitely wrought verse became looser and more personal as her works increasingly…DeGeneres, Ellen Lee
(Encyclopedia) DeGeneres, Ellen Lee, 1958- , American actor and talk-show host, b. Metairie, La. DeGeneres’s parents split in 1974, and she…Important Supreme Court Decisions in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History
Read about Supreme Court cases that have dealt the gay-rights movement both setbacks and breakthroughs by Beth Rowen The U.S. Supreme Court Related Links Milestones in Supreme Court…Highsmith, Patricia
(Encyclopedia) Highsmith, Patricia, 1921–95, American novelist, b. Fort Worth, Tex., as Mary Patricia Plangman, grad. Barnard College (B.A. 1942). She first traveled to Europe in 1949 and moved there…Trending
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