These three gay men began dating in 1970. Here are 50 Polaroid photos from their lives
A collection of over 9,700 Polaroid photos capturing the lives of a historic throuple has been unearthed.
March 31, 2025
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Al Pacino thought 'Cruising' was 'exploitative' of LGBTQ+ people, so he donated his paycheck
The actor "just wanted one positive thing to come out of" the role, he revealed in his memoir, Sonny Boy.
October 21, 2024
Police Identify 6th Victim in Gay Serial Killings, Raise Reward to $250k
The Doodler sketched his victims before brutally stabbing them to death.
January 25, 2023
PHOTOS: The Grime and Glam of Mid-1970s New York
When he was very, very young, Paul Zone captured the end of glam rock and the birth of the punk scene in downtown New York.
May 26, 2015
#TBT: What Gay Pride Looked Like in 1970
On June 28, 1970 -- a year and a day after the spontaneous protest that took place in New York after the raid on the Stonewall Inn -- large-scale parades were held in N.Y., L.A., and Chicago.
June 5, 2014
Legendary 1970 Gay Dance Party Honored by Chicago Pride Concert
Renaissance One will showcase of-the-minute artists in an event paying homage to the city's first public same-sex dance.
June 26, 2019
In the 1970s, a gay baseball player invented the high five and made history
Glenn Burke, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is credited as the inventor of the greeting. It's been called a "defiant symbol of gay pride."
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April 19, 2018
Get Smokey With the Lost Recordings of '70s Gay Rockers
It may have taken 40 years, but John Condon's music has finally found its audience.
July 2, 2015
Bruce Vilanch dishes on staples of the 1970s, Paul Lynde, the Brady Bunch, Charo, and more
His new book, It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time, talks about his work on TV’s worst shows ever that are now cult classics.
January 8, 2025
Trump hosting the Kennedy Center Honors will be like watching a crappy variety show from the 1970s
Opinion: Trump won’t only make us relive the 1970s for one night — he’s working on trapping us there for three more years, writes John Casey.
August 14, 2025
These 22 pics from 1970s NYC Pride marches show 'a moment without society’s prejudices'
An exhibition is showcasing the early marches of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement in 1970s New York City.
June 25, 2025
In 1970, 'America's Mom' June Lockhart bravely spoke out defending 'homosexuals' when others wouldn't
Opinion: Lockhart, who died Thursday, was a beloved fixture on television and a lifelong LGBTQ+ ally, writes John Casey.
October 25, 2025
Peggy Caserta, the lesbian creator of bell-bottom jeans and lover of Janis Joplin, has died at age 84
Caserta and Joplin had an intense relationship from 1966 to 1970.
November 27, 2024
Malcolm Boyd, Groundbreaking Gay Clergyman, Dies at 91
The Episcopal priest risked his career when he came out in the 1970s.
March 1, 2015
Florida #Fail: What Happened in Jacksonville
Cities began protecting gays in the 1970s, but some burgs still struggle with the concept.
October 4, 2012
See Pride Marches From 1969 to Now in 15 Unearthed Images
With these historic photos from Getty Images, take a look back at Pride Month and its evolution.
June 28, 2023
WATCH: The Almost Extinct 'Gay Language'
Polari was commonly used in Britain until the 1970s. Now it is spoken only by a handful of people.
August 12, 2015
Feminist Icon and Author Kate Millett Dies
The writer of the benchmark 1970s book Sexual Politics has died at age 82.
September 6, 2017
Infamous WeHo Dance Palace on Endangered List
A 1920s-era camera factory became a trendsetting disco in the early 1970s and later a locus of AIDS activism. It's now threatened by redevelopment.
June 23, 2015