Lesbian activist Nancy Valverde looks back on her lifelong fight for equal rights
LGBTQ+ pioneer Nancy Valverde reflects on her activism and quest for equal rights, complete with an apology from the LAPD.
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Visit Los Angeles for Pride All Year • Instinct Magazine
In Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Pride extends beyond one month and is celebrated every day around every corner
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The Directors of The Stroll on Jerry Springer and Documenting Sex Work
"The Stroll" Directors Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker tell Zarina Crockett about finding trans community and getting their beads.
Source: interviewmagazine.com
LAPD issues apology to LGBTQ+ community during ceremony honoring Cooper Do-nuts and LGBTQIA+ activist Nancy Valverde
An intersection in downtown L.A. is honoring the Cooper Do-nuts shop that served as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community and activist Nancy Valverde.
Source: abc7.com
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D-Day's Beaches Face Rising Seas and More: The Week in Reporter Reads
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L.A. corner is now a historic landmark for LGBTQ+ community
Cooper Do-nuts, which had its first location on the corner of 2nd and Main streets, was known as a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community during the 1950s and ’60s.
Source: latimes.com
A gay riot at a doughnut shop? The legend has some holes
One evening in May 1959, some fed-up drag queens, hustlers and other customers pushed back, barraging officers with hot coffee and half-eaten crullers. Outnumbered, police fled but called for backup, and arrests were made. John Rechy, author of the landmark 1963 gay novel “City of Night,” has recalled seeing coffee cups fly.
Source: indianexpress.com
A Gay Riot at a Los Angeles Doughnut Shop? The Legend Has Some Holes.
As Los Angeles prepares to commemorate the long-gone Cooper Do-nuts, accounts of a renowned 1959 uprising at one of its stores are being called into question.
Source: nytimes.com