The Week of Ed Continues...
2021.06.16
Song of the day:
Video of the day:
Pride Month Facts
On this day in…
1965 - The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules in Scott v. Macy that the United States Civil Service Commission “may not rely on a determination of ‘immoral conduct’ based only on such vague labels as ‘homosexual’ and ‘homosexual conduct’ as a ground” for disqualifying applicants for federal employment.” (Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D.)
1983 - The New York Times publishes its first front-page story on AIDS. (Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D.)
1990 - Queer Nation holds a Take Back the Night march in New York, protesting hate crimes against gays. Over 1,000 people attended. (Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D.)
2008 - Lesbian rights pioneers, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons made headlines as the first same-sex couple to wed in the city of San Francisco. Today, the GLBT History Museum in San Francisco, California honors their legacy by displaying their wedding pantsuits in a permanent museum exhibit. (Arlington Public Library)
Top 10 Ed Sheeran Songs
As we continue the week of Ed, here are my 10 favorite songs:
Fall
Firefly
Lego House
U.N.I.
Give Me Love
Tenerife Sea
Photograph
Castle on the Hill
Barcelona
Perfect
I love Castle on the Hill!