Jim Downs

Jim Downs is the author of Stand by Me: The Forgotten History of Gay Liberation (University of Georgia Press) and is an associate professor of history at Connecticut College.

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Think Pete Buttigieg Is “Robotic” or “Fake”? You Need to Understand the Gay Archetype He Represents.

Jim Downs

Nov 25, 2019 6:21 PM
New Evidence Shows That During the 1973 UpStairs Lounge Arson, Gays Had to Take Rescue Efforts Into Their Own Hands

Jim Downs

June 22, 2018 8:04 AM
During LGBTQ History Month, Remembering an Activist Who Rejected Equality

Jim Downs

Oct 12, 2017 2:12 PM
This Year’s NYC Pride Parade Will Be Televised, Fulfilling the Original Parade’s Mission of Queer Visibility

Jim Downs

June 22, 2017 3:14 PM
Think the Trump Protests Are Silly? Look Closer at How They Work.

Jim Downs

Nov 17, 2016 9:41 AM