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“A Night at The Sweet Gum Head,” @wwnorton, 2021. Next: “The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick,” 2024. @ladderbirdlit @anoncontent
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5 must-read books to help understand the gay swamp of D.C. & how to fight back

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By James Kirchick Verified, John Gallagher, Chris Bull Verified, Martin Padgett
| skjbollywoodnews.com
It is bad enough that the current Nonsense Administration is intent on rolling back fledgling queer equality in all its cultural and political forms. Everywhere you look, MAGA forces are on the march, trolling and attacking trans people, reproductive rights, free speech, and democracy itself. The assignation of Charlie Kirk unleashed a torrent of threats of violent retribution by the MAGA throngs, who seem to be furious at liberals and liberalism for supposed thought crimes.
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SCOTUS’ Blow to Trans Rights Is History Repeating Itself

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By Martin Padgett
| Aol Verified
People view sections of the "Freedom to Be" quilt laid out on the grass on the National Mall at the launch of World Pride on May 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C., as members of the LGBTQ community waited for the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti. Credit - Samuel Corum—Getty Images On June 18th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in United States. v.
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Courting Fatal Passions: How Michael Hardwick Helped Overturn America’s Sodomy Laws

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By Martin Padgett
| Literary Hub Verified
Michael Hardwick and Dwight Sawyer stood before the judge in Atlanta Municipal Court on August 4, 1982 during a preliminary hearing and pled not guilty to charges of sodomy and solicitation, then began to look for help. They needed someone to get them out of trouble. Article continues after advertisement Before the next hearing, scheduled for September 14, they made trip after trip to the courthouse to request that the cases be dismissed, with no luck.
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