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Looking Back at LGBT History: 1969
Looking at LGBT History: 1971

LGBT History Timeline: 1970

 

1970

 

Jan 5, 1970 - Lily Tomlin makes her first appearance on Laugh In.

Jan 11, 1970 - Carol Channing performs during halftime at Super Bowl IV.

Feb 15, 1970 - The Supremes perform on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time without Diana Ross.

April 26, 1970 - Stephen Sondheim's Company opens on Broadway, featuring Elaine Strich's classic number The Ladies Who Lunch.

 

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June 28, 1970 - 2,000 participate in New York's first Gay Pride parade.

Aug 12, 1970 - 25-year-old Bette Midler gets her first national exposure when she appears on The Tonight Show.

Sept 23, 1970 - A research scientist's career is imperiled on CBS's medical drama Medical Center when his homosexuality makes him the target of a smear campaign.  Despite the inclinations of some doctors to fire him, tolerant series star Joe Gannon (portrayed by hunky Chad Everett, pictured below) prevails and the man keeps his job.

 

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Nov 27, 1970 -  Marty Robinson and Arthur Evans of New York's Gay Activist Alliance are guests on ABC's Dick Cavett Show.

 

(To read about gay milestones from other years, double click here.)

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