The Real Rainbow Row: Explorations in Charleston's LGBTQ History Greene Harlan
The Real Rainbow Row: Explorations in Charleston's LGBTQ History Greene Harlan Though Charleston has a reputation for holding onto the past longer than most other places, it could not avoid the shock…
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The Real Rainbow Row: Explorations in Charleston's LGBTQ History Greene Harlan
Though Charleston has a reputation for holding onto the past longer than most other places, it could not avoid the shock of change. One of the minority groups long left out of the club has been Charleston's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and other sexual minorities community. Much has been written of the city's history of civil rights, and its rich African American, women's, ethnic, and religious past.
But, even now, with so many people out and acknowledged, marching in the streets, being elected to public office, and marrying, there are still discrepancies. It's not that they haven't been here all along, making history, contributing greatly to the creation of one of America's most distinctive cities. There are no statues to LGBTQ people (while some discriminatory statutes linger), and very few official mentions anywhere.
While other pasts blaze brightly, there is