Know Your Queer History
Francis Winston Leyland (born August 29, ) is a British-American author and editor. Called "one of the seminal figures in gay publishing" by the San Francisco Sentinel, [1] he was originally ordained a Catholic priest and later graduated from UCLA. Cover of Gay Sunshine No. In the battle for gay rights, activists have wielded swords of various dimensions but none has been mightier than the diminutive sword of Mr. Winston Leyland
Winston Leyland, prominent gay writer, editor and publisher, was born in in Lancashire in northern England. His father served in the British army in India during World War II. One of Winston’s earliest memories is of putting on a gas mask and descending into the shelter dug in their garden to protect against possible German attack. Winston was a sensitive, introspective and studious. Welcome to National Gay Day, a celebration that embraces love, inclusivity, and fabulousness! This day reminds us of the progress made toward equality and the ongoing fight for acceptance. 
LGBTQ Community Calendar
A special focus this weekend on two pioneering gay literary figures, groundbreaking editors and mavericks – Winston Leyland, publisher of Gay Sunshine and Charley Shiveley, poet, gay activist and guiding light behind the Boston-based Fag Rag collective. Today, Winston Leyland, Of Gay Sunshine, Allen Ginsberg, back in , wrote. Winston Leyland, prominent gay writer, editor and publisher, was born in in Lancashire in northern England. Winston was a sensitive, introspective and studious child who attended Catholic elementary school.
Gay Sunshine Interviews Volume One by Winston Leyland
National Coming Out Day stemmed from a single march 37 years ago. Around , people came to the nation’s capitol to participate in the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 11, This marked the second-ever march for LGBTQ+ rights in Washington D.C. .
Winston Leyland
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Gay Sunshine
Gay Sunshine Interviews Volume One ISBN: San Francisco, CA: Gay Sunshine Press, First Softcover Edition. Softcover. "This anthology comprises in-depth interviews with gay poets, novelists, playwrights and composers published originally in Gay Sunshine journal during the past several years. They provide seminal insights into the connections between sexuality and artistic. .
National Coming Out Day
An ambitious Calendar documenting days of LGBTQIA+ celebrations and historical events. . Winston Leyland (Gay Sunshine)
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBTQ awareness day observed on October 11 to support anyone "coming out of the closet". [1] First celebrated in the United States in , the initial idea was grounded in the feminist and gay liberation spirit of the personal being political, and the emphasis on the most basic form of activism being coming out to family, friends, and colleagues. .