On election night in 1978, gays and lesbians in California braced themselves for the statewide vote on Proposition 6. Less... more

As Election Day approached, the campaign to defeat Proposition 6 faced formidable odds. John Briggs’ fundraising juggernaut was churning out... more

In the early days of the anti-Briggs campaign, a Richard Pryor comedy set turned into a public fiasco and laid... more

After decades of wandering and job-hopping, Harvey Milk found his purpose as a gay community leader with growing political ambitions.... more

In 1977, John Briggs was a small-time state senator with big dreams. But Briggs’ plan to ban gay and lesbian... more

The new season of Slate's Slow Burn continues a story you heard on the very first episode of One Year:... more

Before 1990, there had never been a documented case of a patient getting HIV from a health care worker. Kimberly... more

Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most famous photographers in the world—and one of the most controversial. When his work... more

In March 1990, a story broke that shocked the nation: George H.W. Bush had banned broccoli from Air Force One.... more

A middle-aged single dad in Chicago was outraged by all the cigarette billboards popping up in Black communities. In 1990,... more