On October 31, 1969, just four months after the Stonewall conflict, Time had a cover story called “The Homosexual in America.” The article inside featured photos of gay liberationists on a picket line and a drag queen in a beauty contest. A discussion sponsored by the magazine among a panel of “experts,” including psychiatrists, clergy, liberals, and gay activists, was clearly won by the latter two. As Time noted, “the love that once dared not speak its name now can’t keep its mouth shut.”
