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7rNrM TIL Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens were lovers when they were young and if you watched the Disney+ release of Hamilton with that in mind it’s very apparent.
GYVg7 TIL that Rose Cleveland, who served as "acting First Lady" of the United States for 14 months while her brother Grover Cleveland was a bachelor, was a lesbian.
EALw TIL After being beaten and arrested by police for being gay, Stonewall rioter Raymond Castro was placed in the back of a paddy wagon. The wagon was already filled with three members of the Mafia, who reassured him “don’t worry kid, you’re ok in our book.”