Historical Calendar - July 25th

• 1970 - The Vatican confirms its condemnation of homosexuality stating that it is a "moral aberration that cannot be approved by human conscience."
• 1979 - The opening of the movie Crusing in New York is greeted by protests due to the nature of the depiction of "gay life" within the film.
• 1985 - It is revealed that actor Rock Hudson has AIDS.
• 1989 - Gay porn actor Johnny Dawes dies of AIDS at age thirty-four.
• 1989 - Masque of the Red Death premieres.