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Guy Strait
Elmer Guy Strait (March 25, 1920 – March 25, 1987) was an American gay civil rights activist, magazine publisher, and convicted sex offender. Initially known for his early gay publications, he later moved on to commercial child pornography, which resulted in Strait being sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison in the 1970s. Early life Strait was born on March 25, 1920, in Dallas, Texas, the tenth of eleven brothers and sisters in a Baptist family. Strait first acquired a camera when he was 15, taking photographs of flowers, plant buds, and nudity. During WW2, Strait was drafted. In 1943, he wrote a letter for a newspaper about his experience during the war in Hawaii. While stationed in Europe, he continued his photography hobby. Following the war, during the 1950s, Strait enrolled in fine arts at the Art Institute of Chicago. Later, Strait became involved in the formation of the Mikanakawa Tribe. The tribe was formed by Frank Young, Howard Cameron, and Strait. The tribe's p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YMCA
YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches worldwide. It was founded in London on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), George Williams as the Young Men's Christian Association. The organisation's stated aim is to put Christian values into practice by developing a healthy body, mind, and spirit. From its inception, YMCA grew rapidly, ultimately becoming a worldwide movement founded on the principles of muscular Christianity. Local YMCAs deliver projects and services focused on youth development through a wide variety of youth activities, including providing athletic facilities, holding classes for a wide variety of skills, promoting Christianity, and humanitarian work. YMCA is a non-governmental federation, with each independent local YMCA affiliated with its national or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy Prostitution In America
A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. When a male human reaches adulthood, he is usually described as a man. Definition, etymology, and use According to the ''Merriam-Webster Dictionary'', a boy is "a male child from birth to adulthood". The word "boy" comes from Middle English ''boi, boye'' ("boy, servant"), related to other Germanic languages, Germanic words for ''boy'', namely Saterland Frisian language, East Frisian ''boi'' ("boy, young man") and West Frisian language, West Frisian ''boai'' ("boy"). Although the exact etymology is obscure, the English and Frisian forms probably derive from an earlier Anglo-Frisian *''bō-ja'' ("little brother"), a diminutive of the Germanic root *''bō-'' ("brother, male relation"), from Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European *''bhā-'', *''bhāt-'' ("father, brother"). The root is also found in Norwegian language, Norwegian dialectal ''boa'' ("brother"), and, through a reduplicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
