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You know technology literacy is dying because I saw this meme with 76k likes

F11 the full screen button? You’re scared of the full screen button? F10?? It opens the menu bar???

Computers are so scary what if I accidentally hit F12 in a steam game and it takes a screenshot. What if I press shift + F12 while in word and accidentally save my document 😖

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If you had to learn what the F keys on your computer do through me reblogging this post, then I'm glad you did. Computer literacy is not a skill that gets taught anymore, and it is absolutely one that needs to be taught in order to be learned. Don't ever feel bad for not knowing something, but ☝️ don't ever stop learning learning about your environment, the tools you use, and especially the people around you

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Never stop learning+ Never stop sharing what you learned

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me: sorry i’ve been busy

me for the last hours:

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I’m watching that documentary “Before Stonewall” about gay history pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed psychologists, a police officer, and one “known homosexual”. The “known homosexual” is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.

So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there’s nothing wrong with him mentally and he’s never been arrested. When asked whether he’d take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether his family knows he’s gay, he says that they didn’t up until tonight, but he guesses they’re going to find out, and he’ll probably be fired from his job as well. So of course the host is like …why are you doing this interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says “I think that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself.”

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale’s boss did indeed recognize him from the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten a new job at a higher salary.

Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further. It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that, but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson’s disclosure had a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the U.S.

It appears that no one has made the connection between Dale Olson the publicity agent instrumental in the AIDS debate and Dale Olson the 22-year-old first openly gay man on TV. So I thought I’d make it. For Pride month, an unsung gay hero.

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RATING: RELIABLE

you can listen to the clip of the 1954 interview here and find him on wikipedia here

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On Friendship.

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(ID: Pic 1: “Wdym an average platonic bond can’t be deep and meaningful do none of you remember the power of friendship?”

Pic 2: “Am I being annoying” “Are you aware that my heart is trying to crawl out of my chest to get to you.”

Pic 3: “I am not brave but sometimes I am made brave by my friends which is to say I am made brave by love.”

Pic 4: “Hahaha dude your friends only like you because you radiate joy and two minutes in your company is enough to brighten their day significantly lol. They only keep you around because they love you dearly and cherish the place you have reserved for them in your heart lmao.”

Pic 5: “I think being a little in love with your friends is crucial.”

Pic 6: “I went to I love you island. I went there. I went to I love you island because I love you.”

Pic 7: “After seeing your friends for a few hours sometimes u walk away and return home with a little ball of glowing golden light in your chest.”

Pic 8: “Tonight, I called my friends. We didn’t do it for any reason in particular, just to talk. After he hung up, I was filled with this great happiness. I remembered that my friends exist. I am no longer alone.” End ID.)