Born this day:
Moss Hart (1904 – 1961)
American playwright and theatre director, best known for his interpretations of musical theater on Broadway. Married and a father, but known by his friends to have been gay.Neal Blewett (1933 – )
Australian Politician
Ronnie Kray ( 1933 – 1995), Reggie Kray ( 1933 – 200)
UK Crime Bosses
Paula Gunn Allen (1934 – 2008)
US Poet / Literary Critic / Lesbian activist / AuthorMathilde Santing ( 1958 – )
Dutch SingerBD Wong (1960 –)
US Singer / Dancer / ActorEmma Donoghue (1969 –)
Irish Playwright / Author / HistorianRaul Esparza (1970 – )
US ActorVan Darkholme (1972 -)
US Porn / Actor / Director /Renee Pornero (1979 ––)
Austrian PornZac Posen (1980 – )
US Fashion DesignerTila Tequila (1981 – )
US Model / SingerDied this day:
Jerome Duquesnoy II (1612 - 1664 )
Flemish sculptor executed for sodomy,Caroline Spurgeon ( 1869 -1942)
UK Literary Critic / Lecturer / AuthorJohn Sex (1956 - 1990)
US Entertainer / Performance ArtistHarry Hay (1912 - 2002 )
UK / US ActivistSodomy Laws in History, October 24
1664 - Flemish sculptor Jerome Duquesnoy II executed for sodomy,
1901 — The Illinois Supreme Court refuses to overrule its 1897 decision that fellatio violates the state’s sodomy law.
1912 — The Arizona Supreme Court rules that fellatio is not outlawed by the term "crime against nature."
1921 — The Arkansas Supreme Court upholds the state’s sodomy against a vagueness challenge.
1945 — The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules that the sodomy law is not so broad as to cover kissing or shaking hands.
1956 — The Florida Supreme Court overturns a sodomy conviction because the defendant was found guilty by a judge before he had rested his case.
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