January 29th in Queer History

Events this day in Queer History

2007 – Israeli couple (Avi & Binyamin Rose) become first gay couple to legally register in Jerusalem after the Supreme Court ruled in their favour

Born this day

Ian Meldrum (1946 – ) Australian
Presenter


Gia Carangi (1960 –  1986) US
Model


Greg Louganis (1960 –  ) US
Olympic Diver


Mirjam Muntefering (1969 - ) German
Author


Clare Balding (1971 – ) UK
Jockey / Presenter


Sara Gilbert (1975 – )  US
Actress


Francesco D’Macho (1979 – )  Italian 
Porn / Director / Model


Adam Lambert (1982 – ) US
Singer / Actor


Todd Herzog (1985 –) US
Reality TV [Survivor]

Died this day

Herman Bang (1857 - 1912 ) Dutch
Author

Benjamin Smoke (1960 - 1999 ) US
Musician

Paco Vidarte (1970 - 2008 ) Spanish
Author / Activist / Philosopher

Sodomy in history, January 29th

1954 — The New Mexico Supreme Court rules that emission is not necessary to prove sodomy.

1973 — The Arkansas Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the state’s sodomy law on the ground that it establishes religion.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, January