January 13th in Queer History

Born this day

Al-Hakem II (915 - 976), Spain
Muslim Caliph of Cordoba

Charlotte Charke (1713 –  1760) UK
Actress / Playwright / Author

Horatio Alger Jr. (1832 – 1899) US 
Author

Oliver Messel (1904 – 1978) UK
Artist

Yannis Tsarouchis (1910 –1989) Greek 
Painter

Charles Nelson Reilly (1931 – 2007) US 
Actor / Director

Ralph Sylvester (1934 – ) US 
Publisher

Rip Taylor (1934 – ) US 
Actor / Comedian

Edmund White (1940 –  )  US 
Author / Literary Critic

Clive Betts (1950 – ) UK
Politician

Jason Stuart (1959 – ) US 
Actor / Comedian / Producer

Matthew Bourne (1960 –  ) UK
Dancer / Choreographer

Lawrence “Larry” King (1993 – 2008) US 
Student / Hate Crime Victim

Died this day

Sir Edward Marsh (1872 - 1953) UK
Translator

Sibilla Aleramo (1876 - 1960 ) Italian 
Author

Salvador Novo (1904 - 1974) Mexican 
Author / Poet / Playwright / Presenter

Mark Herron (1928 - 1996 ) US 
Actor

Sodomy in history, January 13th

1923 — A Pennsylvania appellate court upholds the right of trial courts to ignore state law that requires sodomy and solicitation to be tried in separate courts and try them in the same court.

1956 — The West Virginia Attorney General issues an opinion that cunnilingus is covered by the state’s sodomy law.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, January