March 6th in Queer History

Born this day

Michelangelo Buonarotti  (1475 –  1564) Italian
Sculptor / Painter / Architect / Poet / Engineer

Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 –  1655) French
Author

Frankie Howerd (1917 –  1992) UK
Comedian / Actor

Frank Govers  (1932 – 1997) Dutch
Fashion Designer

Paul Rapoport  (1940 – 1987) US
Attorney / Activist  

Nils Johan Ringdal   (1952 –  2008) Norwegian
Author / Historian / Bodybuilder

Clark Accord  (1961 –  ) Suriname / Dutch
Author / Columnist / Cosmetician

Tom Chase  (1965 – ) US
Porn

Julio Bocca  (1967 –  ) Argentine
Ballet

Tiger (Christopher Dauenhauer)  (1976 – )  US
Porn

Died this day

Ivor Novello – UK
Actor / Playwright / Composer  (1893 - 1951)

Georgia O'Keefe (1887 - 1986),  US.

Bisexual artist

Donald McLean  (1913 - 1983) UK
Diplomat / Spy

Mel Boozer  (1945/46 - 1987) US
Professor / Activist / Politician

Harry Andrews  (1911 - 1989) UK
Actor / Singer

Sodomy in history, March 6th

1649 — Mary Hammon and Sara Norman of Plymouth are tried for "lewd and unclean practices with one another." Hammon is acquitted, but Norman is convicted. Norman is required to "make public acknowledgement of her unchaste behavior."

1717 — The English sodomy law is interpreted by a court to include heterosexual activity.

1852 — The Utah Territory passes a criminal code without a sodomy law, thus legalizing it.

1928 — The Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds the right of the state to obtain sodomy convictions based on the uncorroborated testimony of partners.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, March