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Friday 10 May 2013

May 10th in Queer History

Born this day

Leon Bakst  (1866 – 1924) Russian
Painter / Costume Designer

Max Lorenz  (1901 – 1975)  German
Singer

Frieda Belinfante (1904 – 1995) Dutch
Cellist / Conductor

Ton Vorstenbosch  (1947 –  ) Dutch
Playwright / Screenwriter

Steve Gunderson  (1951 – )  US
Politician

Robert Triptow  (1952 – )  US
Journalist / Comic Book Artist

Blyth Tait  (1961 – )  New Zealand
Equestrian

Scott Brison  (1967 –) Canadian
Politician

Michele van Gorp  (1977 – )  US
Basketball

Todd Gloria  (1978 – )  US
Politician / Activist


Died this day


John Wayne Gacy  (1942 - 1994) US
Serial Killer

Kiyoshi Kuromiya  (1943  –  2000)   US
Activist

James Kirkup (1918 – 2009) UK
Poet / Translator / Travel Writer



Sodomy in history, May 10

1909Pennsylvania prohibits probation for anyone convicted of sodomy.
1954 — The Missouri Supreme Court upholds a life sentence for sodomy.
1962 — The California Supreme Court overturns the sodomy conviction of a man caught by police in a public restroom by use of a peephole drilled into the roof.
1984 — A Louisiana appellate court upholds a sentence of 4 years at hard labor for a man who solicited an undercover police officer and for having previous convictions for the same thing.
2007 – Police in Esfahan, Iran raid a birthday party and arrest 87 people including 80 suspected gay men. All but 17 released. These 17 were believed to have been wearing women’s clothing.


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