Born this day
Leon Bakst (1866 – 1924) RussianPainter / 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
1909 — Pennsylvania 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.
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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