Events this day in Queer History
2007 – Minneapolis AIDS Walk, AIDS Walk New York, USA
2009 – Nevada passes Domestic Partnership Responsibilities Act 2009, vetoed by Governor Jim Gibbon a week later
2009 – New Jersey introduce marriage bill
Born this day
LGBT people born 20th May:1906 – Valentine Ackland – UK Poet – Died 9th November 1969
1922/4 – Walter Dempster Jr [aka Walterina Markova] – Filipino Drag Queen / WWII Sex-Slave – Died 24th June 2005
1965 – Ted Allen – US Presenter / Author
1969 – Joop Wijn – Dutch Politician
1972 – Andreas Lundstedt – Swedish Singer
1975 – Drew Pritt – US Politician
1977 – Tiger Tyson – US Porn / Director / Model
Died this day
1849 – Marie Dorval – French Actress – Born 6th January 1798
1974 – Leontine Sagan – Austrian Actress / Director – Born 13th February 1889
2008 – Ronald Dixon – UK Hate Crime Victim – Born ????
2009 – Arthur Erickson – Canadian Architect – Born 14th June 1924
Sodomy in history, May 20th
1884 — The Rhode Island Supreme Court rules that repeal of a statute in derogation of the common law revives the common-law provision. Since the state recognizes common-law crimes, this means that repeal of the sodomy law will not legalize consensual sodomy.1940 — The Mississippi Supreme Court rules that repeal of a statute in derogation of the common law revives the common-law provision. Since the state recognizes common-law crimes, this means that repeal of the sodomy law will not legalize consensual sodomy.
1954 — A California appellate court upholds the conviction of a man for oral copulation that is based only on police testimony.
1977 — Nevada passes a new criminal code that changes the sodomy law to be applicable only to people of the same sex. It is retained as a felony with a 1-6 year penalty.
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