Wednesday, 23 May 2012

May 23rd in Queer History

Born this day

1904 – Libby Holman – US Singer / Actress – Died 18th June 1971
1908 – Annemarie Schwarzenbach – Swiss Author / Journalist – Died 15thNovember 1942
1914 – Leo Lerman – US Author – Died 22nd August 1994
1958 – Lea DeLaria – US Comedian / Actress / Musician
1961 – Norrie May-Welby – UK / Australian Blogger / 1st person to be declared gender neutral
1968 – Guinevere Turner – US Actress / Director / Screenwriter
1978 – Katie Reider – US Singer / Songwriter – Died 14th July 2008
1979 – Chris Morris – UK Author / Activist
1985 – Maya Keyes – US Activist

Died this day

1942 – Charles Robert Ashbee – UK Designer / Entrepreneur – Born 17th May 1863
1975 – Jackie “Moms” Mabley – US Comedian – Born 19th March 1894
1990 – Ted Tinling – UK Tennis / Fashion Design / Spy / Actor – Born 23rd June 1910
1996 – Patrick Cargill – UK Author – Born 3rd June 1918
2006 – Alfred Dibble – US Murder Victim – Born ????

Sodomy in history, May 23rd 

1925 — The Nebraska Supreme Court upholds the sodomy conviction of a doctor who engaged in sexual relations with both male and female patients.
1973 — The New Mexico Court of Appeals upholds the state’s "crime against nature" law. Judge Lewis Sutin pleads with the legislature to repeal it.
1977 — Tennessee enacts a new sexual assault law without repealing consenting adult laws.


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