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Thursday 1 November 2012

1st November in Queer History


Events in LGBT History, 1st November: 

1971 – The Body Politic magazine first published (Canada)
1995 – Kings Cross Steelers, the world’s first gay rugby club, founded in Central Station bar Kings Cross, London . 
1999 - Nancy Katz became Illinois's first openly lesbian judge when she was sworn in as a Cook County associate judge.

Events in LGBT History, Unknown Dates in November: 


1989 – LGBT Youth Scotland founded 
2007 – Minneapolis Mayhem RFC founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 
2008 – In Newsweekly (later New England Blade) newspaper ceases publication 
2008 – Queer Liberacion founded in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas .


Born this day


Hannah Hoch ( 1889 – 1978 ) German 
Artist 

Max Adrian  ( 1903 – 1973) UK 
Actor / Singer

NA Diaman  ( 1936 – )  US 
Author / Artist 

Tom Waddell  ( 1937 – 1987 )  US 
Decathlete / Founder of the Gay Games

Bob Hattoy  ( 1950 – 2007  )  US 
Activist 

Tim Cook  ( 1960 –  )  US 
Businessman 

Adolfo Constanzo  ( 1962 – 1989 ) Mexican 
Serial Killer 

Sophie B Hawkins  ( 1967 – ) US 
Singer 


Saints' Day

The saints and martyrs of the Christian churches include numerous examples who could be described (in modern terminology) as LGBTQ. Some are officially recognized, some could be considered as saints by popular acclaim - and some have been martyred by the church, persecuted for their honesty in speaking the truth on sexuality and gender identity.

Died this day


Pierre Fitch  (1981 –  ) Canadian 
Porn / Producer 

And Those Who Died: 

Alfred Jarry  ( 1873 – 1907 )  French 
Author 

Elsa Maxwell  ( 1883 – 1963 ) US 
Author / Presenter / Columnist   

Aladar Marberger  ( 1947 – 1988 ) US 
Activist / Gallery Manager 

Florence Klotz  ( 1920 – 2006 ) US 
Costume Designer – Born 28th October 

Died On Unknown Dates in November: 


Lisbetha Olsdotter  ( ???? – 1679 )  Swedish 
Soldier

Griffith Vaughan Williams  ( 1940– 2010 ) UK Activist – Born 9th November  


Sodomy in history, Nov 1st: 


1890 — Mississippi adopts a new constitution which permits the exclusion of the public from trials of those accused of the "crime against nature."
1897 — The Illinois Supreme Court is the first to rule that fellatio constitutes the "crime against nature."
1937 — The Mississippi Supreme Court rules that cunnilingus does not violate the state’s "crime against nature" law.
1974 — The Massachusetts Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional the state’s unnatural and lascivious acts law. It says that the law can not be applied to private, non-commercial sexual activity between adults.




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