Events this day in queer history:
1973 – First Gay Academic Union conference (two day conference)
1983 - A Louisville Kentucky bank which fired a branch manager for refusing to end his association with Dignity, an organization for GLBT Catholics, was cleared of charges of discrimination and violating the employee's freedom of religion.
1998 - The Georgia Supreme Court voted 6-1 to overturn the state's sodomy law. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice Robert Benham wrote, "We cannot think of any other activity that reasonable persons would rank as more private and more deserving of protection from governmental interference than consensual, private, adult sexual activity."
Born this day
Bill Bissett (1939 – ), Canadian. Poet
Canadian poet famous for his anti-conventional style. He often does not capitalise his name or use capital letters. In 2006, Nightwood Editions published "radiant danse uv being", a poetic tribute to bissett with contributions from more than 80 writers.
Bruce Vilanch(1948 – ), US. Scriptwriter, Comedian, Actor
American comedy writer, songwriter and actor. He is a six-time Emmy Award-winner.
Died this day
Gene Moore (1910 - 1998), US. Window Dresser
A leading window dresser of the 20th century, who worked for almost forty years for Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue. (The example of his work above uses a watermelon made of gumdrops to display the jewellery).
Boudewijn Buch (1948 - 2002),Dutch. Author, Presenter
Dutch writer, poet and television presenter.
Sodomy laws in history, November 23
1828 — Florida repeals its common-law reception statute, thus legalizing sodomy.
1943 — The Indiana Supreme Court upholds a conviction for attempted sodomy of a man who made repeated attempts to seduce a male teenager, and the teenager had police arrest the man.
1977 — Wisconsin enacts a new criminal code that reduces the penalty for sodomy from a felony to a misdemeanor, with a maximum penalty of 9 months in jail.
1977 — An Ohio court dismisses an importuning charge because the undercover police officer encouraged the solicitation.
1998 — Reversing a 1996 decision, the Georgia Supreme Court strikes down the state’s sodomy law on broad privacy grounds.
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