February 22nd in Queer History

Born this day

Edna St Vincent Millay (1892 –  1950) US
Poet / Playwright

Jane Bowles  (1917 –  1973) US
Author / Playwright, who married the writer Paul Bowles.  It was an unconventional marriage: their intimate relationships were with people of their own sex, but they maintained close ties to each other

Kenneth Williams  (1926 –  1988) UK
Actor / Comedian

Joanna Russ  (1937 – ) US
Author

Barry Dennen  (1938 –  ) Actor / Singer / Author

Pierre Vallieres ( 1938 – 1998) Canadian
Journalist / Author / Publisher

Billy Name  (1940 –  ) US
Photographer

Ed Savitz  (1942 –  1993) US
Businessman

Felice Picano  (1944 – )   US
Author / Poet / Critic / Playwright / Publisher

Karla Jay  (1947 – ) US
Professor / Author / Activist

Didier Lestrade  (1958 – )   French
Activist / Author / Publisher

Gigi Fernandez  (1964 –  )Puerto Rican / US
Tennis

Brian Greig  (1966 –  ) Australian
Politician

Aiden Shaw  (1966 –  ) UK
Porn / Poet

Hans Klok  (1969 –  ) Dutch
Illusionist / Actor

Melissa York  (1969 –  ) US
Musician

Drew Barrymore  (1975 –  ) US
Actress / Director

Died this day

Sara Josephine Baker (1873  - 1945 )US
Author

Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987 ) US
Painter / Printmaker / Photographer / Director

Glenway Wescott  (1901 - 1987 ) US
Author

Elliott Hayes (1956 - 1994 ) Canadian
Playwright

Gisberta Salce Jr (??  - 2006 ) Brazilian
Homeless Murder Victim

Fr Robert Carter (1927/8 - 2010) US
Priest and Gay Activist

Sodomy in history, February

1861 — North Carolina amends its sodomy law to eliminate the need to prove emission of semen, but retains the death penalty.

1972 — The Missouri Supreme Court upholds that state’s sodomy law.

1973 — The California Supreme Court overturns public restroom sodomy convictions because of police surveillance from above in a doorless stall.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, February