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
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
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.
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.
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