December 25th in Queer History

Born this day

Quentin Crisp (1908 – 1999) UK
Author / Actor

John Minton (1917 – 1957) UK 
Painter

Noel Tovey (1934 – ) Australian 
Dancer / Choreographer / Actor

Ismael Merchant (1936 – 2005) Indian 
Director

Kenny Everett (1944 – 1995) UK 
Comedian / Presenter

Noel Greig (1944 –  2009) UK 
Actor / Playwright / Director

Joey Yale (1949 – 1986) US 
Porn

Christine Kaufmann (1951 – ) US 
Politician

Joanna Werners (1953 – ) Suriname / Canadian
Author

Stephen Twigg (1966 – ) UK 
Politician

Matthew Rettenmund (1968 – ) US 
Author

Brad Benton [aka Dylan Vox] (1974/8 – ) US 
Porn / Actor / Columnist / Blogger

Leo Bramm (???? – ) Israeli
Porn

Died this day

Neil Francis Hawkins (1903 - 1950) UK 
Politician / Author

Sodomy in history, December 25th

1842 — An all-male bathing party in Cincinnati is met with "a torrent of abuse" from the public.

1982 — Two married army men are found, fully clothed, in bed together and are accused of sex. They say they only fell on the bed while drunk, but accept honorable discharges rather than fight the charges and possibly receive dishonorable discharges.

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