April 1st in Queer History

Events this day in Queer History

2007 – First North American Outgames in Calgary, Alberta, Canada [ran until 8th April 2007]
2009 – Same-sex marriages legalised in Sweden [becoming effective 1st May 2009]

Born this day

Rochester, Libertine poet

Laurette Taylor (1884 - 1946 ) US

Actress

Alberta Hunter   (1895 –  1984)   US
Singer / Songwriter / Actress

George Grizzard   (1928 –  2007)  US
Actor  

Samuel R Delany Jr.  (1942 – )  US
Author


Henk Krol  (1950 – )  Dutch
Journalist

Diane de Coninck  (1952 – ) Dutch
Presenter

Andreas Deja  (1957 – )  Polish / US
Animator

Douglas Clegg  (1958 – ) US
Author

Sylvia de Graaf  (1959 – )  Dutch
Journalist / Presenter

J Timothy Hunt  (1959 – )  US / Canadian
Author / Journalist

Joe FitzPatrick  (1967 – )  UK
Politician

Eric Alva  (1971 – )  US
Soldier / Activist / Author

Karen Dunbar  (1971 – )  UK
Comedian

Rachel Maddow  (1973 – ) US
Presenter

Ireen Wust  (1986 – ) Dutch
Speed Skater

Adam Book  (???? –  ) US
Singer

Died this day

F. O. Matthiessen  (1902 – 1950) US

Historian / Literary Critic

Erik Bruhn  (1928 - 1986) Danish
Ballet / Choreographer / Actor / Director / Author


Leslie Cheung  (1956 - 2003) Hong Kong
Actor / Singer / Producer / Musician

Sodomy in history, April 

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1941 — The New Hampshire Supreme Court interprets the state’s "unnatural and lascivious acts" law to include fellatio.

1970 — The Arizona Supreme Court rules that masturbation of another person violates the "lewd or lascivious conduct" law.

New laws take effect repealing consensual sodomy laws in Delaware (1973) and South Dakota (1977).

1975 — The District of Columbia Court of Appeals rules that the city’s solicitation law outlaws solicitation only for sodomy, because the Court feels that sodomy is the only sex act that is "indecent" or "obscene" within the meaning of the law.

1977 — The Rhode Island Supreme Court upholds the state’s "crime against nature" law against a vagueness challenge.

1982 — Washington repeals its law banning media publicity of sodomy crimes.

1991 — The Georgia Court of Appeals overturns a solicitation conviction because the undercover officer encouraged the solicitation.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, April