April 7th in Queer History

Events this day in Queer History

2009 – Same-sex marriages legalised in Vermont, USA [becoming effective 1stSeptember 2009]

Born this day

1872 – Marie Equi – US Doctor / Anarchist – Died 13th July 1952

Harry Hay (1912 - 2002 ),UK / US
Activist


Billie Holiday   (1915 –  1959) US
Singer


William Eythe (1918 -1957 )  US
Actor

Daniel Emilfork  (1924 –  2006)  Chilean / French
Actor

Gorden Kaye  (1941 – )  UK
Actor

Werner Schroeter  (1945 – 2010) German
Director / Screenwriter / Actor

Janis Ian  (1951 – ) US
Singer / Musician

Nick Herbert  (1963 – ) UK
Politician

Eve Salvail  (1973 – )  Canadian
Model / DJ / Singer

Duncan James  (1978 – ) UK
Singer / Presenter / Actor

Died this day

El Greco  (1541- 1614)  Greek Painter

Lionel Pries  (1897 - 1968) Canadian?
MCAA Athletic Director

Marcel Jouhendeau  (1888 - 1979) French
Author

Brenda Benet  (1945 - 1982) US
Actress

Fernand Legros  (1931 - 1983)  French
Art Dealer

David Sweetman  (1943 - 2002)  UK
Author / Poet / Director

Jack Wrangler   (1946 - 2009)  US
Porn / Actor / Playwright / Director / Producer

Sodomy in history, 

April 7

1934 — A California appellate court overturns a lewd & lascivious conduct conviction because the only witness had been coached in his answers.

1959 — A California appellate court upholds the right of a court to reduce the penalty only of one partner in a consensual act of oral copulation.

1972 — Hawaii passes a new criminal code, repealing its sodomy law, raising the number of repeal states to five.

1989 — New Mexico enacts a Uniform Code of Military Justice for its militia and includes a specific sodomy provision.

1995 — Mississippi enacts a sex offender registration law that includes the state’s sodomy law.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, April