May 9th in Queer History

Events this day in Queer History

2007 – Oregon bans discrimination based on sexual orientation (including gender identity) in the private sector

Born this day 

Per Imerslund (1912 – 1943) Norwegian
Author

Denham Fouts  (1914 –  1948 )  US
Prostitute / Muse – Died 16th December

Alan Bennett  (1934 – ) UK
Actor / Playwright / Author

Emile Ardolino  (1943 –1993 )  US
Director / Producer

Kiyoshi Kuromiya  (1943 – 2000)    US
Activist

Justin Bond  (1963 – ) US
Drag Queen / Actor /Singer / Songwriter / Performance Artist

David Bull  (1969 – ) UK
Presenter / Politician

Michael Lowenthal  (1969 – ) US
Author

Tristan Taormino  (1971 – )  US
Author / Director / Actress / Columnist / Editor

Marieke Wijsman  (1975 – )  Dutch
Speed Skater

Ragan Fox  (1976 – )  US
Poet / Performance Artist

Died this day

Mercedes De Acosta (1893 – 1968 )Cuban / US
Poet / Playwright

Margaret Lindsay (1910 –1981)  US
Actress

Brenda Fassie (1964 – 2004) South African
Singer

Nuala O’Faolain  (1940 – 2008) Irish
Journalist / Author – Born 1st March

Pascal Sevran (1945 – 2008 ) French
Presenter / Author / Singer / Songwriter

Sodomy in history, May 9

1908 — Ohio prohibits probation for anyone convicted of sodomy.

1916 — The Idaho Supreme Court rules that fellatio is a "crime against nature."

1969 — West Germany repeals its sodomy law.

1974 — The District of Columbia Court of Appeals strikes down a law prohibiting commission of a "lewd, obscene and indecent act" in a case brought by Gay men who were arrested and had their employers notified by police.

Sources:

Wikipedia

glbtq emcyclopedia

On this gay day

Calendar of Sodomy, May