Born this day
Sir Hector Archibald MacDonald ( 1853- 1903), Scotland
Military General
Emilio Prados (1899 – 1962) Spanish
Poet / Editor
Judith Furse (1912 – 1974) UK
Actress
Jean O’Leary (1948 – 2005) US
Originally intending to be a Catholic nun, O'Leary left the convent without completing her training. She later became a pioneer activist for lesbian and gay rights.
Svend Robinson (1952 – ) Canadian
Politician / Activist / Lawyer
Boris Moiseev (1954 - )
Russian Dancer / Choreographer / Singer
Wash West (1966 – ) UK
Director / Screenwriter
Chaz Bono (1969 – ) US
Trans activist [daughter of Sonny & Cher]
Traver Rains (1977 – ) US
Fashion Designer
Nestor Almendros – Spanish
Cinematographer (1930 - 1992/5)
Glenn Hughes (1950 - 2001) US
Singer
Bob Hattoy (1950 - 2007) US
Activist
Military General
Emilio Prados (1899 – 1962) Spanish
Poet / Editor
Judith Furse (1912 – 1974) UK
Actress
Jean O’Leary (1948 – 2005) US
Originally intending to be a Catholic nun, O'Leary left the convent without completing her training. She later became a pioneer activist for lesbian and gay rights.
Svend Robinson (1952 – ) Canadian
Politician / Activist / Lawyer
Boris Moiseev (1954 - )
Russian Dancer / Choreographer / Singer
Wash West (1966 – ) UK
Director / Screenwriter
Chaz Bono (1969 – ) US
Trans activist [daughter of Sonny & Cher]
Traver Rains (1977 – ) US
Fashion Designer
Died this day
Nestor Almendros – Spanish
Cinematographer (1930 - 1992/5)
Glenn Hughes (1950 - 2001) US
Singer
Bob Hattoy (1950 - 2007) US
Activist
Sodomy in history, March 4th
1903 — In a prosecution for consensual sodomy in New York, two men are listed in the indictment as having assaulted each other.
1904 — The Georgia Supreme Court interprets the state’s "crime against nature" law to include fellatio. It claims that the reason for the 1817 English case with the opposite conclusion was that fellatio "was not known to the law then.
1909 — Congress passes the Assimilative Crimes Act which makes any act done on federal property within a state a federal crime if the state has a law against it. This makes sodomy a crime only on federal property located within states.
1955 — New Mexico amends its "crime against nature" law to cover oral sex.
1996 — The California Supreme Court rules that Gay men selectively prosecuted for solicitation can challenge their prosecution.
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