2018-09-21 06:30
Fannie Flagg was born today, September 21, (in 1944) in Birmingham, AL. She is an American actress, comedian and author. She is best known as a semi-regular panelist on the 1973–82 ver… Read More
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2018-09-20 11:56
CNN Photo"Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service by gays, bisexuals, and lesbians, instituted by the Bill Clinton Administration on Febr… Read More
2018-09-19 10:57
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics on this day, September 19, Greg Louganis's head struck the springboard during the preliminary rounds, leading to a concussion. He completed the preliminaries despi… Read More
2018-09-18 11:45
Greta Garbo was born today, September 18, in 1905. She was a Swedish-born American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their… Read More
2018-09-15 11:01
Tammie Brown is the stage name of Keith Glen Schubert, who was born today, September 15, in 1980. He is an American drag performer and recording artist. Brown was a fixture in the Southern C… Read More
2018-09-11 13:30
David Herbert Lawrence was born today, September 11, in 1885. He was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic, and painter. Some of the issues Lawrence explored were… Read More
2018-09-11 11:46
Mark Bingham was born May 22, in 1970. He was a public relations executive who founded his own company, the Bingham Group. During the September 11 attacks in 2001, he was a passeng… Read More
2018-09-11 04:30
The Rejected is a made-for-television documentary about homosexuality, produced for KQED in San Francisco by John W. Reavis. It was the first documentary program on homosexuality broadcast… Read More
2018-09-10 12:15
Alison Bechdel was born today, September 10, in 1960. She is an American cartoonist. Originally best known for the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, she came to crit… Read More
2018-09-06 12:39
Sylvester James Jr. was born today, September 6, in 1947, but was known by the stage name of Sylvester. He was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm… Read More
2018-09-05 12:14
Farrokh Bulsara was born today, September 5, in 1946. Known professionally as Freddie Mercury, he was a British singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the… Read More
2018-09-01 11:59
Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin was born today, September 1, in 1939. She is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. Tomlin began her career as a stand-up comedian, and per… Read More
2018-08-31 13:34
Sara Ramírez was born today, August 31, in 1975. She is a Mexican-American actress, singer, and songwriter. Born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, she graduated with a fine arts… Read More
2018-08-29 14:18
Edward Carpenter was born today, August 29, in 1844. He was an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early activist for gay rights.As a philosopher he was particularly known… Read More
2018-08-28 12:31
Nancy Kulp was born today, August 28, in 1921. She was an American character actress best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.Kulp in Harri… Read More
2018-08-27 12:18
Tom Ford was born today, August 27, in 1961. He is an American fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2006, having p… Read More
2018-08-26 14:26
Christopher Isherwood was born today, August 26, in 1904. He was an English-American novelist. His best-known works include The Berlin Stories (1935–39), two semi-autobiographical… Read More
2018-08-25 12:10
Leonard Bernstein was born today, August 25, in 1918. He was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in… Read More
2018-08-24 13:28
Stephen Fry was born today, August 24, in 1957. He is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist. With Hugh Laurie, he is half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, who st… Read More
2018-08-23 10:00
Andrew Rannells was born today, August 23, in 1978. He is an American actor and singer known for roles in The Book of Mormon, Girls, and The Boys In the Band.Rannells was born in Omaha, Nebr… Read More
2018-08-22 12:16
Steve Kornacki was born today, August 22, in 1979. He is an American political reporter, writer, and television host. Kornacki is a national political correspondent for NBC News. He has… Read More
2018-08-21 12:46
Happy Birthday to Mart Crowley who was born today August 21, in 1935. He is an American playwright widely known for writing the iconic gay play and film, The Boys In the Band. It enjoyed a v… Read More
2018-08-20 20:31
David McReynolds, right, in 1970, explains plans to protest the draft. A Prohibition Party activist in his youth, he became an outspoken socialist and pacifist who led anti-Vietnam War ralli… Read More
2018-08-19 22:46
Dr. Renée Richards was born today, August 19, in 1934. She is an American ophthalmologist and former tennis player who had some success on the professional circuit in the 1970s, and b… Read More
2018-08-19 14:08
Jim Kepner was a journalist, author, historian, archivist and leader in the gay rights movement. His work was intertwined with One, Inc. and One Magazine, and eventually contr… Read More
2018-08-16 12:23
Pierre Seel was born today, August 16, in 1923. He was a gay Holocaust survivor and the only French person to have testified openly about his experience of deportation during… Read More
2018-08-15 10:12
Theodora "Theo" Anna Sprüngli was born today, August 15, in 1880. She is better known under the pseudonym Anna Rüling, and was a German journalist whose speech in 1904 was the firs… Read More
2018-08-14 11:40
Lady Bunny (born Jon Ingle) was born today August 14, in 1962. She is a drag queen, nightclub DJ, promoter, and founder of the annual Wigstock event. She has also released disco si… Read More
2018-08-13 12:13
Samuel Champion was born today, August 13, in 1961. He is an American weather anchor who is best known for his combined 25-year career on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and Good Morni… Read More
2018-08-12 15:12
The beach volleyball competition at the Gay Games had more than 100 participants.(Credit: Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA, via Shutterstock)The New York Times reports:The 10th Gay Games, an inte… Read More
2018-08-11 12:59
Charles M. Blow was born today, August 11, in 1970. He is an American journalist, commentator, and current visual op-ed columnist for The New York Times.Blow was born and raised in Gibsland… Read More
2018-08-10 12:09
Andrew Sullivan was born today, August 10, in 1963. He is an English-born American author, editor, and blogger. Sullivan is a conservative political commentator, a former editor of The New R… Read More
2018-08-09 13:01
Michael Kors was born today, August 9, in 1959. He is an American sportswear fashion designer. He is the honorary chairman and chief creative officer for his company, Michael Kors Holdi… Read More
2018-08-08 12:06
Michael Urie was born today, August 8, in 1980. He is an American actor, presenter, director, and producer. He is widely known for his portrayal of Marc St. James on the ABC dramedy tel… Read More
2018-08-07 11:08
Charles Warren Stoddard was born today, August 7, in 1843. He was an American author and editor best known for his travel books about Polynesian life.Stoddard was born in Rochester, New York… Read More
2018-08-06 14:40
Andy Warhol was born today, August 6, in 1928. He was an American artist, director and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore t… Read More
2018-08-06 12:08
John Cabell "Bunny" Breckinridge was born today, August 6, in 1903. He was an American actor and drag queen, best known for his role as "The Ruler" in Ed Wood's film Plan 9 from Outer… Read More
2018-08-05 12:24
John Rufus Gifford was born today August 5, in 1974. He is a former U.S. Ambassador and a candidate for U.S. Congress in Massachusetts's 3rd congressional district. He served as the United S… Read More
2018-08-04 11:01
Esther Roper was born today, August4, in 1868. She was an English suffragist and social justice campaigner who fought for equal employment and voting rights for working-class women.She was o… Read More
2018-08-03 10:30
Rupert Brooke was born today, August 3, in 1887. He was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier.” He… Read More
2018-08-02 11:42
James Baldwin was born today, August 2, in 1924. He was an American novelist and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son (1955), explore intricacies of racial, sexua… Read More
2018-08-01 12:10
Yves Saint Laurent was born today, August 1, in 1936. He was a French fashion designer who, in 1961, founded his eponymous fashion label. He is regarded as being among the fo… Read More
2018-07-31 11:15
Charles Carver Martensen was born today, July 31, in 1988. He is known professionally as Charlie Carver, and is an actor. He is best known from roles on roles Desperate Housewives… Read More
2018-07-30 10:49
Sean Patrick Maloney was born today, July 30, in 1966. He is an American politician serving as as the U.S. Representative for New York's 18th congressional districtsince 2013. He is a… Read More
2018-07-29 11:55
Tim Gunn was born today, July 29, in 1953. He is an American fashion consultant, television personality, actor, voice actor and author. He served on the faculty of Parsons The New School for… Read More
2018-07-28 11:55
Colin Higgins was born today, July 28, in 1941. He was an Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director, and producer. He was best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film… Read More
2018-07-27 12:15
Rev. Troy Perry was born today, July 27, in 1940. He is the founder of the Metropolitan Community Church, a Christian denomination with a special affirming ministry with the lesbian, gay, bi… Read More
2018-07-26 12:24
George Bernard Shaw was born today, July 26, in 1856. He was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended… Read More
2018-07-25 12:53
Thomas Eakins was born today, July 25, in 1844. He was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most impo… Read More
2018-07-24 12:43
\Gus Van Sant was born today, July 24, in 1952. He is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent a… Read More
2018-07-23 12:36
Samuel Morris Steward was born today, July 23, in 1909. Also known as Phil Andros, Phil Sparrow, and many other pseudonyms, he was a poet, novelist, and university professor who left t… Read More
2018-07-22 13:00
Emily Saliers was born today, July 22, in 1963. She is an American singer-songwriter and member of the musical duo the Indigo Girls. Saliers plays lead guitar as well as banjo, pia… Read More
2018-07-22 09:00
Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the ObserverRufus Wainwright was born today, July 22, in 1973. He is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded seven albums of o… Read More
2018-07-21 11:30
Liebman in his DC home in 1993 during interview with activist Larry Kramer.Marvin Liebman was born today, July 21,in 1923. He was an American conservative activist and fundraiser, and… Read More
2018-07-20 12:35
Alexander III of Macedon was born today (or tomorrow) July 20 (or 21) in 356 BC. He was born on the sixth day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to J… Read More
2018-07-19 11:57
Anne With an E is an excellent Canadian drama television series based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, and adapted by Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Mo… Read More
2018-07-19 10:31
Jerry Smith was born today, July 19, in 1943. He was a professional American football tight end for the National Football League's Washington Redskins from 1965–1977. By the time… Read More
2018-07-18 12:56
The Washington Blade reports:Tom Gallagher, who became the first known U.S. Foreign Service officer to come out as gay in 1975 and who switched careers to become a social worker before retur… Read More
2018-07-17 12:10
Josh Barro was born today, July 17, in 1984. He is an American journalist who currently contributes to Business Insider as a political commentator.After growing up in Massachusetts, Barro re… Read More
2018-07-16 12:18
Tony Kushner was born today, July 16, in 1956. He is an American playwright and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1993 for his play Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia… Read More
2018-07-15 13:08
Alicia Bridges was born today, July 15, in 1953. She is an American singer who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" in 1978.Bridges was born in… Read More
2018-07-15 12:42
David Cicilline was born today, July 15, in 1961. He is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district since 2011. He is a mem… Read More
2018-07-14 12:46
Jane Lynch was born today, July 14, in 1960. She is an actress, author, singer, and comedian. She is best known for her role as Sue Sylvester in the musical television series Glee. She… Read More
2018-07-14 12:09
Joe Keenan was born today, July 14, in 1958. He is a screenwriter, television producer and novelist. He is known for his work on Fraiser, Desperate Housewives, and his three comedic nov… Read More
2018-07-13 12:08
Colton Haynes was born today, July 13, in 1988. He is an actor, model and singer known for his starring role as Jackson Whittemore in the MTV supernatural drama series Teen Wolf a… Read More
2018-07-12 14:34
Cheyenne Jackson was born today, July 12, in 1975. He is a actor and singer-songwriter His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and… Read More
2018-07-12 12:37
Doris Grumbach was born today, July 12, in 1918. She is an LGBTQ pioneer you should know about. A novelist, memoirist, biographer, literary critic, college professor, editor… Read More
2018-07-11 11:35
The Portland Press Herald reports:Gov. Paul LePage vetoed a bill Friday to prohibit state-licensed counselors and therapists from engaging in “conversion therapy” aimed at changi… Read More
2018-07-11 11:10
Giorgio Armani was born today, July 11, in 1934. He is an Italian fashion designer. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001… Read More
2018-07-10 12:03
Jerry Herman was born today, July 10, in 1931. He is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals H… Read More
2018-07-10 01:48
Bobby Rivers TV reports:A movie star died. 1950's Warner Brothers movie star Tab Hunter died just a few days shy of his 87th birthday. Teen girls would scream at the sight of his big, blon… Read More
2018-07-09 11:30
Kelly McGillis was born today, July 9, in 1957. She is an actress widely known for her film role as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985) with Harrison Ford, for which she received Golden Globe… Read More
2018-07-08 12:19
Philip C. Johnson was born today, July 8, in 1906. He was an American architect. He is best known for his works of Modern architecture, including the Glass House in New Canaan, Connect… Read More
2018-07-07 14:46
Deidre Downs Gunn was born today, July 7, in 1980. She is an American physician and former beauty pageant titleholder. Downs was Miss Alabama 2004 and later was crowned Miss Ameri… Read More
2018-07-06 13:52
Technical Sergeant Leonard P. Matlovich was born today, July 6, in 1943. He was a Vietnam War veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze S… Read More
2018-07-05 13:08
Jean Cocteau was born today, July 5, in 1889. He was a French poet, writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Cocteau is best known for his novel Les Enfants Terribles (… Read More
2018-07-04 13:37
Stephen Foster was born today, July 4, in 1826. He was known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote mor… Read More
2018-07-03 14:41
The annual Pride in London Parade takes place on Saturday, July 7.CNN reports:The British government is planning to outlaw so-called gay conversion therapy as part of an effort to counter in… Read More
2018-07-03 13:19
DW.com reports:Police used tear gas, dogs and batons to push back crowds celebrating Istanbul's 16th gay pride march on Sunday [July 1, 2018]. People carrying rainbow flags and banners had b… Read More
2018-07-03 12:44
Gay rights activists kiss outside Spain's parliament in Madrid after same-sex marriage becomes legal.Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain today, July 3, in 2005. In 2004, the nation'… Read More
Today In 1981, The New York Times Publishes Its First Report Of 'Rare Cancer' Killing Homosexual Men
2018-07-03 12:08
The Atlantic reports on December 5, 2014:On July 3, 1981, The New York Times published a story by physician and medical correspondent Dr. Lawrence Altman titled ”Rare Cancer Seen in 41… Read More
2018-07-02 18:49
Johnny Weir was born today, July 2, in 1984. He is an American figure skater, fashion designer, and television commentator. He is a two-time Olympian, the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-t… Read More
2018-07-02 13:51
Sylvia Ray Rivera was born today, July 2, in 1951. She was an American gay liberation and transgender activist and self-identified drag queen. She was a founding member of both th… Read More
2018-07-02 13:07
Jonathan Capehart was born today, July 2, in 1967. He is an American journalist and television personality. He writes for The Washington Post's Post Partisan blog and is a contributor for MS… Read More
2018-07-01 12:00
Charles Laughton was born today, July 1, 1899. He was an English stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Ar… Read More
2018-07-01 10:00
Orlando Cruz hopes that other gay boxers will follow his lead and open up about their sexuality [AP/JULIE JACOBSON]Orlando Cruz was born today, July 1, in 1981. He is a Puerto Rican professi… Read More
2018-06-30 08:00
People of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), serve in the armed forces of every country. However, not all armed fo… Read More
2018-06-29 22:50
Collin Martin is in his sixth season in MLS and second with Minnesota United. Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsThe Washington Post reports:Major League Soccer midfielder Collin Martin came out F… Read More
2018-06-29 13:47
Maine Governor Paul LePage has a controversial record on LGBT rights (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)Metro Weekly reports:State lawmakers in Maine have approved a bill to ban the practice of convers… Read More
2018-06-29 07:00
Henry Gerber was born today, June 29, in 1892 in Passau, Bavaria. He was an early homosexual rights activist in the United States. Gerber founded the Society for Human Rights in 1… Read More
2018-06-28 12:58
David Kopay was born today, June 28, in 1942. He is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athletes to come… Read More
2018-06-28 12:29
Frederick John Inman was born today, June 28, in 1935. He was known as John Inman, an English actor and singer best known for his role as Mr. Humphries in the television show, Are… Read More
2018-06-28 04:01
The Stonewall riots (also referred to as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBTQ) community … Read More
2018-06-27 22:01
Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)Vox reports by Dylan Matthews: Anthony Kennedy, the longest-serving member of the Supreme Court, is retiri… Read More
2018-06-27 12:11
Same-sex marriage became legal in Iceland today, June 27, in 2010. A bill providing for a gender-neutral marriage definition was passed by the Icelandic Althing on June 11, 2010. No mem… Read More
2018-06-26 13:43
Sean Hayes was born today, June 26, in 1970. He is an actor, singer, comedian, and producer. He is best known for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace… Read More
2018-06-26 13:01
Stephen McCauley was born today, June 26, in 1955. He is an American author. He has written seven novels, including Insignificant Others and The Object of My Affection, which was m… Read More
2018-06-26 12:22
ESPN Body Issue Photographs by Radka Leitmeritz Behind the scenes by Eric Lutzens Shot in Seattle, WAGay Star News reports:Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird have just made history as the first same… Read More
2018-06-26 11:44
Last year, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) reintroduced their resolution to designate June 26, as “LGBT Equality Day,” honoring the anniv… Read More
2018-06-25 11:50
Larry Kramer was born today, June 25, in 1935. He is 83. Kramer is an American playwright, author, film producer, public health advocate, and LGBTQ rights activist. He began his career rewri… Read More
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