Wednesday 30 June 2010

30th June

LGBT people born on 30th June:

1908 - Gene Malin (Jean Malin) – US Drag Queen / Actor / Presenter – Died 10th August 1933

1921 – Gunvor Hofmo – Norwegian Author – Died 17th October 1995

1922 – Miron Bialoszewski – Polish Poet / Playwright / Author / Actor – Died 17th June 1983

1923 – Gad Beck – German Concentration Camp Survivor / Author / Activist

1944 – Larry McKeon – US Politician – Died 13th May 2008

1952 – Morris Panych – Canadian Playwright / Director / Actor

1956 – Paris Barclay – US Director / Screenwriter / Producer

1957 – Ilene Chaiken – US Producer / Director / Screenwriter

1962 – Daniel Stewart – US Politician

1969 – Ben Patrick Johnson – US Actor / Model / Presenter / Activist / Article Writer

1983 – Patrick Wolf – UK Singer / Songwriter / Musician

1986 – Jamai Loman – Dutch Singer / Actor / Presenter / Reality TV [Idols]

And those who died:

1906 – Jean Lorrain – French Author / Poet – Born 29th August 1855

1926 – Eva Gore-Booth – Irish Poet / Playwright – Born 22nd May 1870

1934 - Karl Ernst – German Nazi – Born 1st September 1904

1934 – Edmund Heines – German Nazi – Born 21st July 1897

2007 – Gottfried von Bismarck – German Aristocrat – Born 19th September 1962

2009 – August Provost – US Sailor / Murder Victim – Born 1st December 1979

Events in LGBT history:

1995 – Final issue of Capital Gay published (London, UK)

2005 – Jerusalem Pride. 3 participants wounded with a kitchen knife

2007 – Pride London, UK

2007 – Paris Gay Pride, France

2007 – Vienna Rainbow Parade, Austria

2009 – Wisconsin, USA Governor signs Budget Considerations & Limited Domestic Partnership Act 2009 into law

Tuesday 29 June 2010

29th June

LGBT people born on 29th June:

1927 – Dick Martin – US Illustrator – Died 14th February 1990

1956 – Robert Rodi – US Author / Playwright / Performance Artist / Comic Book Writer

1962 – Amanda Donohoe – UK Actress

1964 – Stedman Pearson – UK Singer / Dancer

1967 – Allan Heinberg – US Producer / Screenwriter / Comic Book Writer

And those who died:

1982 – Pierre Balmain – French Fashion Designer – Born 18th May 1914

1986 – Robert Drivas – US Actor / Director – Born 21st November 1938

Monday 28 June 2010

28th June

LGBT people born 28th June:

1893 – Florence Henri – US Photographer – Died 24th July 1982

1917 – Wim Sonneveld – Dutch Comedian / Actor / Singer / Director – Died 8th March 1974

1935 – John Inman – UK Actor – Died 8th March 2007

1942 – Jim Kolbe – US Politician

1942 – David Kopay – US American Footballer

1950 – Jorma Uotinen – Finnish Dancer / Singer / Choreographer

1956 – Achy Obejas – Cuban / US Author / Journalist

1959 – Brad Fraser – Canadian Playwright / Screenwriter / Columnist / Presenter

1966 – Todd Camp – US Journalist / Author

1967 – Thomas Lloyd – US Porn star

1970 – Mike White – US Author / Actor / Producer / Screenwriter / Reality TV [Amazing Race]

1985 – Ataru Nakamura – Japanese Singer / Songwriter / Musician

And those who died:

1929 – Edward Carpenter – UK Poet / Philosopher / Activist / Author – Born 28th August 1844

1988 – Kurt Raab – West German Actor / Designer – Died 20th July 1941

Events in LGBT history:

1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York after police raid the Stonewall Inn bar

1970 – Christopher Street Liberation Day held in New York on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots

2005 – Civil Marriage Act passed in the Canadian House of Commons

2009 – 1 person seriously injured during a police raid on the Rainbow Lounge, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Sunday 27 June 2010

27th June

LGBT people born 27th June:

1956 – Ted Haggard – US Evangelist

1966 – Paul David – US Singer

1977 – Cyril Wong – Singapore Poet

1979 – Cazwell – US Rapper

And those who died:

1996 – Peter Adair – US Director / Artist – Born 22nd November 1943

2001 – Tove Jansson – Finnish Author – Born 9th August 1914

2007 – William Hutt – Canadian Actor – Born 2nd May 1920

Friday 25 June 2010

26th June

LGBT people born 26th June:

1902 – Hugues Cuenod – Swiss Singer

1934 – Jeremy Wolfenden – UK Journalist / Spy – Died 28th December 1965

1947 – Bill Kraus – US Activist – Died 25th January 1986

1951 – Lance Loud – US Reality TV star / Singer / Author / Journalist – Died 22nd December 2001

1955 – Stephen McCauley – US Author

1967 – Mark Weigle – US Singer

1969 – Carlo Boszhard – Dutch Singer / Actor / Presenter

1970 – Sean Hayes – US Actor / Comedian

1976 – Adam Tremadoc – UK Porn Star

1984 – Lauren Lappin – US Softball

And those who died:

1987 – William J G Turner – US Composer / Producer / Director / Actor / Screenwriter – Born 20th October 1952

2005 – Kara Auchemann – Polish Activist – Born 4th April 1970

Events in LGBT history:

1981 – First issue of Capital Gay published (London, UK)

2010 – Edinburgh Pride, UK

25th June

LGBT people born 25th June:

1875 – Forrest Reid – UK Author / Literary Critic / Translator – Died 4th January 1947

1935 – Larry Kramer – US Playwright

1941 – Joe Herzenberg – US Politician / Activist / Historian – Died 28th October 2007

1942 – Michel Tremblay – Canadian Author / Playwright

1944 – Brian Coyle – US Politician / Activist – Died 23rd August 1991

1945 – Rictor Norton – US Historian

1952 – Al Parker – US Porn Star / Producer / Director – Died 17th August 1992

1961 – Brian Coleman – UK Politician

1963 – John Benjamin Hickey – US Actor

1963 – George Michael – UK Singer

1969 – Storm Large – US Reality TV star [Rock Star: Supernova]/ Singer

1974 – Nisha Ganatra – Canadian Actress / Director / Producer

1984 – Bimbo Boy – Swedish Singer

And those who died:

1984 – Michel Foucault – French Philosopher / Historian – Born 15th October 1926

2009 – Yasmine – Belgian Singer / Presenter – Died 3rd March 1972

Events in LGBT history:

2010 – Paris Gay Pride [runs until 27th June 2010]

Thursday 24 June 2010

24th June

LGBT people born 24th June:

1901 – Harry Partch – US Composer – Died 3rd September 1974

1937 – Allan H Spear – US Politician – Died 11th October 2008

1951 – Leslie Cochran – US Politician

1953 – Wick Ederveen – Dutch Actor / Director – Died 11th May 1994

1957 – Jose Smits – Dutch Politician

1965 – Vladimir Luxuria – Italian Actress / Presenter / Politician

1972 – Brendan Courtney – Irish Presenter / Comedian

1974 – Magnus Carlsson – Swedish Singer

1974 – Johan “John” Thorsell – Swedish Singer / Songwriter

1977 – Kristian Digby – UK Presenter / Director / Columnist – Died 1st March 2010

And those who died:

1909 – Sarah Orne Jewett – US Author – Born 3rd September 1849

1976 – Minor White – US Photographer – Born 9th July 1908

1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott – Australian / US Author – Born 17th October 1917

2005 - Walter Dempster Jr – Filipino Drag Queen / Conductor / Actor – Born 20th May 1922/4

2006 – Denice Denton – US University Chancellor – Born 27th August 1959

Tuesday 22 June 2010

23rd June

LGBT people born 23rd June:

1894 – Alfred Kinsey – US Biologist – Died 26th August 1956

1910 – Ted Tinling – UK Tennis / Fashion Designer / Spy / Author – Died 23rd May 1990

1912 – Alan Turing – UK Mathematician / Cryptologist – Died 7th June 1954

1915 – Dennis Price – UK Actor – Died 6th October 1973

1926 – Kenneth Halliwell – UK Actor / Playwright – Died 9th August 1967

1939 – Antonio Pombo – Spanish Poet / Author / Activist

1944 – Joao Silverio Trevisan – Brazilian Activist / Author

1961 – David Leavitt – US Author

1974 – Bente Nordby – Norwegian Footballer

1976 – Ty Lattimore – US Porn

1977 – Ji Wallace – Australian Trampolinist / Gymnast

???? – Steven Scarborough – US Porn / Director / Photographer

And those who died:

1921 – Joao do Rio – Brazilian Journalist / Author / Playwright – Born 5th August 1881

1988 – Logan Carter – US Actor / Entertainer / Model – Born 11th May 1954

1991 – Steven Grossman – US Singer / Songwriter – Born 1st September 1951

2006 – Alim Mongoche – Cameroon Fashion Designer – Born 1975

22nd June

LGBT people born 22nd June:

1910 – Peter Pears – UK Singer – Died 3rd April 1986

1922 – Bill Blass – US Fashion Designer – Died 12th June 2002

1930 – Alberto Arbasino – Italian Author

1948 – Peter Prijdekker – Dutch Swimmer

1953 – Ian Levine – UK Songwriter / Producer / DJ

1956 – Elliott Hayes – Canada Playwright – Died 22nd February 1994

1958 – Jennifer Finney Boylan – US Author / Professor

1961 – Jimmy Somerville – UK Singer

1968 – Kevin Aviance – US Fashion Designer / Musician / Female Impersonator

1971 – Martin Krafl – Czech Politician

1979 – Jai Rodriguez – US Presenter / Actor / Musician

And those who died:

1664 – Katherine Philips – UK Poet – Born 1st January 1632

1988 – Leonard Matlovich – US Soldier / Activist – Born 6th July 1943

2002 – Frank Ripploh – German Actor / Director / Author – Born 2nd September 1949

2001 – John Herbert – Canada Playwright – Born 13th October 1926

2005 – Clive Clerk – US Actor / Singer / Dancer / Activist - Born 17th October 1945

Monday 21 June 2010

21st June

LGBT people who share my birthday:

1905 – Jared French – US Artist – Died 1988

1915 – Thomas Quinn Curtis – USA Author / Film & Theatre Critic – Died 17th July 2000

1920 – Yankel Feather – UK Painter – Died 18th April 2009

1935 – Peter Dudley – UK Actor – Died 20th October 1983

1955 – David Marshall Grant – US Actor / Playwright

1955 – Michael Kuehnen – German Neo-Nazi – Died 25th April 1991

1964 – Ray Kampf – US Graphic Designer / Author

1964 – Dimitris Papaioannou – Greek Dancer / Choreographer / Director / Visual Artist / Costume Designer / Make-Up Designer / Set Designer

1973 – Alyson Annan – Australian Field Hockey

1975 /1978 – Janos Volt - Hungarian Porn Star

And those who died:

1908 - Benedict Friedlaender – German Sexologist / Sociologist / Physicist – Born – 8th July 1866

1983 – Owen Dodson – US Poet / Author / Playwright – Born 28th November 1914

2002 – Timothy Findley – Canadian Author / Playwright – Born 30th October 1930

2005 – Claude Green – US man denied medical attention – Born 1961

2008 – Kermit Love – US Puppeteer / Costume Designer / Actor – Born 7th August 1916

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – Jerusalem March for Pride & Tolerance 2007

Sunday 20 June 2010

20th June

LGBT people born 20th June:

356BC – Alexander the Great – Macedonian warrior king – Died 10th June 323BC

1917 – Donald Vining – US Author / Playwright / Publisher – Died 24th January 1998

1939 – Jack Fritscher – Porn / Author / Journalist / Photographer / Director

1952 – Vikram Seth – Indian Poet / Author

1955 – E Lynn Harris – US Author – Died 23rd July 2009

1962 – Ray Dragon – US Porn / Fashion Designer / Photographer / Director / Producer / Editor / Dancer / Actor

1963 – Mark Ovenden – UK Presenter / Author / Journalist / Producer

1969 – Peter Paige – US Actor / Director / Screenwriter

1970 – Marc Andreyko – US Comic Book Writer / Screenwriter

1979 – Lani Billard – Canadian Actress

Saturday 19 June 2010

19th June

LGBT people born 19th June:

1566 – James I – English Monarch – Died 27th March 1625

1942 – Jos Brink – Dutch Actor / Author / Columnist / Producer / Director / Presenter / Minister – Died 17th August 2007

1951 – Patty Larkin – US Singer / Songwriter / Musician

1960 – Marga Gomez – US Comedian / Actress / Playwright

1964 – Peter Rehwinkel – Dutch Politician

1965 – Sabine Braun – German Heptathlete

1977 – Rebecca Loos – UK Reality TV star / Model

1977/9 – Jason Tyler – US Porn / Model / Actor

And those who died:

1312 – Piers Gaveston – Earl and lover of Edward II – Born 1284

1955 – Adrienne Monnier – French Author / Publisher – Born 26th April 1892

1989 – Pat Parker – US Poet – Born 20th January 1944

1990 – Martha Rofheart – US Author / Actress – Born 27th May 1917

1995 – Luis Caballero Holguin – Colombian Painter – Born 27th August 1943

Friday 18 June 2010

18th June

LGBT people born 18th June:

1866 – Prince Aribert of AnhaltGerman Prince - Died 24th December 1933

1903 – Raymond Radiguet – French Author – Died 12th December 1923

1910 – John Menlove Edwards – UK Rock Climber – Died 2nd February 1958

1925 – Robert Arthur – US Actor – Died 1st October 2008

1971 – Nigel Owens – UK Rugby Referee

1973 – Skye Woods – US Porn Star

And those who died:

1935 – Rene Crevel – French Author – Born 10th August 1900

1974 – George Kelly – US Actor / Playwright – Born 16th January 1887

1982 – Djuna Barnes – US Author – Born 12th June 1892

1982 – John Cheever – US Author – Born 27th May 1912

1992 – Peter Allen – Australian Singer / Songwriter / Entertainer – Born 10th February 1944

1993 – Craig Rodwell – US Activist – Born 31st October 1940

2005 – Kasha Blue – Australian Hairstylist / Murder Victim – Born ????

Events in LGBT history:

1994 – Gay Games IV begin in New York City, New York, USA (ran until 25th June 1994)

2010 – Barcelona Pride, Spain [runs until 28th June 2010]

2010 – New York City Gay Pride, New York, USA [runs until 28th June 2010]

Thursday 17 June 2010

17th June

LGBT people born 17th June:

1880 – Carl van Vechten – US Author / Photographer – Died 21st December 1964

1900 – Evelyn Irons – UK Journalist – Died 3rd April 2000

1937 – Clodovil Hernandes – Brazilian Fashion Designer / Politician / Presenter / Actor / Singer – Died 17th March 2009

1957 – Martin Dillon – US Singer / Musician – Died 21st August 2005

1965 – Linda Medalen – Norwegian Footballer / Police / Politician

1980 – Victor Rios - US Porn star

And those who died:

1983 – Miron Bialoszewski – Polish Poet / Playwright / Author / Actor – Born 30th June 1922

2003 – Paul Harland – Dutch Author / Photographer / Murder Victim – Born 15th April 1960

Wednesday 16 June 2010

16th June

LGBT people born 16th June:

1925 – Georgi Partsalev – Bulgarian Actor – Died 31st October 1989

1949 – Jaime Manrique – Colombian Author / Poet / Journalist

1955 – Simon Bailey – UK Priest / Author – Died 27th November 1995

1965 – Richard Madaleno – US Politician

1969 – Steve Kenson – US Author

1976 – Tom Lenk – US Actor / Singer / Playwright

1979 – Ty LeBeouf – US Porn Star

1980 – Justin Tranter – US Musician / Jewellery Designer

And those who died:

1979 – Nicholas Ray – US Director – Born 7th August 1911

1984 – Drew Griffiths – UK Actor / Director / Author / Playwright / Hate Crime Victim – Born 1950

2003 – Pierre Bourgault – Canadian Politician / Author / Actor / Journalist – Born 23rd January 1934

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – Cleveland Pride, Ohio, USA

2007 – Pittsburgh Pride, Philadelphia, USA

Tuesday 15 June 2010

15th June

LGBT people born 15th June:

1929 – Geoffrey Parsons – Australian Pianist – Died 26th January 1995

1935 – David Hull – US Philosopher / Author

1936 – Patricia Nell Warren – US Author

1949 – Simon Callow – UK Actor

1971 – Bif Naked – Canadian Singer / Musician / Actress

1973 – Neil Patrick Harris – US Actor

1982 – Stephen Funk – US Former Soldier

And those who died:

1979 – Les Benscoter – US Hate Crime Victim – Born unknown

1994 – Manos Hatzidakis – Greek Composer – Born 23rd October 1925

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – Pride Toronto, Ontario, Canada [ran until 24th June 2007]

2007 – Stockholm Gay Skinhead Weekend, Sweden [ran until 17th June 2007]

Monday 14 June 2010

14th June

LGBT people born today:

1924 – Arthur Erickson – Canadian Architect – Died 20th May 2009

1949 – Antony Sher – UK Actor / Author / Director / Painter

1955 – Paul O’Grady (Lily Savage) – UK Drag Queen / Comedian / Presenter / Actor

1956 – Sam Irvin – US Producer / Director

1961 – Boy George – UK Singer / DJ

1964 – Steve McDonagh – US Actor / Presenter

1976 – Alan Carr – UK Comedian / Presenter

1978 – Merijn Henfling – Dutch Magazine Editor

And those who died:

1934 – John Gray – UK Poet – Born 2nd March 1866

1989 – Christopher Bernau – US Actor – Born 2nd June 1940

2000 – Peter McWilliams – US Author – Born 5th August 1949

2002 – June Jordan – US Activist / Author / Poet / Teacher – Born 9th July 1936

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – International LGBT Film Festival, San Francisco, California, USA [ran until 24th June 2007]

Sunday 13 June 2010

13th June

LGBT people born 13th June:

1846 – Rose Cleveland – Sister of US President – Died 22nd November 1918

1870 – Alexandru Bogdan-Pitesti – Romanian Poet – Died 1922

1909 – Anna Sosenko – US Songwriter / Artists’ Manager – Died 9th June 2000

1935 – Annemarie Grewel – Dutch Politician / Columnist – Died 27th February 1998

1938 – Lee Calvin Yeomans – US Playwright – Died 31st October 2001

1950 – Nick Brown – UK Politician

1957 – Fred Butter – Dutch Actor / Singer / Dancer

1961 – David Cerda – US Author / Playwright

1973 – Patrick Goodwin – US Musician

1978 – Brian Dowling – Irish Reality TV [Big Brother] / Presenter

And those who died:

1984 – Antonio Variacoes – Portuguese Singer / Songwriter – Born 3rd December 1944

1991 – Michael Hardwick – US Barman / Activist – Born 23rd February 1954

1997 – Al Berto – Portuguese Poet – Born 11th January 1948

2005 – David Diamond – US Composer – Born 9th July 1915

Saturday 12 June 2010

12th June

LGBT people born 12th June:

1858 – Henry Scott Tuke – UK Painter / Photographer – Died 13th March 1929

1892 – Djuna Barnes – US Author – Died 18th June 1982

1906 – Sandro Penna – Italian Poet – Died 21st January 1977

1926 – Paul Lynde – US Actor / Comedian – Died 10th January 1982

1929 – Brigid Brophy – UK Author – Died 7th August 1995

1959 – Scott Thompson – Canadian Actor / Comedian / Author

1960 – York Powers – US Porn star

1974 – Csaba Zsiros – Hungarian Bodybuilder / Porn Star [possibly Scorpio from 1974]

1975 – Spencer Livermore – UK Politician

1984 – Zackary Pierce – US Porn

1986 – Megan Rose Gedris – US Comic Book Artist & Writer

And those who died:

1993 – Crawford Barton – Georgian / US Photographer – Born 2nd June 1943

2002 – Bill Blass – US Fashion Designer – Born 22nd June 1922

Friday 11 June 2010

11th June

LGBT people born 11h June:

1877 – Renee Vivien – UK Poet – Died 18th November 1909

1905 – Richard Loeb – US Murderer – Died 28th January 1936

1943 – Barrie Stevens – UK Choreographer / Director / Singer / Actor

1946 – Jack Wrangler – US Porn Star – Died 7th April 2009

1963 – Gioia Bruno – Italian / USA Singer [Expose]

1965 – Johnny Rahm – US Porn star – Died 7th November 2004

1966 – Mario Silva – Portugal / Canada Politician

1965/71 – Jason Gardiner – Australian Choreographer / Singer / Producer / Presenter

1980 – Miki Mizuasa – Japanese Porn

And those who died:

1935 – Pepi Lederer - US Actress / Author – Born 18th March 1910

2005 – Anne-Marie Alonzo – Canadian Playwright / Poet / Author / Publisher / Critic – Born 13th December 1951

2005 – Lon McCallister – US Actor – Born 17th April 1923

Events in LGBT history:

2008 – Same-Sex marriages legalised in Norway (effective 1st January 2009)

2010 – Pride Torbay begins [until 13th June 2010], Devon, UK

Thursday 10 June 2010

10th June

LGBT people born 10th June:

1899 – Anita Berber – German Dancer / Actress / Author / Prostitute – Born 10th November 1928

1911 – Terrence Rattigan – UK Playwright / Screenwriter – Died 30th November 1977

1929 – Basil Hoskins – UK Actor – Died 17th January 2005

1957 – Sebastian Bleisch – German Screenwriter / Director

1957 – Ronnie Burkett – Canadian puppeteer

1958 – Clemens Cornielje – Dutch Politician

1962 – Anderson Bigode Herzer – Brazilian Author / Poet – Died 10th August 1982

1963 – Tony Ward – US Actor / Model / Fashion Designer / Painter / Photographer

1964 – Ben Daniels – UK Actor

1969 – Jane Hill – UK Presenter

1973 – Juan Jiminez – Spanish Porn star

1974 – Dustin Lance Black – US Screenwriter / Director / Producer / Activist

1975 – Rebecca Cardon – US Fitness Trainer / Reality TV [Amazing Race 6 / Work Out] / Actress

1978 – Tim Rusty – US Porn Star

1981 – Rob Newton – UK Hurdler

1983 – Nick Adams – US Actor / Dancer

And those who died:

323BC – Alexander the Great – Macedonian warrior king – Born 20th June 356BC

1923 – Pierre Loti – French Author / Artist – Born 14th January 1850

1944 – Christa Winsloe – German Author / Screenwriter / Murder Victim – Born 23rd December 1888

1958 – Angelina Weld Grimke – US Journalist / Poet – Born 27th February 1880

1973 – William Inge – US Author / Playwright – Born 3rd May 1913

1982 – Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Germany Director / Playwright / Composer / Actor – Born 31st May 1945

2006 – Barbara Calderon – Honduran Murder Victim – Born ??

2009 – Rick Bebout – Canadian Journalist / Activist – Born 11th January 1950

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – Gay Pride Parade Sao Paulo, Brazil

2007 – Philly Pride Day & Festival, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2010 – Tel Aviv Pride, Israel [runs until 13th June 2010]