16th July

LGBT people born 16th July:

1943 – Reinaldo Arenas – Cuban / US Poet / Playwright / Activist / Author / Professor – Died 7^th December 1990

1948 – Dennis deLeon – US Activist – Died 14^th December 2009

1950 – Melissa Sue Robinson – US Businesswoman / Politician

1955 – Annie Whitehead – UK Trombonist / Teacher

1956 – Tony Kushner – US Playwright

1961 – Tony Ayres – Australian Screenwriter / Director

1962 – Dan Smith – US Presenter

1980 – Jesse Jane – US Porn

1980 – Justine Joli – US Porn / Model

And those who died:

1986 – Robert Boothby – UK Politician – Born 12^th February 1900

1995 – May Sarton – US Author / Poet – Born 3^rd May 1912

1995 – Stephen Spender – US Poet / Author – Born 28^th February 1909

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – First International Drag Day