12th December

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LGBT people born 12th December:

1912 – Karl Gorath – German imprisoned for homosexuality – Died 18^th March 2003

1922/23 – Jose Sarria – US Drag Queen / Politician / Activist

1945 – Massimo Consoli – Italian Activist – Died 4^th November 2007

1952 – Ken Yeager – US Politician

1957 – Robert Lepage – Canadian Playwright / Screenwriter / Actor / Director

1957 – Susan Powter – US Fitness Instructor / Actress

1957 – Toby Radloff – US Actor

1959 – Jasper Conran – UK Fashion Designer

1960 – Volker Beck – German Politician / Activist

1962 – Jon Vincent – US Baseball / Porn – Died 3^rd May 2000

1968 – Dmitry Kuzmin – Russian Poet / Critic / Publisher

1972 – Brandon Teena – US Hate Crime Victim – Died 31^st December 1993

1980 – Desislava Petrova – Bulgarian Activist

And those who died:

1923 – Raymond Radiguet – French Author – Born 18^th June 1903

1968 – Tallulah Bankhead – US Actress – Born 31^st January 1902

1976 – Jack Cassidy – US Actor – Born 5^th March 1927

1999 – Paul Cadmus – US Artist – Died 17^th December 1904

2008 – Van Johnson – US Actor / Dancer – Born 25^th August 1916

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – Mexico City legalise same-sex marriage & LGBT adoption

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