1st January

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LGBT people born 1st January:

1632 – Katherine Philips – UK Poet – Died 22^nd June 1664

1879 – EM Forster – UK Author – Died 7^th June 1970

1917 – Albert Mol – Dutch Author / Actor – Died 9^th March 2004

1933 – James Hormel – US Politician

1933 – Joe Orton – UK Playwright – Died 9^th August 1967

1944 – Eloy de la Iglesia – Spanish Director – Died 23^rd March 2006

1947 – Nahum B Zenil – Mexican Artist

1951 – Romy Haag – Dutch Dancer / Singer / Actress / Club Manager

1965 – Adriano Marquez – Spanish Porn [or 25^th August 1965]

1968 – Joey Stefano – US Porn – Died 26^th November 1994

1970 – Magdalen Hsu-Li – US Singer / Painter / Poet / Activist

1975 – Peter Raeg – Australian Porn [or 6^th October 1970/1]

And those who died:

1928 – Loie Fuller – US Dancer / Lighting Designer – Born 15^th January 1862

1982 – Victor Buono – US Comedian / Actor – Born 3^rd February 1938

1994 – Cesar Romero – US Actor – Born 15^th February 1907

2010 – Jim Hutton – Hairdresser / Former lover of Freddie Mercury – Born 4^th January 1949

Events in LGBT history:

2004 – Tasmania adopts registered partnerships as part of their Relationships Act 2003

2007 – Registered partnerships begin in Switzerland

2007 – Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations come into effect in Northern Ireland, UK

2008 – Same-sex civil unions adopted in New Hampshire, USA & Uruguay

2009 – Norway adopts same-sex marriages / Allows joint & step adoption by same-sex couples / IVF/artificial insemination for women married to, or in a relationship with women

2009 – North Cyprus legalises homosexuality

2010 – New Hampshire, USA adopts same-sex marriages effective this day

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