21st February

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LGBT people born 21st February:

1903 – Anais Nin – French Author – Died 14^th January 1977

1907 – W. H. Auden – UK / US Poet – Died 29^th September 1973

1926 – Humphry Berkeley – UK Politician – Died 14^th November 1994

1936 – Barbara Jordan – US Politician – Died 17^th January 1996

1940 – Keith Prentice – US Actor – Died 27^th September 1992

1942 – Sam Garrison – US Lawyer / Activist – Died 27^th May 2007

1943 – David Geffen – US Producer

1946 – Peter Hitchener – Australian Presenter

1949 – Phil Reed – US Politician – Died 6^th November 2008

1960 – Isaac Julien – UK Artist / Director

1962 – Chuck Palahnuik – US Author / Journalist

1968 – Jenny Hiloudaki – Greek Model / Author

1981 – Ramy Eletreby – US Actor / Journalist

And those who died:

1908 – Harriet Hosmer – US Sculptor – Born 9^th October 1830

Events in LGBT History:

1903 – 1^st recorded raid on a US gay bathhouse at the Ariston Hotel Baths, New York. 26 men arrested on sodomy charges and 12 brought to trial. 7 later sentenced to between 4 and 20 years imprisonment.

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