26th May

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LGBT people born 26th May:

1799 – August Kopisch – German Poet / Painter – Died 6^th February 1853

1918 - John Dall – US Actor – Died 15^th January 1971

1925 – Alec McCowen – UK Actor

1941 – Reg Bundy – UK Drag Queen [Regina Fong] / Dancer / Actor / Presenter – Died 15^th April 2003

1954 – Alan Hollinghurst – UK Author / Poet

1957 – Ulrike Lunacek – Austrian Journalist / Politician

1964 – Caitlin R Kiernan – Irish Author

1978 – John Andrew Quale – US Singer / Songwriter [Prince Poppycock]

1979 – Karolien de Becker – Belgian Presenter

1982 – Cristy Road – US Illustrator

1987 – Sakia Gunn – US Hate Crime Victim – Died 11^th May 2003

And those who died:

1926 – Lord Arthur Somerset – UK Aristocrat / Royal Horse Guards Major – Born 17^th November 1851

1991 – Tom Eyen – US Playwright / Lyricist / Screenwriter / Director – Born 14^th August 1940

1991 – Lance – US Porn – Born 25^th November 1962

1995 – Tony Azito – US Dancer / Actor – Born 18^th July 1948

2006 – Sudha – Indian Hate Crime Victim – Born ????

Events in LGBT History:

2007 – Darwin Pride, Australia [ran until 11^th June 2007]

2007 – Belgian Lesbian & Gay Pride in Brussels

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