6th May

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LGBT people born 6th May:

1946 – Luiz Mott – Brazilian Anthropologist / Activist / Historian / Columnist / Researcher

1949 – Olga Broumas – Greek / US Poet

1958 – Man Parrish – US Musician / Record Producer

1960 – Larry Steinbachek – UK Musician

1963 – Charlene Strong – US Activist

1966 – Dan Castle – US Director / Producer / Screenwriter

1980 – Kelly van der Veer – Dutch Reality TV [Big Brother] / Singer / Actress

And those who died:

1859 – Alexander von Humboldt – German Explorer – Born 14^th September 1769

1939 – Konstantin Somov – Russian Artist – Born 30^th November 1869

1963 – Monty Woolley – US Actor / Director – Born 17^th August 1888

1982 – Hibiscus [George Harris Jr] – US Drag Queen / Entertainer – Born 1949

1989 – Adolfo Constanzo – Mexican Serial Killer – Born 1^st November 1962

1992 – Marlene Dietrich – German / US Actress / Singer / Entertainer – Born 27^th December 1901

1994 – Fred Sadoff – US Actor – Born 21^st October 1926

2002 – Pim Fortuyn – Dutch Politician / Murder Victim – Born 19^th February 1948

2005 – Amancio Corrales – US Drag Queen / Murder Victim – Born 1982

2005 – Noleen Jansen – Namibian Murder Victim – Born ????

2006 – Lorne Saxberg – Canadian Presenter / Journalist – Born 6^th August 1958

2010 – Jack Frew – UK Murder Victim – Born 12^th July 1993

Events in LGBT History:

2007 – International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival in Ireland [ran until 20^th May 2007]

2011 – National Rainbow Week, Brussels, Belgium [runs until 14^th May 2011]

2011 – Gay Pride Maspalomas, Gran Canaria [runs until 14^th May 2011]

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