Thursday 30 June 2011

30th June

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LGBT people born 30th June:


1908 - Gene Malin (Jean Malin) – US Drag Queen / Actor / Presenter – Died 10th August 1933


1921 – Gunvor Hofmo – Norwegian Author – Died 17th October 1995


1922 – Miron Bialoszewski – Polish Poet / Playwright / Author / Actor – Died 17th June 1983


1923 – Gad Beck – German Concentration Camp Survivor / Author / Activist


1944 – Larry McKeon – US Politician – Died 13th May 2008


1952 – Morris Panych – Canadian Playwright / Director / Actor


1956 – Paris Barclay – US Director / Screenwriter / Producer


1957 – Ilene Chaiken – US Producer / Director / Screenwriter


1962 – Daniel Stewart – US Politician


1969 – Ben Patrick Johnson – US Actor / Model / Presenter / Activist / Article Writer


1983 – Patrick Wolf – UK Singer / Songwriter / Musician


1986 – Jamai Loman – Dutch Singer / Actor / Presenter / Reality TV [Idols]



And those who died:


1906 – Jean Lorrain – French Author / Poet – Born 29th August 1855


1926 – Eva Gore-Booth – Irish Poet / Playwright – Born 22nd May 1870


1934 [Night of Long Knives] – Karl Ernst – German Nazi – Born 1st September 1904


1934 [Night of Long Knives] – Edmund Heines – German Nazi – Born 21st July 1897


2007 – Gottfried von Bismarck – German Aristocrat – Born 19th September 1962


2009 – August Provost – US Sailor / Murder Victim – Born 1st December 1979



Events in LGBT History:


1995 – Final issue of Capital Gay published (London, UK)


2005 – Jerusalem Pride. 3 participants wounded with a kitchen knife


2007 – Pride London, UK


2007 – Paris Gay Pride, France


2007 – Vienna Rainbow Parade, Austria


2009 – Wisconsin, USA Governor signs Budget Considerations & Limited Domestic Partnership Act 2009 into law


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Wednesday 29 June 2011

29th June

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LGBT people born 29th June:


1927 – Dick Martin – US Illustrator – Died 14th February 1990


1956 – Robert Rodi – US Author / Playwright / Performance Artist / Comic Book Writer


1962 – Amanda Donohoe – UK Actress


1964 – Stedman Pearson – UK Singer / Dancer


1967 – Allan Heinberg – US Producer / Screenwriter / Comic Book Writer



And those who died:


1982 – Pierre Balmain – French Fashion Designer – Born 18th May 1914


1986 – Robert Drivas – US Actor / Director – Born 21st November 1938


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Tuesday 28 June 2011

28th June

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LGBT people born 28th June:


1893 – Florence Henri – US Photographer – Died 24th July 1982


1917 – Wim Sonneveld – Dutch Comedian / Actor / Singer / Director – Died 8th March 1974


1935 – John Inman – UK Actor – Died 8th March 2007


1942 – Jim Kolbe – US Politician


1942 – David Kopay – US American Footballer


1950 – Jorma Uotinen – Finnish Dancer / Singer / Choreographer


1956 – Achy Obejas – Cuban / US Author / Journalist


1959 – Brad Fraser – Canadian Playwright / Screenwriter / Columnist / Presenter


1966 – Todd Camp – US Journalist / Author


1967 – Thomas Lloyd – US Porn / Actor


1970 – Mike White – US Author / Actor / Producer / Screenwriter / Reality TV [Amazing Race]


1985 – Ataru Nakamura – Japanese Singer / Songwriter / Musician



And those who died:


1929 – Edward Carpenter – UK Poet / Philosopher / Activist / Author – Born 29th August 1844


1988 – Kurt Raab – West German Actor / Designer – Died 20th July 1941



Events in LGBT History:


1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York after police raid the Stonewall Inn bar


1970 – Christopher Street Liberation Day held in New York on the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots


2005 – Civil Marriage Act passed in the Canadian House of Commons


2007 – Mexico City Pride, Mexico [ran until 2nd July 2007]


2009 – 1 person seriously injured during a police raid on the Rainbow Lounge, Fort Worth, Texas


2011 – Barcelona Pride Parade, Spain


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Monday 27 June 2011

27th June

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LGBT people born 27th June:


1956 – Ted Haggard – US Evangelist


1966 – Paul David – US Singer


1977 – Cyril Wong – Singapore Poet


1979 – Cazwell – US Rapper



And those who died:


1996 – Peter Adair – US Director / Artist – Born 22nd November 1943


2001 – Tove Jansson – Finnish Author – Born 9th August 1914


2007 – William Hutt – Canadian Actor – Born 2nd May 1920



Events in LGBT History:


2011 – Helsinki Pride, Finland [runs until 3rd July]


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Sunday 26 June 2011

26th June

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LGBT people born 26th June:


1902 – Hugues Cuenod – Swiss Singer – Died 3rd December 2010


1913 – Rudolf Brazda – German Concentration Camp Survivor


1934 – Jeremy Wolfenden – UK Journalist / Spy – Died 28th December 1965


1947 – Bill Kraus – US Activist – Died 25th January 1986


1951 – Lance Loud – US Reality TV star / Singer / Author / Journalist – Died 22nd December 2001


1955 – Stephen McCauley – US Author


1956 – Claudia Brenner – US Hate Crime Victim


1967 – Mark Weigle – US Singer


1969 – Carlo Boszhard – Dutch Singer / Actor / Presenter


1970 – Sean Hayes – US Actor / Comedian


1976 – Adam Tremadoc – UK Porn Star


1984 – Lauren Lappin – US Softball



And those who died:


1987 – William J G Turner – US Composer / Producer / Director / Actor / Screenwriter – Born 20th October 1952


2005 – Kara Auchemann – Polish Activist – Born 4th April 1970



Events in LGBT History:


1981 – First issue of Capital Gay published (London, UK)


2010 – Edinburgh Pride, UK


2011 – New York City Pride, New York, USA


2011 – Seattle Pride, Washington State, USA


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Saturday 25 June 2011

25th June

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LGBT people born 25th June:


1875 – Forrest Reid – UK Author / Literary Critic / Translator – Died 4th January 1947


1935 – Larry Kramer – US Playwright


1941 – Joe Herzenberg – US Politician / Activist / Historian – Died 28th October 2007


1942 – Michel Tremblay – Canadian Author / Playwright


1944 – Brian Coyle – US Politician / Activist – Died 23rd August 1991


1945 – Rictor Norton – US Historian


1952 – Al Parker – US Porn Star / Producer / Director – Died 17th August 1992


1961 – Brian Coleman – UK Politician


1963 – John Benjamin Hickey – US Actor


1963 – George Michael – UK Singer


1969 – Storm Large – US Reality TV star / Singer


1974 – Nisha Ganatra – Canadian Actress / Director / Producer


1984 – Bimbo Boy – Swedish Singer



And those who died:


1984 – Michel Foucault – French Philosopher / Historian – Born 15th October 1926


2009 – Yasmine – Belgian Singer / Presenter – Died 3rd March 1972



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Helsinki Pride, Finland [ran until 1st July 2007]


2010 – Paris Gay Pride, France [ran until 27th June 2010]


2011 – Arraial Pride, Brazil


2011 – Swansea Pride, UK


2011 – St Pete Pride, St Petersburg, Florida, USA


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Friday 24 June 2011

24th June

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LGBT people born 24th June:


1901 – Harry Partch – US Composer – Died 3rd September 1974


1937 – Allan H Spear – US Politician – Died 11th October 2008


1951 – Leslie Cochran – US Politician


1953 – Wick Ederveen – Dutch Actor / Director – Died 11th May 1994


1957 – Jose Smits – Dutch Politician


1965 – Vladimir Luxuria – Italian Actress / Presenter / Politician


1971 – Brendan Courtney – Irish Presenter / Comedian


1974 – Magnus Carlsson – Swedish Singer


1974 – Johan “John” Thorsell – Swedish Singer / Songwriter


1977 – Kristian Digby – UK Presenter / Director / Columnist – Died 1st March 2010



And those who died:


1909 – Sarah Orne Jewett – US Author – Born 3rd September 1849


1976 – Minor White – US Photographer – Born 9th July 1908


1991 – Sumner Locke Elliott – Australian / US Author – Born 17th October 1917


2005 - Walter Dempster Jr – Filipino Drag Queen / Conductor / Actor – Born 20th May 1922/4


2006 – Denice Denton – US University Chancellor – Born 27th August 1959



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Chicago Pride Parade, Illinois, USA


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Thursday 23 June 2011

23rd June

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LGBT people born 23rd June:


1894 – Alfred Kinsey – US Biologist – Died 26th August 1956


1910 – Ted Tinling – UK Tennis / Fashion Designer / Spy / Author – Died 23rd May 1990


1912 – Alan Turing – UK Mathematician / Cryptologist – Died 7th June 1954


1915 – Dennis Price – UK Actor – Died 6th October 1973


1926 – Kenneth Halliwell – UK Actor / Playwright – Died 9th August 1967


1939 – Antonio Pombo – Spanish Poet / Author / Activist


1944 – Joao Silverio Trevisan – Brazilian Activist / Author


1953 – Steven Scarborough – US Porn / Director / Photographer


1961 – David Leavitt – US Author


1974 – Bente Nordby – Norwegian Footballer


1976 – Ty Lattimore – US Porn


1977 – Ji Wallace – Australian Trampolinist / Gymnast



And those who died:


1921 – Joao do Rio – Brazilian Journalist / Author / Playwright – Born 5th August 1881


1988 – Logan Carter – US Actor / Entertainer / Model – Born 11th May 1954


1991 – Steven Grossman – US Singer / Songwriter – Born 1st September 1951


2006 – Alim Mongoche – Cameroon Fashion Designer – Born 1975/6



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Athens Pride, Greece


2007 – Christopher Street Day Berlin, Germany


2007 – Houston Pride, Texas, USA


2007 – Lisbon Pride, Portugal


2007 – Gay Pride Lyon, Rhone-Alpes, France


2007 – Gay Pride Parade Valencia, Spain


2007 – GLBT Pride Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA [ran until 24th June 2007]


2007 – San Francisco Pride, California, USA [ran until 24th June 2007]


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Wednesday 22 June 2011

22nd June

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LGBT people born 22nd June:


1910 – Peter Pears – UK Singer – Died 3rd April 1986


1922 – Bill Blass – US Fashion Designer – Died 12th June 2002


1948 – Peter Prijdekker – Dutch Swimmer


1953 – Ian Levine – UK Songwriter / Producer / DJ


1956 – Elliott Hayes – Canada Playwright – Died 22nd February 1994


1958 – Jennifer Finney Boylan – US Author / Professor


1961 – Jimmy Somerville – UK Singer


1968 – Kevin Aviance – US Fashion Designer / Musician / Female Impersonator


1971 – Martin Krafl – Czech Politician


1979 – Jai Rodriguez – US Presenter / Actor / Musician



And those who died:


1664 – Katherine Philips – UK Poet – Born 1st January 1632


1988 – Leonard Matlovich – US Soldier / Activist – Born 6th July 1943


2002 – Frank Ripploh – German Actor / Director / Author – Born 2nd September 1949


2001 – John Herbert – Canada Playwright – Born 13th October 1926


2005 – Clive Clerk – US Actor / Singer / Dancer / Activist - Born 17th October 1945



Events in LGBT history:


2007 – Atlanta Pride, Georgia, USA


2007 – Seattle Pride, Washington state, USA


2007 – International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Oslo, Norway


2007 – Oslo Lesbian & Gay Pride Week, Oslo, Norway [ran until 1st July]


2007 – Europride Madrid 2007 [ran until 1st July 2007]


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Tuesday 21 June 2011

21st June

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LGBT people born 21st June:


1905 – Jared French – US Artist – Died 1988


1915 – Thomas Quinn Curtiss – US Author / Film & Theatre Critic – Died 17th July 2000


1920 – Yankel Feather – UK Painter – Died 18th April 2009


1935 – Peter Dudley – UK Actor – Died 20th October 1983


1945 – Mel Boozer – US Professor / Activist / Politician – Died 6th March 1987


1955 – David Marshall Grant – US Actor / Playwright


1955 – Michael Kuhnen – German Neo-Nazi – Died 25th April 1991


1964 – Ray Kampf – US Graphic Designer / Author


1964 – Dimitris Papaioannou – Greek Dancer / Choreographer / Director / Visual Artist / Costume Designer / Make-Up Designer / Set Designer


1973 – Alyson Annan – Australian Field Hockey


1975 /1978 – Janos Volt - Hungarian Porn Star



And those who died:


1908 - Benedict Friedlaender – German Sexologist / Sociologist / Physicist – Born – 8th July 1866


1983 – Owen Dodson – US Poet / Author / Playwright – Born 28th November 1914


2002 – Timothy Findley – Canadian Author / Playwright – Born 30th October 1930


2005 – Claude Green – US man denied medical attention – Born 23rd July 1961


2008 – Kermit Love – US Puppeteer / Costume Designer / Actor – Born 7th August 1916



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Jerusalem March For Pride & Tolerance 2007


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Monday 20 June 2011

20th June

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LGBT people born on 20th June:


1917 – Donald Vining – US Author / Playwright / Publisher – Died 24th January 1998


1939 – Jack Fritscher – US Porn / Author / Journalist / Photographer / Director


1952 – Vikram Seth – Indian Poet / Author


1955 – E Lynn Harris – US Author – Died 23rd July 2009


1962 – Ray Dragon – US Porn / Fashion Designer / Photographer / Director / Producer / Editor / Dancer / Actor / Gymnast


1963 – Mark Ovenden – UK Presenter / Author / Journalist / Producer


1969 – Peter Paige – US Actor / Director / Screenwriter


1970 – Marc Andreyko – US Comic Book Writer / Screenwriter


1979 – Lani Billard – Canadian Actress



Events in LGBT History:


2011 – Antwerp Pride, Belgium [runs until 26th June]


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Sunday 19 June 2011

19th June

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LGBT people born 19th June:


1566 – James I – English Monarch – Died 27th March 1625


1942 – Jos Brink – Dutch Actor / Author / Columnist / Producer / Director / Presenter / Minister – Died 17th August 2007


1951 – Patty Larkin – US Singer / Songwriter / Musician


1960 – Marga Gomez – US Comedian / Actress / Playwright


1964 – Peter Rehwinkel – Dutch Politician


1965 – Sabine Braun – German Heptathlete


1977 – Rebecca Loos – UK Reality TV star / Model


1977/9 – Jason Tyler – US Porn / Model / Actor



And those who died:


1312 – Piers Gaveston – English Earl and lover of Edward II – Born 1284


1955 – Adrienne Monnier – French Author / Publisher – Born 26th April 1892


1989 – Pat Parker – US Poet – Born 20th January 1944


1990 – Martha Rofheart – US Author / Actress – Born 27th May 1917


1995 – Luis Caballero Holguin – Colombian Painter – Born 27th August 1943


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Saturday 18 June 2011

18th June

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LGBT people born 18th June:


1866 – Prince Aribert of Anhalt – German Prince - Died 24th December 1933


1903 – Raymond Radiguet – French Author – Died 12th December 1923


1910 – John Menlove Edwards – UK Rock Climber – Died 2nd February 1958


1925 – Robert Arthur – US Actor – Died 1st October 2008


1971 – Nigel Owens – UK Rugby Referee / Presenter


1973 – Skye Woods – US Porn Star



And those who died:


1935 – Rene Crevel – French Author – Born 10th August 1900


1974 – George Kelly – US Actor / Playwright – Born 16th January 1887


1982 – Djuna Barnes – US Author – Born 12th June 1892


1982 – John Cheever – US Author – Born 27th May 1912


1992 – Peter Allen – Australian Singer / Songwriter / Entertainer – Born 10th February 1944


1993 – Craig Rodwell – US Activist – Born 31st October 1940


2005 – Kasha Blue – Australian Hairstylist / Murder Victim – Born ????



Events in LGBT History:


1994 – Gay Games IV begin in New York City, New York, USA (ran until 25th June 1994)


2010 – Barcelona Pride, Spain [ran until 28th June 2010]


2010 – New York City Gay Pride, New York, USA [ran until 28th June 2010]


2011 – Budapest Pride, Hungary


2011 – Barcelona Pride, Spain [runs until 28th June 2011]


2011 – Zagreb Pride, Croatia


2011 – Lesbian & Gay Pride Angers, France


2011 – Lesbian & Gay Pride Biarritz, France


2011 – Lesbian & Gay Pride Caen, France


2011 – Lesbian & Gay Pride Lyon, France


2011 – Calderdale Pride, UK


2011 – Gloucestershire Pride, UK


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Friday 17 June 2011

17th June

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LGBT people born 17th June:


1880 – Carl van Vechten – US Author / Photographer – Died 21st December 1964


1900 – Evelyn Irons – UK Journalist – Died 3rd April 2000


1937 – Clodovil Hernandes – Brazilian Fashion Designer / Politician / Presenter / Actor / Singer – Died 17th March 2009


1957 – Martin Dillon – US Singer / Musician – Died 21st August 2005


1957 – Phyllida Lloyd – UK Director


1965 – Linda Medalen – Norwegian Footballer / Police / Politician


1980 – Victor Rios - US Porn star


1986 – Steven Davies – UK Cricketer



And those who died:


1983 – Miron Bialoszewski – Polish Poet / Playwright / Author / Actor – Born 30th June 1922


2003 – Paul Harland – Dutch Author / Photographer / Murder Victim – Born 15th April 1960



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Parada do Orgulho LGBT, Brasilia, Brazil


2007 – New York City Pride, USA [ran until 24th June 2007]


2011 – Dublin Pride, Ireland [runs until 26th June]


2011 – Pride London, UK [runs until 3rd July]


2011 – Zurich Pride Festival, Switzerland [runs until 19th June]


2011 – DEAFAB! Deaf Gay Pride, Bristol, UK [runs until 19th June 2011]


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Thursday 16 June 2011

16th June

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LGBT people born 16th June:


1925 – Georgi Partsalev – Bulgarian Actor – Died 31st October 1989


1946 – Neil MacGregor – UK Historian / Museum Director


1949 – Jaime Manrique – Colombian Author / Poet / Journalist


1955 – Simon Bailey – UK Priest / Author – Died 27th November 1995


1965 – Richard Madaleno – US Politician


1969 – Steve Kenson – US Author


1975 – Heather Peace – UK Actress / Musician


1976 – Tom Lenk – US Actor / Singer / Playwright


1979 – Ty LeBeouf – US Porn Star


1980 – Justin Tranter – US Musician / Jewellery Designer


1991 – Joe McElderry – UK Reality TV [X-Factor]/ Singer



And those who died:


1979 – Nicholas Ray – US Director – Born 7th August 1911


1984 – Drew Griffiths – UK Actor / Director / Author / Playwright – Born 1947/50


2003 – Pierre Bourgault – Canadian Politician / Author / Actor / Journalist – Born 23rd January 1934



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Cleveland Pride, Ohio, USA


2007 – Pittsburgh Pride, Philadelphia, USA

2007 – Lesbian & Gay City Festival Berlin, Germany [ran until 17th June 2010]

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Wednesday 15 June 2011

15th June

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LGBT people born 15th June:


1929 – Geoffrey Parsons – Australian Pianist – Died 26th January 1995


1935 – David Hull – US Philosopher / Author – 11th August 2010


1936 – Patricia Nell Warren – US Author


1949 – Simon Callow – UK Actor


1971 – Bif Naked – Canadian Singer / Musician / Actress


1973 – Neil Patrick Harris – US Actor


1982 – Stephen Funk – US Former Soldier



And those who died:


1979 – Les Benscoter – US Hate Crime Victim – Born unknown


1994 – Manos Hatzidakis – Greek Composer – Born 23rd October 1925



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – Pride Toronto, Ontario, Canada [ran until 24th June 2007]


2007 – Stockholm Gay Skinhead Weekend, Sweden [ran until 17th June 2007]


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Tuesday 14 June 2011

14th June

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LGBT people born 14th June:


1924 – Arthur Erickson – Canadian Architect – Died 20th May 2009


1949 – Antony Sher – UK Actor / Author / Director / Painter


1955 – Paul O’Grady (Lily Savage) – UK Drag Queen / Comedian / Presenter / Actor


1956 – Sam Irvin – US Producer / Director


1961 – Boy George – UK Singer / DJ


1964 – Steve McDonagh – US Actor / Presenter


1976 – Alan Carr – UK Comedian / Presenter


1978 – Merijn Henfling – Dutch Magazine Editor



And those who died:


1934 – John Gray – UK Poet – Born 2nd March 1866


1989 – Christopher Bernau – US Actor – Born 2nd June 1940


2000 – Peter McWilliams – US Author – Born 5th August 1949


2002 – June Jordan – US Activist / Author / Poet / Teacher – Born 9th July 1936



Events in LGBT History:


2007 – International LGBT Film Festival, San Francisco, California, USA [ran until 24th June 2007]


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