1st June

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LGBT people born on 1st June:

1897 – Lionel Pries – US Artist / Architect – Died 7^th April 1968

1903 – Peggy Fears – US Actress – Died 24^th August 1994

1947 - Ashok Row Kavi – Indian Journalist

1950 – Tom Robinson – UK Singer / Musician

1951 – Teresa Gutierrez – US Activist / Politician (or 6^th January 1951)

1952 – Ferron – Canadian Singer / Musician / Songwriter / Poet

1953 – Ken Kostick – Canadian Chef / Presenter – Died 21^st April 2011

1981 – Brandi Carlile – US Singer / Songwriter / Musician

And those who died:

1941 – Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole – UK Author – Born 13^th March 1884

1968 – Witter Bynner – US Poet / Author – Born 10^th August 1881

2008 – Yves Saint-Laurent – French Fashion Designer – Born 1^st August 1936

Events in LGBT History:

1999 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA

2000 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA [ran 1^st June – 4^th July 2000]

2001 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA [ran 1^st June – 4^th July 2001]

2002 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA [ran 1^st June – 4^th July 2002]

2003 – Fondation Emergence in Canada institute National Day Against Homophobia (changing it in 2006 to coincide with IDAHo on 17^th May)

2005 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA [ran 1^st – 30^th June 2005]

2006 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA [ran 1^st – 30^th June 2006]

2007 – Registered partnerships begin in South Australia

2007 – Utah Pride, Salt Lake City, USA [ran until 3^rd June 2007]

2007 – 20^th Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Hartford, CT, USA [ran until 9^th June 2007]

2007 – Boston Pride, Massachusetts, USA [ran until 10^th June 2007]

2008 – National Queer Arts Festival in San Francisco, California, USA [runs 1^st – 30^th June 2008]

2009 – Nevada approve domestic partnerships (effective 1^st October 2009)

2009 – “Everything but marriage” domestic partnership bill effective this date in Washington State, USA

2011 – Europride Roma [runs until 12^th June 2011]

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