03-22-2014 Glenna DeJong and Marsha Caspar of Lansing are the first same-sex couple ever to be legally married in Michigan. The couple had been together 27 years.
03-21-1962 Roseann “Rosie” O’Donnell – Born in Commack, New York. She is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, singer, author, and media personality. She has also been a magazine editor and…
03-21-2013 Colorado – Governor John Hickenlooper signs bill making same-sex civil unions legal in the state of Colorado. It is now the 15th state to recognize either same-sex marriage or…
03-20-1915 – 10-09-1973 Sister Rosetta Tharpe – Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. She was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and recording artist. She has been referred to as “the original…
03-19-1894 – 05-23-1975 Jackie “Moms” Mabley – Born in Brevard, North Carolina. She was an American standup comedian. A veteran of the Chitlin’ circuit of African-American vaudeville, she later appeared…
03-18-1928 – 04-30-2002 Charlotte von Mahlsdorf (born Lothar Berfelde) – Born in Berlin-Mahlsdorf, Germany. Biologically a male, even as a child she identified as a girl and preferred girl’s clothing….
03-17-1912 – 08-24-1987 Bayard Rustin – Born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, non-violence, and gay rights. In 1936, he…
03- 17-1972 Pink Flamingos is released. A John Waters film staring Divine. His third feature film, and first in color. The film was so popular that it had a 95-week…
03-16-1885 – 11-04-1959 I. A. R. Wylie (Ida Alexa Ross) – Born in Melbourne, Australia. She was an Australian-British-American novelist, screenwriter, short story writer, and poet. She was recognized world-wide…
