June 12, 2016 – LGBT Nightclub Pulse attacked – 49 Dead, 53 Injured This was the worst mass shooting in U.S. history (at the time). It’s time to have sensible…
06-11-1963 Diana Goetsch – Place of birth unknown, she grew up in Northport, Long Island, New York. She is an American poet and teacher. Her work has appeared in The New…
06-11-2019 Botswana‘s High Court ruled to decriminalized consensual same-sex relationships. It was a unanimous decision. The High Court said in its ruling that penalizing people for who they are is disrespectful…
06-10-1922 – 06-22-1969 Judy Garland – Born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. She was an American singer, actress, and vaudevillian. Her career spanned more than forty years as an actress, recording…
06-10-1994 Go Fish – American lesbian-themed independent film shown in New York City. Directed and co-written by Rose Troche and Guinevere Turner. DVD released on July 24, 2001.
06-09-1891 – 10-15-1964 Cole Porter – Born in Peru, Indiana. One of the greatest American composers and songwriters. He was the only child of a wealthy family. Although classically trained,…
06-08-1961 – Mary Bonauto – Born in Newburgh, New York. She is an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who has worked to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation and…
On June 8th, 1901 the first same-sex marriage took place in Spain between Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga. While studying to be a teacher in the Normal School for…
06-07-1979 Anne McClain – Born in Spokane, Washington. She is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army of Engineers and a NASA astronaut. She was the Flight Engineer for…
06-07-1989 Denmark – Same-sex registered partnership law enacted. It was the world’s first law that gave same-sex couples almost the same rights as married straight couples. 06-07-2012 Washington State begins…
