May 12
On This Day In LGBTQ+ History:
1937: Heinz Neddermeyer is expelled from Luxembourg.
1960: The first public meeting of the Homosexual Law Reform Society, based in the UK, is attended by more than 1,000 people.
1970: Edward Price, Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Texas rejected a request by the Gay Liberation Front to be recognized as a campus student organization.
1972: Gay protests (dancing, kissing, hand-holding) at Hilton Hotel in Denver (2-6 participants).
1972: Gay Male Liberation protests at the Massachusetts Psychological Association.
1975: California repeals its 103-year-old sodomy laws.
1982: Police once again raid The Body Politic.
1985: A gay group in Hamburg unveils a granite memorial at the site of the Neuengamme death camp.
1987: A tie vote in the Connecticut House of Representatives killed a state-wide Gay rights bill.
2009: The New York marriage bill passed the Assembly, but was later defeated in the Senate before final passage in 2011.
2013: Israel’s Supreme Court allows same-sex parental rights with a court order only, without the lengthy adoption process.
2018: Raquel Pennington faces Amanda Nunes in the first UFC event to be headlined by two openly gay fighters.
Born On This Day:
Edward Lear (May 12, 1812 --January 29, 1888)
Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003)
Bruce Voeller (May 12, 1934 – February 13, 1994)
Gerry Studds (May 12, 1937 – October 14, 2006)
Joan Nestle (May 12, 1940 -- )
Ross Bleckner (May 12, 1949 -- )
Michael Bronski (May 12, 1949 -- )
Jared Polis (May 12, 1975 -- )
Robbie Rogers (May 12, 1987 – )
Died On This Day:
Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 – May 12, 1992)
Jon Penton-Robicheaux (1978 -May 12, 2017)
Credit to Dr. Ronni Sanlo, OutHistory, the White Crane Institute and The Lavender Effect for their "On This Day" resources.
This is an ongoing project. If you notice any mistakes or issues, or know of any events, birthdays or deaths I've left off, please don't hesitate to reach out.
