May 5
On This Day In LGBTQ+ History:
1911: Albert Cashier is moved to Soldier and Sailors Home in Quincy, Illinois
1971: Andy Warhol’s play Pork opens at the La Mama Experimental Theater in New York City.
1972: GAA-NY demonstrations at home of district attorney (75-100 participants).
1972: Gay Pride Week rally at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. (50-180 participants).
1973: Radical Woman and GLF-Seattle demonstration at home of Seattle police chief (60 participants).
1974: GAA-New Jersey “Hold Hands” unity demonstration at Statue of Liberty (400 participants)
1974: The Community Homophile Association of Newfoundland (CHAN) is formed becoming the first gay organization in the province.
1975: GAA-NY rally at City Hall Park in support of local gay rights bill (30 participants).
1979: In Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Division of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at annual convention supports legislation banning discrimination on basis of sexual orientation.
1981: After customs officials at New York’s JFK Airport find a gay love letter in his luggage, British traveler Phillip Fotheringham is denied entry into the United States and forced to return home on the next flight back to London.
1983: Wisconsin becomes the twenty-seventh state to legalize homosexual acts between consenting adults.
1987: A Michigan appellate court, while upholding the constitutionality of the state’s gross indecency law as applied to consensual acts in private, nevertheless overturns the conviction of a man for acts in a restroom due to overhead surveillance.
1993: The Hawaii Supreme Court rules that denying marriage to same-sex couples violates the Equal Protection Clause of the State Constitution.
1994: The Metro Weekly debuts.
1994: First Deaf Lesbian & Gay Awareness Week.
2009: New Hampshire passes same-sex marriage bill by Senate and House.
2009: The Swedish Parliament was presented with legislation that would allow Gay couples to marry in civil ceremonies or in the Lutheran Church.
2010: A court in Lithuania blocked the parade permit for a weekend gay pride event in Vilnius
2011: Brazil's Supreme Federal Court votes 10-0 for civil unions with the same legal rights as married couples.
2011: The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approves a constitutional amendment allowing for the ordination of clergy in same-sex relationships.
2016: Transgender male boxer Patricio “El Cacahuate” Manuel, a Southern California fighter, became the first pro boxer to fight as a man after having fought as a woman.
Born On This Day:
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (May 5 1898 – November 19, 1958)
Anderson Lawler (May 5, 1902 – April 6, 1959)
James Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985)
Sir Charles Fletcher-Cooke (May 5, 1914 – February 24, 2001)
Tyrone Power (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958)
Del Martin (May 5, 1921 – August 27, 2008)
Ray Gosling (May 5, 1939 – November 19, 2013)
Roger Rees (May 5, 1944 – July 10, 2015)
Sandy DeWine (May 5, 1947 – )
Róbert Vaňo (May 5, 1948 – )
Kyan Douglas (May 5, 1970 – )
Jay Michaelson (May 5, 1971 – )
Died On This Day:
Albert Dekker (December 20, 1905 – May 5, 1968)
David Kirby (December 6, 1957 – May 5, 1990)
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.
