Paul Verlaine

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) community in San Francisco is one of the largest and most prominent LGBT communities in the United States, and is one of the most important in the history of American LGBT rights and activism alongside New York City. The city itself has been described as "the original 'gay-friendly city'". LGBT culture is also active within companies that are based in Silicon Valley, which is located within the southern San Francisco Bay Area. (Full article...)

Warhol in 1980

Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/ ^ⓘ; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director and producer. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol is considered one of the most important American artists of the second half of the 20th century. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, photography, and filmmaking. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings Campbell's Soup Cans (1962) and Marilyn Diptych (1962), the experimental film Chelsea Girls (1966), the multimedia events known as the Exploding Plastic Inevitable (1966–67), and the erotic film Blue Movie (1969) that started the "Golden Age of Porn".

Born and raised in Pittsburgh in a family of Rusyn immigrants, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s. After exhibiting his work in art galleries, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist in the 1960s. His New York studio, The Factory, became a well-known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons. He directed and produced several underground films starring a collection of personalities known as Warhol superstars, and is credited with inspiring the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame." Warhol managed and produced the experimental rock band the Velvet Underground. Warhol expressed his queer identity through many of his works at a time when homosexuality was actively suppressed in the United States. (Full article...)

• 23 January 2025: A law allowing same-sex marriages come into effect on January 23, 2025, in Thailand.
• 1 January 2025: A law allowing same-sex marriages come into effect on January 1, 2025, in Liechtenstein.
• 28 June 2024: On the campaign trail in the USA, May 2024
• 16 February 2024: Same-sex marriages come into effect on 16 February 2024 in Greece.
• 5 July 2023: Germany: Esslingen am Neckar hosts first Christopher Street Day
• 27 June 2023: France: Quimper, Finistère hosts second pride festival
• 22 June 2023: Estonian parliament passes legalization of same-sex marriage
• 20 June 2023: Wikinews interviews Tom Pashby, leader of campaign group Include Mx
• 12 June 2023: Tens of thousands march in 25th Tel Aviv Pride parade

• ... that the Heian period Japanese story Torikaebaya Monogatari is the tale of a man who lives as a woman and his sister who lives as a man, who eventually swap places in order to lead happy lives?
• ... that in his 1999 book The Trouble With Normal, gay author Michael Warner argued that same-sex marriage is an undesirable goal for the gay rights movement?
• ... that the 2009 book Unfriendly Fire argues that bans on gays in the military were based on prejudices and fears, not empirical data?
• ... that sexual activism group Sex Panic! criticized the efficacy of 1990s US anti-HIV campaigns that, they argued, demonized public sexual culture?

• 1 – Lionel Pries (1897–1968), American architect, artist, and educator
• 1 – Peggy Fears (1903–1994), American actress
• 1 – Sandra Scoppettone (1936–), American author
• 1 – Ashok Row Kavi (1947–), Indian journalist and LGBT rights activist
• 1 – Michael McDowell (1950–1999), American novelist and screenwriter
• 1 – Tom Robinson (1950–), British singer, bassist, radio presenter and long-time LGBT rights activist
• 1 – Thomas Grossmann (1951–), German psychologist, psychotherapist and author
• 1 – Ferron (1952–), Canadian folk singer and songwriter
• 1 – Ken Kostick (1953–2011), Canadian chef and television and radio personality
• 1 – Clayton Littlewood (1963–), English writer
• 1 – Casper de Vries (1964–), South African actor, comedian, entertainer, painter, composer, director and producer
• 1 – Vera Bergkamp (1971–), retired Dutch politician
• 1 – Mikhaela Reid (1980–), American editorial cartoonist
• 1 – Brandi Carlile (1981–), American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
• 2 – Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), French aristocrat, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer
• 2 – Reginald Turner (1869–1938), English author
• 2 – John Mosher (1892–1942), American short story writer
• 2 – Joseph Dubin (1900–1961), American composer
• 2 – John Lehmann (1907–1987), English publisher, poet and man of letters
• 2 – Wilhelm Wieben (1935–2019), German journalist, actor and author
• 2 – Christopher Bernau (1940–1989), American actor
• 2 – Ginny Foat (1941–), American politician
• 2 – Crawford Barton (1943–1993), American photographer
• 2 – Brent Hawkes (1950–), Canadian pastor & LGBT rights activist
• 2 – Gilbert Baker (1951–2017), American artist, designer, activist, and vexillographer
• 2 – Nickie Antonio (1955–), American politician
• 2 – Ian Shaw (1962–), British jazz singer, broadcaster, record producer, actor and comedian
• 2 – Candace Gingrich (1966–), American LGBT rights activist
• 2 – Miriam Kabsa [he] (1966–), Israeli-American painter and artist
• 2 – Andy Cohen (1968–), American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer
• 2 – Wentworth Miller (1972–), English-born American actor and screenwriter
• 2 – Zachary Quinto (1977–), American actor
• 2 – Abby Wambach (1980–), American retired soccer player, coach
• 3 – Alla Nazimova (1879–1945), Russian actress
• 3 – George Quaintance (1902–1957), American artist
• 3 – Josephine Baker (1906–1975), American dancer, singer and actress
• 3 – Patrick Cargill (1918–1996), English actor
• 3 – Allen Ginsberg (1926–1997), American beat poet
• 3 – George Hislop (1927–2005), Canadian LGBT rights activist, politician and businesspeople
• 3 – Walter Rinder (1934–), American humanist poet, philosopher, and photographer
• 3 – Ian Gelder (1949–2024), British actor
• 3 – {ill|Svatava Antošová|cs|Svatava Antošová}} (1957–), Czech poet , novelist , and journalist
• 3 – Ivan Bussens (1960–2007), British male water polo player
• 4 – Waldemar Zboralski (1960–), Polish veteran gay rights activist, politician, and journalist
• 3 – Anderson Cooper (1967–), American journalist, author, and television personality
• 3 – Chen Xue (1970–), Taiwanese writer
• 3 – Javiera Mena (1983–), Chilean singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer
• 3 – Detox (1985–), American drag performer and recording artist
• 4 – Val McDermid (1955–), Scottish suspense novel writer
• 4 – Sam Harris (1961–), American pop and musical theatre musician
• 4 – Peter Jöback (1971–), Swedish singer, actor and musical artist
• 4 – Kim Conakshayen [he] (1974–), Israeli transgender singer and dancer
• 4 – Angelina Jolie (1975–), American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian
• 4 – Naomi Gonzalez (1978–), American attorney and politician
• 4 – Robin Lord Taylor (1978–), American actor and director
• 4 – Tonya Evinger (1981–), American mixed martial artist
• 4 – Bar Refaeli (1985–), Israeli model, actress, and businesswoman
• 4 – Luisa Zissman (1987–), British retail entrepreneur and reality television personality
• 5 – Lisa Cholodenko (1964–), American film and television writer-director
• 5 – Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director
• 5 – Suze Orman (1951–), American financial advisor, author, columnist and TV host
• 5 – Troye Sivan (1995–), Australian actor and singer
• 5 – Gustáv Slamečka (1959–), Czech politician
• 5 – Johannes, 11th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1926–1990), German aristocrat and businessman
• 6 – Annie Adams Fields (1834–1915), American poet, essayist, memoirist, and biographer
• 6 – Sandra Bernhard (1955–), American comedian, actress, singer and writer
• 6 – Harvey Fierstein (1952–), American actor and playwright
• 6 – Violet Trefusis (1894–1972), English writer and socialite
• 7 – James Ivory (1928–), American film director
• 7 – Anne McClain (1979–), American engineer, military officer, and astronaut
• 8 – Kim Stolz (1983–), American model, TV personality, author and finance executive
• 8 – Marguerite Yourcenar (1903–1987), French novelist
• 9 – Parinya Charoenphol (1981–), Thai boxer, model and actress
• 9 – Bülent Ersoy (1952–), Turkish singer & actress
• 9 – Cole Porter (1891–1964), American composer and songwriter
• 10 – Maurice Sendak (1928–2012), American children's writer
• 10 – Dustin Lance Black (1974–), American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBT rights activist
• 11 – Mario Silva (1966–), Portuguese-Canadian legal scholar and politician
• 11 – Renée Vivien (1877–1909), British poet
• 12 – Djuna Barnes (1892–1982), American writer
• 12 – Jim Nabors (1930–), American actor and singer
• 13 – Paul Lynde (1926–1982), American comedian and actor
• 14 – Paul O'Grady (1955–2023), British broadcaster, comedian, and drag artist (Lily Savage)
• 14 – Boy George (1961–), British singer-songwriter
• 15 – Neil Patrick Harris (1973–), American actor, singer, director, and magician
• 15 – Bif Naked (1971–), Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and motivational speaker
• 16 – Lou Sullivan (1951–1991), American author and trans activist
• 16 – Jenny Shimizu (1967–), American model and actress
• 16 – Joe McElderry (1991–), British singer and model
• 17 – Clodovil Hernandes (1937–2009), Brazilian fashion stylist, television presenter, and politician
• 17 – Evelyn Irons (1900–2000), Scottish journalist and war correspondent
• 17 – Steven Davies (1986–), English cricketer
• 17 – Phyllida Lloyd (1957–), English theatre and film director
• 17 – Carl Van Vechten (1880–1964), American writer and photographer
• 18 – Robert Arthur(1925–2008), American motion picture actor
• 18 – Nigel Owens(1971–), Welsh former international rugby union referee,
• 18 – Babi Badalov(1959–), Azerbaijani visual artist
• 18 – Agnes Goodsir(1864–1939), Australian portrait painter
• 18 – Prince Aribert of Anhalt(1866–1933), regent of Anhalt from September to November 1918 on behalf of his underage nephew Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
• 18 – John Wendell Holmes(1910–1988), Canadian diplomat and academic
• 19 – Elisabeth Marbury (1856–1933), theatrical/literary agent and author
• 20 – Allan Bell (1947–), Manx politician and Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
• 20 – E. Lynn Harris (1955–2009), American Author
• 21 – Meredith Baxter (1947–), American actress and producer
• 21 – Kate Brown (1960–), American politician and Governor of Oregon
• 21 – Lana Wachowski (1965–), American film director, screenwriter and producer
• 22 – Václav Fischer (1954–), Czech-German businessman and politician
• 22 – Jimmy Somerville (1961–), Scottish pop singer
• 23 – Alan Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician and computer scientist
• 24 – Stacy Sykora (1977–), retired American volleyball player
• 25 – George Michael (1963–2016), British singer-songwriter
• 25 – Larry Kramer (1935–), American playwright, novelist, and LGBT rights activist
• 26 – Sean Hayes (1970–), American actor and comedian
• 27 – David Drake(1963-), American playwright, stage director, actor and author
• 27 – Cyril Wong(1977-), Singaporean poet, fiction author and literary critic
• 27 – Scott Cunningham(1956-1993),American writer
• 27 – Tyra Bolling(1985-),American singer, songwriter, and dancer
• 27 – Bianca Del Rio(1975-),American drag queen, comedian, actor, and costume designer
• 27 – Daniel Grabauskas(1963-), American transportation executive and government figure
• 27 – François-Marie Banier(1947-),French novelist, playwright, artist, actor and photographer
• 28 – Sunil Babu Pant (1972–), Nepalese politician and LGBT rights activist
• 28 – Jim Kolbe (1942–), American politician, Republican congressman (Arizona) (1985–2003)
• 28 – David Kopay (1942–), American football player
• 29 – Charles Clegg(1916-1979),American author, photographer, and railroad historian
• 29 – Amanda Donohoe(1962-),English actress
• 29 – Allan Heinberg(1967-),American film screenwriter, television writer and producer and comic book writer
• 29 – Carl Hester(1967-),British dressage rider
• 29 – Ylva Lindberg(1976-),Swedish retired ice hockey player
• 29 – Richard Summerbell(1956-),Canadian mycologist, author and award-winning songwriter
• 29 – Henry Gerber(1892-1972),early gay rights activist in the United States
• 29 – Marshall Moore(1970-),American author and academic
• 29 – John Ash(1948-2019),British poet and writer
• 29 – Prince Egon von Fürstenberg(1946-2004), socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer, and a member of the former German princely family of Fürstenberg
• 29 – David Hartnell(1944-), New Zealand journalist and media personality
• 29 – Roy Rolland(1921-1997), English comedian and stage actor
• 29 – Charles Mackay(1875-1929),New Zealand lawyer, local politician, and former mayor of Whanganui
• 30 – Alan Joyce (1966–), Australian business executive and CEO of Qantas Airways

• Timeline of LGBTQ history
• List of LGBTQ events
• List of LGBTQ rights activists
• List of years in LGBTQ rights
• List of LGBTQ bookstores
• Lists of LGBTQ people
• List of African-American LGBTQ people
• List of LGBTQ writers
• List of LGBTQ artists
• List of drag queens