2nd March

LGBT people born today:

1866 – John Gray – UK Poet – Died 14^th June 1934

1905 – Marc Blitzstein – US Composer – Died 22^nd January 1964

1925 – Bernard Price – UK Actor / Founder member of the Gay Switchboard – Died 11^th February 2000

1930 – Pat Arrowsmith – UK Author / Activist

1942 – Lou Reed – US Singer / Musician

1963 – Adrianne Pieczonka – Canadian Opera Singer

1970 – Matthieu Costa – French Porn

1975 – Femke de Jong – Dutch Presenter

1976 – Florencia de la V – Argentine Actress / Editor

1979 – Amanda Ireton – US Comedian / Reality TV [A Taste of Love ... with Tila Tequila]

1988 – Matthew Mitcham – Australian Diver

And those who died:

1992 – Sandy Dennis – US Actress – Born 27^th April 1937

1999 – Dusty Springfield – UK Singer – Born 16^th April 1939

2003 – Malcolm Williamson – UK Fashion Designer – Born 21^st November 1931

Events in LGBT history:

2008 – The Justin Campaign launched in the UK

2009 – Ban on gays in the military ends in Argentina