24th May

LGBT people born today:

1883 – Elsa Maxwell – US Author / Presenter / Columnist –Died 1^st November 1963

1967 – Kelli Carpenter-O’Donnell – US Businesswoman

1972 – Greg Berlanti – US Author / Producer / Director

And those who died:

1993 – Rod Phillips – US Porn – Born 23^rd August 1960

1996 – Norman Rene – US Director / Producer – Born 1951

2006 – Fritz Klein – US Psychiatrist / Activist / Author – Born 27^th December 1932

Events in LGBT history:

1988 – Section 28 is enacted in the UK

2007 – Jenny Bailey becomes the UK’s first transsexual mayor

2007 – Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival, Oahu, Hawaii, USA [ran until 27^th May 2007]

2007 – Bear Pride, Chicago, Illinois, USA (including International Mr Leather 2007) [ran until 28^th May 2007]

2007 – DC Black Pride, Washington DC, USA [ran until 28^th May 2007]