5th May

LGBT people born today:

1898 – Hans Heinrich von Twardowski – German / US Actor – Died 19^th November 1958

1903 – James Beard – US Chef / Author – Died 21^st January 1985

1921 – Del Martin – US Activist – Died 27^th August 2008

1970 – Kyan Douglas – US Presenter

???? – Giovanni Summers – US Porn / Nurse

And those who died:

1988 – George Rose – UK Actor / Murder Victim – Born 19^th February 1920

2005 – Amancio Corrales – US Drag Queen / Murder Victim – Born 1982

Events in LGBT history:

1994 – First issue of Metro Weekly published in Washington D.C., USA

2008 – 5^th Dublin Gay Theatre Festival [ran until 18^th May 2008]

2009 – New Hampshire pass same-sex marriage bill by Senate and House