8th May

LGBT people born today:

1920 – Tom of Finland – Finnish Artist – Died 7^th November 1991

1925 – Rodolfo Morales – Mexican Artist – Died 30^th January 2001

1946 – Andre Boulerice – Canadian Politician

1963 – Carlo Cox – Brazilian Porn

1964 – Donna Minkowitz – US Author

1972 – Darren Hayes – Australian Singer

1974 – Maxx Diesel – US Porn / Teacher

1976 – Ian “H” Watkins – UK Singer

1985 – Sarah Vaillancourt – Canadian Ice Hockey

1986 – Jesse Santana – US Porn

And those who died:

1944 – Ethel Smyth – UK Composer / Suffragette – Born 23^rd April 1858

1952 – Elizabeth Robins – US Actress / Playwright / Author / Suffragette – Born 6^th August 1862

1978 – Duncan Grant – UK Painter – Born 21^st January 1885

1999 – Sir Dirk Bogarde – UK Actor – Born 28^th March 1921

1999 – Jeff Whittington – New Zealand Hate Crime Victim – Born 2^nd February 1985

2008 – Ruth Simpson – US Author / Activist – Born 15^th March 1926

Events in LGBT history:

2009 – Maine Governor John Baldacci signed End Discrimination in Civil Marriage & Affirm Religious Freedom Act 2009 into law, legalising same-sex marriage [effective 14^th September 2009], overturned in November by People’s Veto