9th May

LGBT people born today:

1912 – Per Imerslund – Norwegian Author – Died 7^th December 1943

1934 – Alan Bennett – UK Actor / Playwright / Author

1943 – Emile Ardolino – US Director / Producer – Died 20^th November 1993

1943 - Kiyoshi Kuromiya - US Activist - Died 10th May 2000

1963 – Justin Bond – US Drag Queen / Actor /Singer / Songwriter / Performance Artist

1969 – David Bull – UK Presenter / Politician

1969 – Michael Lowenthal – US Author

1971 – Tristan Taormino – US Author / Director / Actress / Columnist / Editor

1975 – Marieke Wijsman – Dutch Speed Skater

1976 – Ragan Fox – US Poet / Performance Artist

???? – Todd Maxwell – US Porn

And those who died:

1968 – Mercedes De Acosta – Cuban / US Poet / Playwright – Born 1^st March 1893

1981 – Margaret Lindsay – US Actress – Born 19^th September 1910

2004 – Brenda Fassie – South African Singer – Born 3^rd November 1964

2008 – Nuala O’Faolain – Irish Journalist / Author – Born 1^st March 1940

2008 – Pascal Sevran – French Presenter / Author / Singer / Songwriter – Born 16^th October 1945

Events in LGBT history:

2007 – Oregon bans discrimination based on Sexual orientation (including gender identity) in the private sector