Discover what happened in LGBTQ+ history on any day of the year.
On this day in 1859, Ernest Rhys was born in London. The editor of the Everyman Library filled his autobiography with anecdotes about his gay literary circle, including Oscar Wilde, preserving queer social history within the canon.
On this day in 1883, Swedish director Mauritz Stiller was born. He discovered Greta Garbo and helped create a national cinema that took a progressive attitude toward sexuality and desire.
On this day, Gavin Maxwell was born. The naturalist and author of Ring of Bright Water raised an otter of a previously unknown subspecies in Scotland. Though briefly married, the true loves of his life were men.