This Day in Queer History

On this day, French surrealist writer René Crevel was born in Paris. The only openly bisexual member of the Dada movement, he channeled raw vulnerability into poetry and short-lived literary magazines.

On this day in 1914, the silent film A Florida Enchantment was released. Now recognized as one of the earliest American film depictions of homosexuality and cross-dressing, it opened a door Hollywood would spend decades trying to shut.

On this day, the Homosexual Law Reform Act went into effect, decriminalizing consensual sex between men. Another wall torn down.

On this day, artist Keith Haring revealed he was HIV positive. Collectors rushed to buy his work, but Haring kept creating, channeling New York street culture into art about birth, death, sexuality, and war.

On this day, several thousand people marched through Prague in the Czech capital's first gay pride festival, a peaceful celebration despite some 300 vocal opponents.