This Day in Queer History

On this day, the film Mata Hari was released, starring Greta Garbo. It was her first film after becoming the lover of Mercedes de Acosta, who designed one of the outfits Garbo wore onscreen.

On this day in 1933, Greta Garbo starred as the Queen of Sweden, defying gender expectations in a film concept proposed by her partner, the dashing Mercedes de Acosta.

On this day, Billy Haines died at 73. The MGM star chose his partner Jimmie Shields over Hollywood's demand to hide his sexuality, building a legendary interior design career on his own unapologetic terms.