This Day in Queer History

On this day, historian Allan Berubé was born. His groundbreaking book Coming Out Under Fire told the stories of gay servicemembers in World War II, earning him a MacArthur Fellowship.

On this day, the Maude episode 'The Gay Bar' aired. When neighbor Arthur launches a crusade to close a nearby gay bar, Maude convinces him to visit it first. Television as education.

On this day in 1996, a Hawaii judge ruled the state had no legal right to deny same-sex couples the right to marry, making Hawaii the first state to recognize marriage equality in principle.

On this day in 2012, a Thai airline recruited transgender flight attendants, embracing trans visibility as a point of pride and setting itself apart in the aviation industry.