This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1564, Christopher Marlowe was baptized. The Elizabethan playwright who greatly influenced Shakespeare filled his works with homoerotic references, famously quipping that 'all they that love not tobacco and boys are fools.'

On this day, Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated her throne, refusing marriage and convention. Her passionate letters to lady-in-waiting Ebba Sparre reveal a love she called 'Belle.'

On this day, writer Jane Wagner was born. Her legendary creative partnership and love story with Lily Tomlin spanned decades of groundbreaking comedy, eventually leading to marriage.