This Day in Queer History

On this day, Ramon Novarro was born in Mexico. Hollywood promoted him as a 'Latin lover' and millions of women swooned, but offscreen his real passion was men. He was murdered in 1968.

On this day, CAMP (Campaign Against Moral Persecution) held its first public meetings, launching one of Australia's earliest organized efforts for LGBTQ+ rights.

On this day, Angelo Pezzana became the first openly gay person elected to Italy's Parliament, bringing queer visibility to Italian politics and later writing about the country's gay liberation movement.

On this day in 1989, over 800 individuals and groups placed a full-page ad in Canada's Globe and Mail defending The Body Politic, marking the first gay advocacy ad in a Canadian daily newspaper.

On this day in 1989, the American Bar Association voted 251-121 to support federal civil rights legislation for lesbians and gay men, lending the legal profession's weight to the fight for LGBTQ+ equality.

On this day in 1993, the Netherlands voted to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians, reinforcing the country's position as a global leader in LGBTQ+ equality.