This Day in Queer History

On this day, author Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson was born. Writing as Xavier Mayne, he published the first American defense of homosexuality in 1908, decades ahead of his time.

On this day, Olympic diver Greg Louganis was born. He swept gold medals in consecutive Olympics and later came out at the 1994 Gay Games, becoming one of the most celebrated openly gay athletes in history.

On this day in 1991, Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson issued an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector, advancing protections for LGBTQ+ state employees.

On this day in 2007, Israel registered its first same-sex couple. Binyamin and Avi Rose married in Canada, and the Israeli High Court unanimously ruled their union must be recognized by the state.