This Day in Queer History

On this day, Frida Kahlo was born. The bisexual Mexican painter explored identity, gender, and race through bold folk-art and became the first Hispanic woman honored with a U.S. postage stamp.

On this day, Leonard Matlovich was born. A decorated Vietnam veteran, he became the first openly gay person on the cover of Time and fought the military's ban on gays until his death from AIDS.

On this day in 1966, Glenn Scarpelli was born. Known for playing Alex on One Day at a Time, the former child actor came out as gay in adulthood and co-founded a community television station in Sedona, Arizona.

On this day, the National Coalition of Black Gays was co-founded in Washington, D.C., the first national organization for African American gay rights. Its support helped pave the way for the 1979 March on Washington.

On this day, some 50 activists attended the first public meeting of the Lesbian Avengers in New York City. Founded by six longtime activists including Sarah Schulman, the direct action group declared: 'We're not going to be invisible anymore.'

On this day in 2007, Gabor Szetey came out at the Budapest LGBT film festival, becoming the first openly gay Hungarian government official. He served as Secretary of State for Human Resources.