This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1566, King James I was born. The monarch behind the famous Bible kept male lovers including the Duke of Buckingham, their bedchambers secretly connected by a hidden passage.

On this day, Anacharsis Cloots led a delegation to declare allegiance to the Declaration of the Rights of Man. The Prussian revolutionary believed the only sexual offenses should be rape, adultery, seduction, and abduction.

On this day in 1900, Laura Hobson was born. Best known for Gentleman's Agreement, she also wrote Consenting Adult, a novel about a mother coming to terms with her son's homosexuality, drawn from her own life.

On this day in 1971, Ann Arbor, Michigan kicked off its first gay pride week, officially decreed by the city council, making it one of the earliest municipalities to celebrate LGBTQ+ pride.

On this day, the American Medical Association passed a resolution urging all states to repeal laws criminalizing homosexual acts between consenting adults, lending major institutional support to decriminalization.

On this day in 1983, Macklemore was born. The hip hop artist used his platform to champion LGBTQ+ rights through 'Same Love,' boldly confronting homophobia in mainstream rap and popular culture.

On this day in 2007, Georgia legislator Mike Jacobs switched to the Republican Party. In 2018, he became the first sitting judge in the United States to come out as bisexual.

Today in queer history, the Presbyterian Church voted to allow pastors to marry same-sex couples, opening church doors wider for LGBTQ+ families of faith.