This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1778, Beau Brummell was born. The legendary dandy revolutionized men's fashion by introducing the modern suit, and his flamboyant style became a lasting caricature of gay male identity for generations.

On this day, the ACLU board approved a policy asserting that sodomy laws and federal employment restrictions against LGBTQ+ people were constitutional. Even civil liberties organizations once failed to see queer rights as human rights.

On this day in 2012, the Danish parliament legalized same-sex marriage, building on the country's trailblazing legacy as the first nation to recognize same-sex partnerships back in 1989.