This Day in Queer History

On this day, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga married in Spain, with Elisa using a male identity. Exposed and excommunicated, their marriage certificate was never officially voided.

On this day, filmmaker Donna Deitch was born. Her 1985 film Desert Hearts was the first feature to depict a lesbian love story with positive, respectful themes in a mainstream setting.

On this day, Mary Bonauto was born. Called 'our Thurgood Marshall' by Barney Frank, she argued Obergefell v. Hodges before the Supreme Court and won marriage equality for all Americans.

On this day, members of GATE urged a Canadian Parliamentary Committee to drop all references to homosexuality from the Immigration Act. Two years later, Canada removed the ban on gay immigrants.

On this day in 2015, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced that the Military Equal Opportunity policy would now include gay and lesbian service members, expanding protections within the armed forces.