This Day in Queer History

On this day, New Jersey adopted the first U.S. sodomy law to use the phrase 'crime against nature,' reducing the penalty from death to a fine and up to 21 years of hard labor.

On this day in 1886, Edward Everett Horton was born. The beloved comedic character actor delighted generations on screen, and shared his life offscreen with actor Gavin Gordon for many years.

On this day, Idaho moved to decriminalize same-sex acts between consenting adults, but conservative backlash reversed the progress before it could take effect, keeping the felony statute intact.

On this day, Muffin Spencer-Devlin became the first LPGA professional to come out publicly, breaking a powerful silence in women's professional golf and paving the way for future athletes.