This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1938, Don Kilhefner was born. He co-founded the LA Community Services Center (now the LA LGBT Center) and the Radical Faeries, exploring a queer consciousness he believed was fundamentally different from the mainstream.

On this day, Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel was born. He became the world's first openly gay leader to marry while in office, wedding architect Gauthier Destenay in 2015.

On this day, the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force was founded. Convened by Lambda Legal and The Center, it fought for equal rights for LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive immigrants and binational couples facing unjust separation.

On this day, Congress approved a law legalizing same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C., making the nation's capital a beacon of equality and affirming that love belongs at the heart of democracy.