This Day in Queer History

On this day, poet May Sarton was born. She courageously wrote openly about lesbianism in her 1965 novel Singing, noting it 'took courage to write a novel about a woman homosexual who is not repulsive.' Her lyrical work endures.

On this day, Christine Jorgensen died of cancer at 62. The pioneering transgender woman became the first widely known American to undergo sex reassignment surgery, transforming public understanding of gender identity forever.