This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1970, the London Gay Liberation Front staged its first public demonstration, a torch-lit protest march on Highbury Fields that ignited the UK's modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

On this day in 1970, Gay Activists Alliance co-founders Marty Robinson and Arthur Evans appeared on the Dick Cavett Show, bringing queer liberation into American living rooms via national television.

On this day in 1978, Parents of Gays formed in Canada, creating a vital support network for families navigating their children's coming out and building bridges of understanding and acceptance.

On this day in 1980, Bosom Buddies premiered on ABC, starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari as two young men who dress in drag to live in an all-women hotel. Camp comedy meets mainstream TV.

On this day in 1999, Georgina Beyer became the first transgender member of the New Zealand Parliament and the first openly trans mayor in the world. A former sex worker who made history.