This Day in Queer History

On this day, My Fair Lady was released, directed by gay filmmaker George Cukor. The film won Best Picture and Best Director, cementing Cukor's legacy as one of Hollywood's greatest storytellers.

On this day in 1977, protest rallies erupted across Canada against job discrimination, rallying around John Damien, a racing commission judge fired solely for being gay.

On this day in 1986, U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop called for the use of condoms to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission. A rare voice of science and reason within the Reagan administration.

On this day in 1992, the University of Iowa board approved extending spousal insurance benefits to same-sex couples and unmarried heterosexual partners. Higher education leading the way on equality.

On this day, Yale University announced it would extend health benefits to domestic partners of same-sex couples, joining Stanford, Harvard, MIT, and other universities already offering the same.

On this day in 1998, U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher released a suicide prevention report recognizing gay and lesbian youth as a high-risk group and calling for targeted prevention efforts.