This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1955, the Village Voice launched in New York City. Co-founded by Norman Mailer, the paper became an essential platform for creative and countercultural communities, including queer voices.

On this day, Neil Giuliano was born. He became the first directly elected openly gay mayor in the United States, serving Tempe, Arizona for four terms before leading GLAAD and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

On this day, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ireland's laws criminalizing sex between men violated the Charter of Human Rights. David Norris, an MP who petitioned the court, forced his own country to change.

On this day in 1982, Nicola Adams was born. The British boxer became the first female Olympic boxing champion and first openly LGBT person to win Olympic boxing gold, making history at London 2012.