This Day in Queer History

On this day in 1998, Glen Murray was elected mayor of Winnipeg, becoming the first openly gay mayor of a major North American city. A founding member of the Canadian AIDS Society, he led with compassion and conviction.

On this day, Italian member of Parliament Daniele Capezzone came out as bisexual. One of Italy's youngest party secretaries, he brought visibility to a political culture where queer identity was rarely spoken aloud.

On this day in 2009, polyamorous lesbian writer Natalie Clifford Barney was honored with a historic marker in Dayton, Ohio. For over 60 years, her Paris salon united literary legends and celebrated queer love without apology.

On this day, the Senate of Berlin issued a positive statement on intersex people, affirming their rights and visibility in one of Europe's most progressive cities.