This Day in Queer History

Today in queer history, Ann Bannon was born. Known as the 'Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction,' she wrote The Beebo Brinker Chronicles, six novels that shaped lesbian identity for generations.

On this day in 1969, Gay Power published its premiere issue, becoming New York's first gay newspaper and the first publication born from the post-Stonewall movement. A new era of queer media had begun.

On this day in 1992, the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases, a monumental step in the global fight to stop treating queerness as a medical condition.

On this day, the European Parliament called for an end to all discrimination against homosexuals in every country of the European Union, a landmark declaration for the continent.

On this day in 2011, "X" became the gender option for intersex people on passports, while transgender individuals continued choosing between male and female. A step toward recognizing gender beyond the binary.