This Day in Queer History

On this day, France's new revolutionary law code effectively decriminalized sodomy by simply omitting any mention of sex between consenting adults, making it one of the first nations to do so.

On this day, filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar was born. Rising to fame during Spain's post-Franco cultural renaissance, he explored sexuality and freedom with daring brilliance, reshaping world cinema as an openly gay artist.

On this day, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 2900, unifying all state anti-discrimination codes to match the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. The bill strengthened protections for LGBTQ+ Californians.

On this day, a homosexual-specific Holocaust memorial plaque was unveiled at the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp, honoring victims of Nazi barbarity deported because of their homosexuality.

On this day in 2019, Mattel launched Creatable World, the first gender-neutral doll line, letting kids build characters beyond the binary with endless customizable options.