This Day in Queer History

On this day, Sarah Maud Pollard, living as Samuel Pollard, married Marancy Hughes in Nevada Territory, one of the earliest documented same-sex marriages in American history.

On this day in 1947, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon was published. The beloved author's long romantic relationship with poet Blanche Oelrichs is one of children's literature's great queer love stories.

On this day in 1975, Ana Brnabić was born. Serbia's first female and first openly gay prime minister, she is believed to be the first sitting premier whose same-sex partner gave birth while in office.

On this day, the European Parliament in Strasbourg passed a resolution against discrimination based on sexual orientation, strengthening protections for LGBTQ+ people across the continent.