October 19, 1946 - Harris Glenn Milstead, better known to the world as Divine, is born in Baltimore. The queen of shock starred in Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble and a raft of other films.October 19, 1955 - Daughters of Bilitis, the first long-term American organization for lesbians, was founded in San Francisco by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.
October 19, 1981- Former Toronto mayor John Sewell wins junior aldermanic seat in Ward 6 byelection. It is the first time the gay issue has not played a role in an election in the mainly gay area.
October 19, 1993 - Massachusetts state education officials announced that they would use $450,000 in funds raised from a new state cigarette tax to fund programs to stop anti-gay harassment in public schools.
October 19, 1996 - Representatives of the American Psychiatric Association met with approximately fifty transgender activists who voiced their concerns about reforming the diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder.
October 19, 1999 - A rape center in Vancouver organization was ordered to pay $2,030 in damages for banning a transgendered person from its drop-in center.
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