October 12, 1774 - Adolph Jans van Oldeberkoop of Frisia Netherlands, a fifty year old customs officer, was convicted of seduction to sodomy and banished for two years.
October 12, 1971 - The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recommended the repeal of a law prohibiting homosexuals from working in or frequenting bars.
October 12, 1979 - The National Coalition of Black Gays sponsored a conference in Washington DC, The First Third World Lesbian and Gay Conference.
October 12, 1998 - Twenty-one year old Matthew Shepard, a Wyoming college student, died of injuries inflicted during a gay bashing.
No comments:
Post a Comment