Discover what happened in LGBTQ+ history on any day of the year.
On this day, C.P. Cavafy was born in Alexandria, Egypt. The Greek poet filled his work with the lyricism and emotion of same-sex love. David Hockney later illustrated his poems, and his reputation has only grown since his death.
On this day, Henry James was born in New York City. The literary giant who bridged realism and modernism proclaimed himself a lifelong bachelor, while his affectionate letters to younger men revealed a closeted heart.
On this day, Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater. Historians have long debated Lincoln's sexuality, noting his years sharing a bed with Joshua Speed and intimate male friendships that went beyond frontier convention.