Discover what happened in LGBTQ+ history on any day of the year.
On this day in 1535, Pope Paul III scolded his son Duke Pier Luigi Farnese for bringing male lovers on an official mission. Even papal authority couldn't suppress queer desire in Renaissance Europe.
On this day in 1904, Marty Mann was born. A founding female member of Alcoholics Anonymous and one of its first lesbian members, she spent 40 years with partner Priscilla Peck while transforming how America understood addiction.
On this day, Marie-Thérèse Auffray was born. The French painter joined the Resistance during World War II alongside her life partner Noëlle Guillou. Together they saved Allied paratroopers, earning tribute from President Eisenhower.