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LGBT is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender". It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual, non-heteroromantic, or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. A variant, LGBTQ, adds the letter Q for those who identify as queer (which can be synonymous with LGBT) or are questioning their sexual or gender identity. Another variation, LGBTQ+, adds a plus sign "represents those who are part of the community, but for whom LGBTQ does not accurately capture or reflect their identity". Many further variations of the acronym exist, such as LGBT+ (simplified to encompass the Q concept within the plus sign), LGBTQIA+ (adding intersex, asexual, aromantic and agender), and 2SLGBTQ+ (adding two-spirit for a term specific to Indigenous North Americans). The LGBT label is not universally agreed to by everyone that it is generally intended to include. The variations GLBT and GLBTQ rearrange the letters in the acronym. In use since the late 1980s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for marginalized sexualities and gender identities.

LGBT is an adaptation of LGB, which in the mid-to-late 1980s began to replace the term gay (or gay and lesbian) in reference to the broader LGBT community. When not inclusive of transgender people, the shorter LGB is still used. (Full article...)

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Vagina is the third studio album by American drag performer Alaska Thunderfuck, released by Producer Entertainment Group on May 24, 2019. The album's surprise release was announced by Alaska in a television advertisement which aired during the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The album's songs were then heavily promoted in her appearance at RuPaul's DragCon LA and during the debut of her new drag pageant. The song "Cellulite" features rapper Big Dipper, and music producers Jodie Harsh and Ellis Miah each contributed to a track. The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart. (Full article...)
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Mercury in 1977

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen.

Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, Mercury attended English boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In 1964, his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution, moving to Middlesex, England. Having studied and written music for years, he formed Queen in 1970 with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including "Killer Queen", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Somebody to Love", "We Are the Champions", "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". His charismatic stage performances often saw him interact with the audience, as displayed at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He also led a solo career and was a producer and guest musician for other artists. (Full article...)

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The Transgender Pride flag was designed by Monica Helms, and was first shown at a pride parade in Phoenix, Arizona (USA) in 2000.


Did you know… -

  • ... what a Gay icon is?
  • ... that when ABC's Birmingham, Alabama, affiliate WBMA-LP refused to air the Ellen coming out episode "The Puppy Episode", a local LGBT group sold out a 5,000-seat theatre so people could watch it via satellite?
  • ...that Pullen Memorial Baptist Church is the first Baptist church in the Southern United States to have chosen an openly gay person as lead clergy?
  • ...that Cheryl Dunye's 1996 film The Watermelon Woman was the first feature film to be directed by a black lesbian?
  • ...that the very first news article on what became known as AIDS appeared in the New York Native, a now defunct gay newspaper in New York City?

This month's birthdays

  • 1 – Rachel Maddow (1973–), American cable television host
  • 2 – Linda Hunt (1945–), American actress
  • 3 – Anne Lister (1791–1840), English landowner and diarist
  • 3 – Marlon Brando (1924–2004), American actor
  • 3 – Cat Cora (1967–), American chef and TV personality
  • 3 – David Hyde Pierce (1959–), American actor
  • 4 – Robert Bauman, American politician and author, former Republican congressman (Maryland) (1973–1981)
  • 4 – Clive Davis (1932–), American record producer and music industry executive
  • 4 – Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actor
  • 5 – Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), British actor
  • 5 – Thomas Hitzlsperger (1982–), retired German soccer player
  • 6 – Gale Wilhelm (1908–1991), American writer
  • 7 – Harry Hay (1912–2002), American labor advocate, teacher, and LGBT rights activist
  • 7 – Janis Ian (1951–), American singer-songwriter and musician
  • 8 – Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), British racing driver and WWII fighter pilot
  • 9 – Marc Jacobs (1963–), American fashion designer
  • 9 – Cynthia Nixon (1966–), American actress
  • 9 – Kristen Stewart (1990–), American actress
  • 9 – Harris Wofford (1926–2019), American attorney & politician, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania) (1991–1995)
  • 10 – Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980–), Norwegian handball player
  • 10 – Tom Spencer (1948–2023), British politician and former Member of European Parliament
  • 11 – Glenway Wescott (1901–1987), American writer
  • 12 – Amy Ray (1964–), American singer-songwriter and member of Indigo Girls
  • 12 – Magda Szubanski (1961–), Australian actress, comedian and writer
  • 13 – Ole von Beust (1955–), German politician and former First Mayor of Hamburg
  • 14 – Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000), English actor
  • 14 – José María Mendiluce (1951–2015), Spanish writer and politician
  • 14 – André Boisclair (1966–), Canadian politician & former leader of the Parti Québécois
  • 14 – Da Brat (1974–), American rapper and actress
  • 14 – Larissa França (1982–), Brazilian beach volleyball player
  • 15 – Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance polymath
  • 15 – Luke Evans (1979–), Welsh actor and singer
  • 15 – George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), American fashion photographer
  • 15 – Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
  • 16 – Amelia Atwater-Rhodes (1984–), American fantasy/young adult lit author
  • 16 – Raymond Chan Chi-chuen (1972–), Hong Kongese politician and radio host
  • 16 – Dusty Springfield (1939–1999), English singer
  • 17 – Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), American playwright and novelist
  • 17 – Michal Jagelka (1977–), Czech actor and voice actor
  • 18 – Alice Blinn (1889-1982), American educator, home efficiency expert, and magazine editor
  • 18 – Maria Bello (1967–), American actress
  • 19 – Prince Edmond de Polignac (1834–1901), French aristocrat & composer
  • 19 – Dick Sargent (1930–1994), American actor
  • 20 – Henry de Montherlant (1895–1972), French essayist and novelist
  • 20 – Toller Cranston (1949–2015), Canadian figure skater and artist, 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalist
  • 21 – Jessica Clark (1985–), English actress, model, and video blog host
  • 22 – John Waters (1946–), American director, writer, visual artist, and media personality
  • 23 – Élisabeth de Gramont, Duchess of Clermont-Tonnerre (1875–1954), French writer and aristocrat
  • 23 – Halston (1932–1990), American fashion designer
  • 23 – Dame Ethel Smyth (1858–1944), English composer and suffragist
  • 24 – Jean-Paul Gaultier (1952–), French fashion designer
  • 25 – Edward II (1267–1327), King of England
  • 25 – Anja Pärson (1981–), Swedish alpine skier, 2006 Olympic Gold Medalist in Slalom
  • 26 – Lily Parr (1905–1978), English professional women's association football player
  • 26 – Ma Rainey (1886–1939), American singer
  • 26 – Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951), Austrian philosopher
  • 27 – Russell T Davies (1963–), British television producer and screenwriter
  • 27 – Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (1893–1976), Yugoslavian (Serbian) royalty
  • 29 – Garrison Starr (1975–), American singer-songwriter
  • 30 – Onir (1969–), Bengali Indian film director, editor, writer, and producer
  • 30 – Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), American-born member of Parisian avant-garde

Selected lists

  • Timeline of LGBT history
  • List of LGBT events
  • List of LGBT rights activists
  • List of years in LGBT rights
  • List of LGBT bookstores
  • List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
  • Lists of bisexual people
  • List of LGBT African Americans
  • List of LGBT writers
  • List of LGBT artists
  • List of pansexual people
  • List of drag queens

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