The Asian-American poet, professor, and activist, Merle Woo, was born on this day in 1941. She is known as an uncompromising leader of the student protest movement and as the author of “Letter to Ma,” a breakout essay from This Bridge Called My Back.
Photos of the Olympic Judo final match in Barcelona in 1992, where Miriam Blasco (right) of Spain won the gold over Nicola Fairbrother (left) of GB.
In a documentary for the 25 year anniversary of the Barcelona Olympics yesterday, Miriam revealed that she and Nicola have been married for almost 2 years. Their relationship began soon after the Olympics in 1992, and at their wedding they exchanged both rings and medals.
Elsa Gidlow was a lesbian poet, philosopher, and woman of letters. Her book On a Grey Thread (1923) was the first collection of openly lesbian love poetry published in North America, and her autobiography, Elsa: I Come With My Songs (1986) was the first lesbian autobiography whose author did not publish under a pseudonym. After her death, her papers were gifted to the GLBT Historical Society.
Ruth Ellis and a girlfriend, Blanche. Date unknown.
Ruth (July 23, 1899-October 5, 2000) was the oldest known lesbian until her death at the age of 101. She was also the first Black woman to own a printing business in the city of Detroit.
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